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Bank owners or bank managers: who is keen on risk? Evidence from the financial crisis
Gropp, Reint; Köhler, Matthias - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
, regulatory and legal variables. Regulation does not seem to mitigate risk taking by bank owners. We find no evidence that profit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008518270
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Blockholdings and corporate governance in the EU banking sector
Köhler, Matthias - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009
Ownership structures widely differ across the EU. While large blockholdings dominate in the banking sector in Continental Europe, ownership is widely dispersed in the United Kingdom. These differences have consequences for corporate governance in the EU banking sector. This paper analyzes the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008533672
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Corporate governance and current regulation in the German banking sector: an overview and assessment
Köhler, Matthias - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
This paper gives an overview over corporate governance and banking regulation in Germany. Particular attention is put …, some of the recommendations and suggestions made to improve corporate governance in Germany are not legally binding even …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008494187
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Blockholdings and Corporate Governance in the EU Banking Sector
Köhler, Matthias - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008
Ownership structures widely differ across the EU. While large blockholdings dominate in the banking sector in Continental Europe, ownership is widely dispersed in the United Kingdom. These differences have consequences for corporate governance in the EU banking sector. This paper analyzes the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098047