How do developments at lending institutions that alter the way they grant and monitor loans influence their borrowers' financial reporting quality (FRQ)? We examine this question by investigating the influence that privatizations of Chinese state banks (CSBs) had on the quality of their...

This paper examines the effect of corporate risk-taking on the opportunistic earnings management and corporate opacity. Using a large sample of Chinese stocks spanning the period 2007-2015, we find that corporate risk-taking is positively related to both accrual based - and real...

The National Audit Office of the People's Republic of China issued thirty eight auditing standards and guidelines on 1 January 1997. This was the culmination of a variable historical development during which audit activity was either emphasized or downplayed altogether. With the open door policy...

This paper examines the impact of analyst coverage on the financial reporting quality of firms as reflected by modified audit opinions (MAOs). Using a sample of Chinese listed firms between 2003 and 2009, we find that analyst coverage, which serves as an external governance mechanism, helps to...

In this paper, we examine the governance of a Chinese state owned enterprise (SOE) and highlight the accounting environment in the People's Republic of China. We look at the cultural and operational aspect of the Qingtongxia Aluminum Smelter Corporation and try to shed light on the role of...

Using a sample of 50 largest Chinese banks during the period of 2003-2010, we explore a comprehensive set of board characteristics (size, composition and functioning of the board) and analyze their impacts on bank performance and bank asset quality in China. We find that the number of board...

The main objective of this research is to investigate the impact of board size and board composition on financial performance of banks. The sample of this study consists on two countries listed bank sector Pakistan and China. The annul data is used from 2009-2018 to find the objective of this...

Using a sample of China's listed firms during 2007-2009, we examine the effect of internal and external corporate governance mechanisms on collateral requirements of bank loans. We find that governance of foreign shareholders, other large shareholders and the two-tier boards affect collateral...

The aim of this paper is to review China's institutional reforms and consequent development of Chinese corporate governance system and financial system. As part of the wider economic reform initiated since the late 1970s, the Chinese government has adopted various measures aimed at reforming...