This study examines the relationship between board structure and performance of Australian listed investment companies (LICs hereafter). With lower fees and simplified taxation over other managed funds, LICs provide a useful investment vehicle. LICs differ from other companies as their customers...

We examine the association between board gender diversity and corporate dividend payout. Our results suggest that although board gender diversity impacts positively on dividend payments, this is only conspicuous in widely held firms. However, when ownership concentration is high, board gender...

This paper investigates whether corporate governance has an impact on dividend policy in Australian listed firms. The empirical studies of corporate governance and dividend policy in the Australian context tend to have a limited scope and the findings are mixed. Unlike the existing literature,...