Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to connect the dots between subprime mortgage lending and the financial crisis of 2008. Design/methodology/approach – Descriptive analysis of structured securities. Findings – The innovation of structured securities was incorrectly implemented in the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is: to detail the importance of corporate governance to institutional investors; to describe the tension created by their desire to earn extra revenue from stock lending; and to outline the challenges to corporate governance presented by the subsequent lack...

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...

This work analyses the alignment of investments in the Greek Recovery and Resilience Plan ('the Greek RRP') with the Smart Specialisation Strategies priorities (2021-2027) of the country and its regions to identify potential synergies and complementarities between funding instruments. The...

The newest, quadripartite typology of Western European welfare states needs some modifications nowadays. The Nordic and the Southern model have remained intact but the Continental and the Anglo-Saxon types have significantly converged (regardless of the economic crisis) that can be explained...