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The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has weathered the global financial crisis reasonably well so far, although tighter global financial conditions began to take their toll on trade, capital flows and economic growth in late 2008. This resilience reflects the reforms put in place by many...
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reflections on the governance aspects of BRRFs that would require minimum harmonization in the EU, emphasizing that BRRFs are only …
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Purpose - The need for robust governance standards in financial institutions requires no overemphasis. However …, instances of governance failures have been a recurring global phenomenon. This paper examines the key elements of governance in … financial institutions, evaluates reasons for failures and suggests ways to strengthen governance and prevent such failures …
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Describes the 19‐point code of corporate governance produced in 1991 by the Cadbury Committee, which was set up by the … corporate governance in Britain. Outlines its narrow terms of reference, which were to spread the boardroom practices of the …
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reflections on the governance aspects of BRRFs that would require minimum harmonization in the EU, emphasizing that BRRFs are only …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare foreign listings on regulated and unregulated exchanges, and civil and common-law companies to test the effects of cross-listing (CL) on the firm's number of analysts and the accuracy of their forecast. Design/methodology/approach – The study...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare foreign listings on regulated and unregulated exchanges, and civil and common‐law companies to test the effects of cross‐listing (CL) on the firm's number of analysts and the accuracy of their forecast. Design/methodology/approach – The...
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The aim of this paper is to examine what has been the role of information provision to the market throughout the crisis. We consider two main sources of information to the market, financial statements and information provided by credit rating agencies. We examine how these sources of information...
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In October 2006, Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS) introduced new ratings for banks that account for the potential of government support. The rating changes are not a reflection of any changes in the respective banks' credit fundamentals. We use this natural experiment to evaluate the...
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