This paper examines the effects of the bank merger deregulation passed by U.S. Congress in 1994 on the board composition of banks which, in turn, can be used to implicate bank governance. This banking legislation permits banks to merge across states and also motivates states to relax other...

This study seeks to examine the quality of the remuneration policy (RP) and identify its main determinants within a financial holding company (FHC) - the UniCredit Group. The results show that the quality of remuneration policy in the examined FHC was low. Although the dominant bank is...

Debtholder stewardship refers to the involvement of corporate creditors in a firm’s governance framework with the aim of improving corporate decision-making. This article develops the theory of debtholder stewardship by identifying the mechanisms of debtholder influence, assessing their...

Ownership structures widely differ across the EU. While large blockholdings dominate in the banking sector in Continental Europe, ownership is widely dispersed in the United Kingdom. These differences have consequences for corporate governance in the EU banking sector. This paper analyzes the...

Ownership structures widely differ across the EU. While large blockholdings dominate in the banking sector in Continental Europe, ownership is widely dispersed in the United Kingdom. These differences have consequences for corporate governance in the EU banking sector. This paper analyzes the...