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Women on Bank Boards : Evidence from Gender Quotas around the World
Liao, Rose C. - 2020
Using a sample of 469 banks from 39 countries between 2008 and 2017 and a generalized difference-in-differences methodology, we show that board gender quota laws lead to increased female board representation. We find an increase in risk taking and systemic risk and worse long-run operating...
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Why do bank boards have risk committees?
Stulz, René M.; Tompkins, James; Williamson, Rohan; … - 2021
We develop a theory of bank board risk committees. With this theory, such committees are valuable even though there is … no expectation that bank risk is lower if the bank has a well-functioning risk committee. As predicted by our theory (1 …) many large and complex banks voluntarily chose to have a risk committee before the Dodd-Frank Act forced bank holding …
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Supervisory board qualification of German banks legal standards and survey evidence
Körner, Tobias; Müller, Oliver; Paul, Stephan; … - 2013
. Furthermore, some of these fi ndings strongly depend on the bank’s legal form, its size and business model, suggesting that both …
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Bank ownership, board characteristics and performance : evidence from commercial banks in India
Sarkar, Jayati; Sarkar, Subrata - In: International Journal of Financial Studies : open … 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-30
India that has both bank groups. Covering a ten-year period from 2003 to 2012 that witnessed a large number of governance … CEO duality is high. We find that a longer CEO tenure has significant positive effects on bank outcomes with these effects …
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Governance in financial institutions : key elements and preventing the failures
Srivastava, Ashish - In: Asian journal of economics and banking : AJEB 7 (2023) 3, pp. 424-434
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...
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Do publicly listed insurance firms in Saudi Arabia have strong corporate governance?
Al-Faryan, Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh; Alokla, Jassem - In: Economies : open access journal 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-41
Saudi Arabia has now opened its markets to foreign investors in line with its strategy to diversify its economy. However, investors need to feel confident that Saudi enterprises are being monitored and regulated appropriately. This study identifies the impact of improvements in Saudi corporate...
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Efficient Markets and the Law: A Predictable Past and an Uncertain Future
Hu, Henry T.C. - In: Annual Review of Financial Economics 4 (2012) 1, pp. 179-214
This article analyzes the manifold situations in which the efficient-market hypothesis (EMH) has influenced—or has failed to influence—federal securities regulation and state corporate law, and the prospective roles for the EMH in these contexts. In federal securities regulation, the EMH has...
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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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Directors’ Oversight Responsibility and Expertise : Addressing Concerns About Liability Risks and Board Competencies
Mohd-Sulaiman, Aiman Nariman - 2011
Expertise is increasingly being recognized as an important component to enhance boards' and directors' effectiveness. In view of the increasing relevance of special skill/ expertise in specific industries, this study offers insights to policy makers to improve corporate governance and directors'...
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