Institutional investors and corporate governance / edited by Theodor Baums, Richard M. Buxbaum, Klaus J. Hopt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baums, Theodor.

Buxbaum, Richard M.

Hopt, Klaus J., 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate governance--Congresses.

Corporate governance.

Institutional investments--Congresses.

Institutional investments.

Directors of corporations--Congresses.

Directors of corporations.

Corporations--Investor relations--Congresses.

Corporations.

Stockholders' voting--Congresses.

Stockholders' voting.

Comparative management--Congresses.

Comparative management.

Corporation law--Congresses.

Corporation law.

Comparative law--Congresses.

Comparative law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (724 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2010

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : W. de Gruyter, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Der Sammelband enthält 23 Beiträge ausgewiesener Wissenschaftler und Praktiker des In- und Auslands zur Entwicklung institutioneller Anleger (Banken, Versicherungen, Investmentfonds, Pensionsfonds usw.), ihre Anlagepolitik, ihr Abstimmungsverhalten, die Auswirkungen auf die Geschäftsleitungen ihrer Beteiligungsgesellschaften sowie zu den in diesem Zusammenhang auftretenden rechtspolitischen Fragen.

The volume contains 23 articles by international experts, both scholars and practioners dealing with the development of institutional investors (such as banks, insurances, investment companies, pension funds etc.), their investment and voting policies, the impact on managements of the companies concerned and related issues. The consequences of the international development on capital markets as well as policy implications for the respective national legislations are treated.

Contents:

Front matter

Part One: Comparative and International Aspects

Chapter One: "Comparative Aspects of Institutional Investment and Corporate Governance" / Buxbaum, Richard M.

Chapter Two: "Some Differences in Corporate Governance in Germany, Japan and America" / Roe, Mark J.

Chapter Three: "Corporate Governance by Institutional Investors? Some Problems from an International Perspective" / Hadden, Tom

Part Two: United States

Chapter Four: "Public Pension Fund Activism in Corporate Governance Reconsidered" / Romano, Roberta

Chapter Five: "Boards of Directors versus Institutional Investors" / Herzel, Leo

Chapter Six: "CEO Performance, Board Types and Board Performance: A First Cut" / Scott, Kenneth E. / Kleidon, Allan W.

Chapter Seven: "Institutional Investors in the U.S. and the Repeal of Poison Pills: A Practitioner's Perspective" / Wingerson, Mark R. / Dorn, Christopher H.

Chapter Eight: "Investment Companies as Guardian Shareholders: The Place of the MSIC in the Corporate Governance Debate" / Gilson, Ronald J. / Kraakman, Reinier

Part Three: Europe

Chapter Nine: "Institutional Investors in the United Kingdom" / Davies, Paul

Chapter Ten: "Corporate Governance in Swedish Listed Companies" / Isaksson, Mats / Skog, Rolf

Chapter Eleven: "Ownership of Equity and Corporate Governance - The Case of Sweden" / Berglöf, Erik

Chapter Twelve: "Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance in the Netherlands" / Slagter, Wiek J.

Chapter Thirteen: "Institutional Investors, Financial Groups and their Impact on Corporate Governance in Belgium" / Wymeersch, Eddy

Chapter Fourteen: "Les Investisseurs Institutionnels en Droit Français" / Guyon, Yves

Chapter Fifteen: "Institutional Investors and Corporate Control in Spanish Perspective" / Tapia Hermida, Alberto J.

Chapter Sixteen: "Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance: The Austrian View" / Jud, Waldemar

Chapter Seventeen: "Institutional Investors in Switzerland" / Anderson, Martin / Hertig, Thierry

Chapter Eighteen: "Duties of Banks in Voting Their Clients' Stock" / Köndgen, Johannes

Chapter Nineteen: "The Equity Market in Germany and its Dependency on the System of Old Age Provisions" / Hauck, Michael

Chapter Twenty: "Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance: A German Perspective" / Kübler, Friedrich

Part Four: Australia and Japan

Chapter Twenty-One: "Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance in Australia" / Hill, Jennifer

Chapter Twenty-Two: "Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance in Japanese Perspective" / Baum, Harald / Schaede, Ulrike

Chapter Twenty-Three: "Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance in Japan" / Shishido, Zenichi

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783110893380

311089338X

OCLC:

843635780