Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance: Volume 27 Issue 2

Corporate governance in Ghana: An analysis of board accountability in Ghanaian listed banks

Larry Amartei Amartey, Mei Yu, Osita Chukwu-lobelu

This study aims to examine the mechanisms that were being used to enhance board accountability of Ghanaian listed banks, and how board accountability can be improved.

CCP resolution, loss allocation and shareholders’ rights

Marc Peters

Central clearing counterparties’ (CCPs) specific loss allocation mechanism is reflected in the specific resolution regime designed at the international level. At the same time…

An agency theory approach towards bribery

Fabian Maximilian Johannes Teichmann

This paper aims to discuss the role of agency theory in combatting bribery in multinational corporations. It is shown how a combination of bonus and malus payments could help to…

Shareholder empowerment, steps forward and steps back: Comparative analysis of the US and UK regulations

Saad Almohammed Alrayes

The global financial crisis of 2007-2008 prompted a significant debate on corporate governance and shareholder empowerment. A question arises as to whether shareholders ought to…

When benchmark rates change: the case of Islamic banks

Simon Archer, Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim

This paper aims to examine the issue that arises in the context of benchmark rate (or interest rate) changes made for reasons of monetary policy in a jurisdiction with a…

A new approach to research and theory development for financial firms-building a “house with windows”

John Holland

The paper aims to rethink empirical models and theory used in explaining banks and financial institutions (FIs) and to enhance the process of theory construction. This is a…

Banks, climate risk and financial stability

Maria J. Nieto

This paper aims to quantify the (syndicated) loan exposure to elevated environmental risk sectors of the banking system in the USA, EU, China, Japan and Switzerland at US$1.6tn…