The Fortis Bank takeover court case demonstrates how shareholders' claims can make a merger and takeover case less speedy and, indeed, more costly. The case also raises a number of legal issues relating to corporate governance in a takeover situation such as the role of minority shareholders,...

This paper describes the results of a study supported by the Thai Stock Exchange, that examined the relationship of five factors, family ownership, legal protection for investors, corporate governance practice of shareholder rights, cash flow and bank performance, to minority shareholder rights...

The harmonization of the European regulations on collective investment schemes (CIS) – with UCITS regulation first and, most recently, with the AIFM Directive - has expanded the areas of operation of asset managers. In particular, Alternative Investment Funds are emerging as increasingly...