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Corporate governance law effect in Greece

Lazarides, Themistokles - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 18 (2010) November, pp. 370-385

Purpose – Legislators legislate, but how feasible and effective the implementation and enforcement of these laws are and how congruent with the countries characteristics, is under doubt. The paper seeks to argue that the Greek law on corporate governance (CG) had no effect on the fundamental...

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The effectiveness of corporate governance policy in Greece

Mertzanis, Harilaos - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 19 (2011) July, pp. 222-243

Purpose – The effectiveness of corporate governance enforcement is a complex issue requiring the understanding of the role of institutional factors. The latter may or may not converge towards best practices, depending upon the extent to which history and politics matter more than purely...

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Sarbanes-Oxley, governance, performance, and valuation

Basu, Nilanjan; Dimitrov, Orlin - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 18 (2010) February, pp. 32-45

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) on a number of governance and governance-related characteristics, such as board structure and committee composition, as well as the effect of those changes (if any) on both accounting...

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Towards a practical approach to responsible innovation in finance: New Product Committees revisited

Armstrong, Margaret; Cornut, Guillaume; Delacôte, Stéphane - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 20 (2012) May, pp. 147-168

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the potentials offered by New Product Committees for the development of responsible innovation in the financial services industry; and to provide grounds for policy recommendations. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of...

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Could we rely on market discipline as a substitute for insurance regulation?

Castagnolo, Fernando; Ferro, Gustavo - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 21 (2013) February, pp. 4-15

it is a complement or substitute of prudential regulation in the insurance markets. Market discipline is intended as “the … hypothesis is that if market discipline works as complementary to prudential regulation, the response of the insured is expected … to be weaker than if market discipline acts as a substitute to prudential regulation. Design/methodology/approach – The …

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The effectiveness of remuneration committees in European banks: Regulation and best practices

Dell'Atti, Antonio; Intonti, Mariantonietta; Iannuzzi, … - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 21 (2013) October, pp. 373-396

Purpose – Following the subprime crisis and the detrimental role played by remuneration practices, an important reform concerned bank remuneration committees, especially in “significant financial institutions”. In light of this consideration, this paper aims to investigate the scope and...

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Implementing CRD for investment firms: challenges for Malta

Buttigieg, Christopher P. - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 20 (2012) 4, pp. 417-432

, particularly small and medium-sized firms, within the scope of regulation, the main purpose of which is to address systemic risk …, may result in over-regulation. …

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Reputation risk management in financial firms: protecting (some) small investors

Saleuddin, Rasheed - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 22 (2014), pp. 286-299

on self-regulation and reputational risk management to a detailed investigation of the marketing of financial products to … disclosures. Research limitations/implications - The research contributes to our understanding of self-regulation in financial …

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Financial services education: An Irish perspective

Brophy, Richard - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 22 (2014), pp. 78-95

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to chart the development of financial services education from its origins in the insurance industry to the current offering for people who wish to work in the life and non-life insurance industry. Financial services education within Ireland has evolved...

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A practitioner's guide to mortgage regulation

Cummings, Chris - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 16 (2008) February, pp. 93-107

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a practitioner's guide to mortgage regulation. Design …/methodology/approach – The paper explores the mortgage code and the road to statutory regulation. Findings – It was found that the future of … mortgage regulation rests partly with those policy makers who decide that change is needed and partly with those who work in …

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