The inclusion of non-financial metrics in remuneration plans can help companies achieve sustainable business goals. Moreover, investors, by assessing the remuneration policies of companies, could be better able to identify worthy firms in the long-term interests of shareholders and society,...

This paper analyzes the methods of rating attribution of the major international agencies (Moody's, Fitch and Standard & Poor's) between 2005 and 2010 for a sample of Italian and European listed banks and tests empirically, through the multivariate analysis of OLS, the possible relations of...