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The law on corporate governance in banks / Iris H-Y Chiu ; consulting editor, Michael Mckee ; with contributions from Anna P. Donovan [and seven others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chiu, Iris H.-Y., author.
- Series:
- Elgar financial law and practice.
- Elgar Financial Law and Practice
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Corporate governance--Law and legislation--United States.
- Corporate governance.
- Corporate governance--Law and legislation.
- Corporation law--United States.
- Corporation law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (380 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Corporate governance in financial institutions has come under the spotlight since the banking crisis in the UK in 2008-9. In many respects, the banking business raises unique problems for corporate governance that are not found in other corporate sectors. The Law on Corporate Governance in Banks is the first work to provide a detailed survey and practical examination of key topical issues in the corporate governance of banks and financial institutions, including governance structure, collective board responsibility, directors' liability, shareholders, and risk management. Combining the insight
- Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; CONTENTS; EXTENDED TABLE OF CONTENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; PREFACE: THE LAW OF THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; TABLE OF CASES; TABLE OF LEGISLATION; 1 A PRIMER ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: ARE BANKS SPECIAL?; 2 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BANKS: THE ROLE AND COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD; 3 DIRECTORS' DUTIES AND LIABILITIES: DISQUALIFYING 'UNFIT' DIRECTORS AT BANKS? POLITICAL RHETORIC AND THE DIRECTORS' DISQUALIFICATION REGIME; 4 THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDERS: STEWARDSHIP AND THE LONG-/SHORT-TERM DEBATE
- 5 DESIGN AND CONTROL OF REMUNERATION IN UK BANKS6 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT IN BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; 7 CORPORATE REPORTING AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; 8 SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS IN ANTI-BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION; 9 THE MARKET FOR CORPORATE CONTROL IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-78254-886-6
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