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Internal vs. external corporate social responsibility at U.S. banks

Bolton, Brian - In: International Journal of Financial Studies : open … 8 (2020) 4/65, pp. 1-28

risk. I find that banks with higher CSR scores are less risky. This is driven by their external CSR investments and not by …, lower valuations, and greater risk than banks with a more balanced distribution between internal and external CSR … likely to contribute to systemic macroeconomic risk. …

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Quantifying foreign institutional block ownership at publicly traded U.S. corporations

Coates, John C.; Fein, Ronald A.; Crenny, Kevin; Dong, … - 2016

and governance risk, and in developing policies. Among other things, these data may inform debates on the degree to which …

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Why does the FDIC sue?

Koch, Christoffer; Okamura, Ken - 2016 - This draft: January 25, 2016

Cases the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) pursues against the directors and officers of failed commercial banks for (gross) negligence are important for the corporate governance of U.S. commercial banks. These cases shape the kernel of bank corporate governance, as they guide...

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Corporate philanthropic practices

Brown, William O. (contributor); Helland, Eric (contributor) - 2006

We study corporate philanthropy using an original database that includes firm-level data on dollar giving, giving priorities, governance, and managerial involvement in giving programs. Results provide some support for the theory that giving enhances shareholder value, as firms in the same...

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Design matters : binding say-on-pay and its impact on shareholder value

Wagner, Alexander F.; Wenk, Christoph - 2011

We study the shareholder value implications of a shift in the corporate balance of power towards shareholders. We find that in response to an unanticipated event that made it likely that an annual binding shareholder vote on management pay would become compulsory for Swiss public companies, the...

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Ownership, Governance and US Securities Regulation : The Case for a 'Learning Regulator'

Pichhadze, Aviv - 2014

regulation is regulatory systemic risk …

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Worker Representation on U.S. Corporate Boards

Palladino, Lenore - 2019

This article argues that workers should have representation on corporate boards of directors and explores the policy choices available in the U.S. context achieve the goal of worker representation. Effectively implementing such a reform requires consideration of key issues, including: how many...

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U.S. Hedge Fund Activism

Partnoy, Frank - 2015

Notwithstanding the focus on hedge fund activism, fundamental questions remain. How much does hedge fund activism really matter? What has academic study contributed to the understanding of hedge fund activism? And what, if anything, does research on hedge fund activism illuminate about the...

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Are Independent Directors Effective Corporate Monitors? – An Analysis of the Empirical Evidence in the USA and Canada

Lai, Brian - 2016

This thesis explores whether independent directors in the USA and Canada are effective in holding management accountable by: (1) analyzing how the policy of relying on independent directors developed and operates; (2) introducing the main theoretical critiques of independent directors'...

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CEO Compensation in Japan : Why So Different From the U.S.?

Pan, Luyao - 2018

In March 2010, Japanese regulators implemented the country's first legislation concerning the disclosure of director compensation for named individuals. Using the first publicly available data for Japanese executives, we document direct evidence on the level, structure, and mechanisms of CEO...

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