This study seeks to examine the quality of the remuneration policy (RP) and identify its main determinants within a financial holding company (FHC) - the UniCredit Group. The results show that the quality of remuneration policy in the examined FHC was low. Although the dominant bank is...

We estimate the contribution of large U.S, banks to the financial sector systemic risk by using value-at-risk (VaR ), conditional value-at-risk (CoV aR ), and two-stage least square (2SLS) methodology, Our sample is the monthly stock returns of 25 large U.S, banks from 1997 to 2021, We find that...

This study investigates the impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investments on corporate debt financing (CDF) in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) economies throughout 2010 to 2022. A central aspect of this research is the moderating role of financial...

Using a unique sample of exchangeable bond issues carried out in seven countries since the 2000s, this paper investigates the role of hybrid debt in the privatization of state‑owned enterprises (SOEs) via government‑controlled investment vehicles. This research shows that so far, sixteen...

Using the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) estimation technique based on a sample of 180 listed firms from 2008 to 2018, this study investigates the impact of institutional ownership on firm performance in the Bangladeshi setting. Consistent with the "active monitoring" view, the results indicate...

Purpose The ownership structure in Japanese firms has experienced a significant change recently, fueled primarily by regulatory changes. This has important repercussions on corporate performance and risk. This paper examines the impact of insider ownership on the default risk of Japanese firms....

We study the effects of family control on CEO pay from the perspective of behavioral agency model (BAM), with particular focus on family firm's generational stage and CEO family ties. Using a panel of Australian listed firms, we find that family firms present lower total and variable CEO pay,...

Climate change is one of the biggest risks to the global financial system and to the economies of perhaps every nation upon this planet. Central banks could play a prominent role in protecting us from this economic upheaval. This paper develops an objective Green Central Bank Index. The index is...

This study aims to investigate the economic characteristics of cryptocurrencies and assess the current legal framework regarding the potential to regulate transactions involving cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets. To achieve this goal, a complex set of general scientific and specialized...

This research argues that national governance quality may moderate the relationship between COVID-19 and stock returns across markets. Building on the well-established relationship between COVID-19 shock and stock returns, we focus on how the quality of a country's governance system affects the...