Corporate Governance Failures : The Role of Institutional Investors in the Global Financial Crisis.
Hawley, James P.
Corporate Governance Failures : The Role of Institutional Investors in the Global Financial Crisis. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (351 pages)
Cover -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Beyond Risk: Notes Toward a Responsible Investment Theory -- 3 The Quality of Corporate Governance Within Financial Firms in Stressed Markets -- 4 Chasing Alpha: An Ideological Explanation of the Catastrophic Failure in the U.K.'s Financial Services Industry -- 5 Corporate Governance, Risk Analysis, and the Financial Crisis: Did Universal Owners Contribute to the Crisis? -- 6 Great Expectations: Institutional Investors, Executive Remuneration, and ``Say on Pay'' -- 7 Against Stupidity, the Gods Themselves Contend in Vain: The Limits of Corporate Governance in Dealing with Asset Bubbles -- 8 Real Estate, Governance, and the Global Economic Crisis -- 9 The Sophisticated Investor and the Global Financial Crisis -- 10 The Role of Investment Consultants in Transforming Pension Fund Decision Making: The Integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance Considerations into Corporate Valuation -- 11 Funding Climate Change: How Pension Fund Fiduciary Duty Masks Trustee Inertia and Short-Termism -- Notes -- List of Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Acknowledgments.
Legal and financial practitioners and researchers investigate the role of institutional investors in the corporate governance failures that contributed to the recent global financial crisis. The authors also offer proposals to mitigate future pitfalls. This volume covers alternative financial investments, systemic risk, and responsible investment.
9780812204643
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009-Congresses.
Financial risk-Congresses.
Corporate governance-Congresses.
Institutional investments-Congresses.
Electronic books.
HB3722 -- .C696 2011eb
330.9/0511
Corporate Governance Failures : The Role of Institutional Investors in the Global Financial Crisis. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (351 pages)
Cover -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Beyond Risk: Notes Toward a Responsible Investment Theory -- 3 The Quality of Corporate Governance Within Financial Firms in Stressed Markets -- 4 Chasing Alpha: An Ideological Explanation of the Catastrophic Failure in the U.K.'s Financial Services Industry -- 5 Corporate Governance, Risk Analysis, and the Financial Crisis: Did Universal Owners Contribute to the Crisis? -- 6 Great Expectations: Institutional Investors, Executive Remuneration, and ``Say on Pay'' -- 7 Against Stupidity, the Gods Themselves Contend in Vain: The Limits of Corporate Governance in Dealing with Asset Bubbles -- 8 Real Estate, Governance, and the Global Economic Crisis -- 9 The Sophisticated Investor and the Global Financial Crisis -- 10 The Role of Investment Consultants in Transforming Pension Fund Decision Making: The Integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance Considerations into Corporate Valuation -- 11 Funding Climate Change: How Pension Fund Fiduciary Duty Masks Trustee Inertia and Short-Termism -- Notes -- List of Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Acknowledgments.
Legal and financial practitioners and researchers investigate the role of institutional investors in the corporate governance failures that contributed to the recent global financial crisis. The authors also offer proposals to mitigate future pitfalls. This volume covers alternative financial investments, systemic risk, and responsible investment.
9780812204643
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009-Congresses.
Financial risk-Congresses.
Corporate governance-Congresses.
Institutional investments-Congresses.
Electronic books.
HB3722 -- .C696 2011eb
330.9/0511