Related Party Transactions and Minority Shareholder Rights

Related Party Transactions and Minority Shareholder Rights

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2012-03-29

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9264168001

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The publication reviews provisions covering related party transactions and the protection of minority shareholder rights in 31 jurisdictions, both OECD and non-OECD. In addition, the regulatory and legal systems that have beeen developed in five jurisdictions are reviewed in detail.


Rethinking Corporate Governance

Rethinking Corporate Governance

Author: Alessio M. Pacces

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 0415565197

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This book takes a comparative law and economics approach to the study of corporate governance. It looks at the overall impact of corporate law on separation of ownership and control across different jurisdictions and in doing so reappraises the existing framework for economic analysis of corporate law.


Dividend Policy and Corporate Governance

Dividend Policy and Corporate Governance

Author: Luis Correia da Silva

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2004-02-26

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 0191531812

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Dividends are not only a signal about a firm's prospects under asymmetric information, but they can also act as a corporate governance device to align the management's interests with those of the shareholders. Dividend Policy and Corporate Governance is the first comprehensive volume on the relationship between dividend policy and corporate governance, and examines in detail empirical studies and current theories. Reviewing the interactions between dividend policy and other corporate governance mechanisms, it compares results for the UK and the US with those for other countries such as France, Germany, and Japan, and provides new empirical evidence on corporate governance in continental Europe and its impact on dividends. Focusing on one of the main representatives of this system, Germany, it highlights major differences between the dividend policies of German firms and those of UK or US firms. Conventional wisdom states that German dividends are lower than UK or US dividends, yet on a published-profits basis the exact converse is true. In addition, the authors demonstrate a link between corporate control structures and dividend payouts, report evidence that the existence of a loss is an additional determinant of dividend changes, and demonstrate that the tax status of the controlling shareholder and the firm's dividend payout are not linked. The conclusions reached in this book have important implications for the current debate on corporate governance, making it invaluable for academics, finance professionals, regulators, and legal advisors.


Governance and Expropriation

Governance and Expropriation

Author: Larry H. P. Lang

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13:

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Corporate groups outside the US are often controlled by a complex of ownership links, which typically form a pyramidical structure. The usual practice of expropriation in such groups is to pass bad assets to companies down the pyramid and to pass the proceeds up the pyramid via internal transactions.


The Expropriation of Environmental Governance

The Expropriation of Environmental Governance

Author: Kyla Tienhaara

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-11-12

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780521114875

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Recent years have seen an explosive increase in investor-state disputes resolved in international arbitration. This is significant not only in terms of the number of disputes that have arisen and the number of states that have been involved, but also in terms of the novel types of dispute that have emerged. Traditionally, investor-state disputes resulted from straightforward incidences of nationalisation or breach of contract. In contrast, modern disputes frequently revolve around government measures taken to further public policy goals, such as the protection of the environment. This book explores the outcomes of several investor-state disputes over environmental policy. In addition to examining the pleadings of parties and decisions of arbitral tribunals in disputes that have been resolved in arbitration, the influence that investment arbitration has had in negotiated outcomes to conflicts is also explored.


Investor Protection and Corporate Governance

Investor Protection and Corporate Governance

Author: Alberto Chong

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2007-06-26

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 0821369148

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'Investor Protection and Corporate Governance' analyzes the impact of corporate governance on firm performance and valuation. Using unique datasets gathered at the firm-level the first such data in the region and results from a homogeneous corporate governance questionnaire, the book examines corporate governance characteristics, ownership structures, dividend policies, and performance measures. The book's analysis reveals the very high levels of ownership and voting rights concentrations and monolithic governance structures in the largest samples of Latin American companies up to now, and new data emphasize the importance of specific characteristics of the investor protection regimes in several Latin American countries. By and large, those firms with better governance measures across several dimensions are granted higher valuations and thus lower cost of capital. This title will be useful to researchers, policy makers, government officials, and other professionals involved in corporate governance, economic policy, and business finance, law, and management.


International Investment Law and Water Resources Management

International Investment Law and Water Resources Management

Author: Ana Maria Daza-Clark

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2016-11-21

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9004335307

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Hydrological variability, increasing competition for water, and the need for regulatory flexibility may increasingly compel governments to adopt measures with significant economic impact on foreign investment. In International Investment Law and Water Resources Management, Daza-Clark offers an appraisal of indirect expropriation, revisiting the well-known doctrine of the police power. Through the lens of international investment law, the author explores a framework that assesses the legitimate exercise of police power with particular attention to the special nature of water resources.


International Corporate Governance

International Corporate Governance

Author: Kose John

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2011-03-31

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0857249150

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Presents research on corporate governance from a number of countries across the world, including the United States, Spain, Malaysia, Israel and others. This title examines many important corporate governance mechanisms, such as board characteristics, ownership structure, legal protection of shareholders, and annual general meetings.


Corporate Governance in China

Corporate Governance in China

Author: Jian Chen

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0415345138

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The nature of corporate governance is a key determinant of corporate performance and, therefore, of a country's overall economic power. This title examines key questions relating to corporate governance in China, exploring differences between private and state-owned companies.