Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an outline of German corporate governance. Design/methodology/approach – The history of the German Corporate Governance Code is highlighted. Then a short overview of the acceptance of the code by companies in practice is given which is based...

Purpose – This paper aims to estimate the cost to US savings banks and savings and loan institutions with assets under $250 million of complying with the anti-redlining Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Design/methodology/approach – Compliance cost is modeled as a type of inefficiency...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is twofold: to determine firm characteristics that explain mergers in the banking industry and to predict the likelihood of a merger. Design/methodology/approach – A logit model is used to estimate coefficients. The paper also tests the effect of the...

Purpose – To report and comment on the case Paul Davidson, Ashley Tatham v. The Financial Services Authority. Design/methodology/approach – Outlines the facts and explains the decision reached. Findings – The Tribunal ruled that the decision of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) which...

Purpose – To report and comment on the tribunal case Phillippe Jabre v. FSA Design/methodology/approach – Outlines the facts and explains the decision reached. Findings – Had the tribunal resolved the market abuse issue otherwise it would have flown in the face of the realities of globally...

Purpose – The Financial Ombudsman Service is a statutory body offering a dispute resolution service to consumers and firms. The purpose of this paper is to outline the service as an alternative to the civil courts. Design/methodology/approach – The paper compares the style, objectives and...