ownership structure of banks. Particular attention is put on current trends in the ownership structure of banks (e. g. sovereign … wealth funds). The paper is based on a new dataset on shareholdings in listed banks in the EU banking sector. The results …

ownership structure of banks. Particular attention is put on current trends in the ownership structure of banks (e. g. sovereign … wealth funds). The paper is based on a new dataset on shareholdings in listed banks in the EU banking sector. The results …

wake of the financial crisis of 2007/2008. We show that owner controlled banks had higher profits in the years before the … manager-controlled banks. The results are robust to controlling for a wide variety of bank specific, country specific … shareholders may not be socially optimal in banks. …

patterns. The paper also suggests an important role for banks in helping predators accumulate, and avoid the disclosure of …

This essay discusses the corporate governance of banks. Bank managers must balance competing demands from shareholders … and regulators, which distinguishes banks from most other firms. The essay is structured into three parts. The theoretical …

This paper examines the composition of supervisory boards of German banks for a sample of 41 large banks in the period … stakeholders. Most of the non-employee board members are representatives of other banks and industrial companies. The high presence … of former executives and German board members indicates inside control. In banks controlled by other banks or insurance …

their CSR commitments. By studying a sample of 159 banks in nine countries during the period 2004-2010, there is evidence … that suggests that banks with more independent and diverse directors follow a path of socially responsible behaviour. …

The paper analyzes Information Technology (IT) governance disclosure on a sample of the major 20 EU banks (from Italy …, Germany, France and Spain) to observe if, how and where banks report on their IT governance issues. Since IT governance (like … banks’ operational functioning; it is a key resource in developing and supporting banking services, enabling institutions …

: high ownership concentration, moderate ownership concentration and disperse ownership. We find that banks with high … ownership concentration have higher return on assets, higher net interest margin and higher recurring earning power while banks … improves the return on assets of widely-held banks and the return on equity of banks with moderate ownership. The findings have …