Better corporate governance and risk in dual banking environment : evidence from Malaysia.

Better corporate governance and risk in dual banking environment : evidence from Malaysia.

The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of corporate governance on the risk of banks. A sample of twelve listed bank holding companies is examined over a ten year period (1996-2005). All the sample banks are offering Islamic banking products, in addition to conventional products. Based...

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Main Authors: Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar, Ab. Rashid, Hafiz Majdi, Mydin Meera, Ahamed Kameel
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2011
Subjects:
HG1501 Banking
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/18757/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/18757/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/18757/1/Better_Corporate_Governance_and_Risk.pdf
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spelling iium-187572012-11-06T11:06:22Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/18757/ Better corporate governance and risk in dual banking environment : evidence from Malaysia. Htay, Sheila Nu Nu Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar Ab. Rashid, Hafiz Majdi Mydin Meera, Ahamed Kameel HG1501 Banking The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of corporate governance on the risk of banks. A sample of twelve listed bank holding companies is examined over a ten year period (1996-2005). All the sample banks are offering Islamic banking products, in addition to conventional products. Based on the panel data analysis, separate board leadership structure, higher proportion of independent directors, smaller board size, lower director ownership, higher institutional ownership and higher block ownership seem to have lower risk. The study applies the agency theory. All findings except director ownership are in line with theoretical expectation. It might be due to three main reasons as discussed in the paper IIUM Press 2011 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/18757/1/Better_Corporate_Governance_and_Risk.pdf Htay, Sheila Nu Nu and Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar and Ab. Rashid, Hafiz Majdi and Mydin Meera, Ahamed Kameel (2011) Better corporate governance and risk in dual banking environment : evidence from Malaysia. In: Islamic Banking & Finance: Issues & Solutions. IIUM Press, IIUM, pp. 138-159. ISBN 978-967-022-590-6 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/default.aspx
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topic HG1501 Banking
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Htay, Sheila Nu Nu
Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar
Ab. Rashid, Hafiz Majdi
Mydin Meera, Ahamed Kameel
Better corporate governance and risk in dual banking environment : evidence from Malaysia.
description The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of corporate governance on the risk of banks. A sample of twelve listed bank holding companies is examined over a ten year period (1996-2005). All the sample banks are offering Islamic banking products, in addition to conventional products. Based on the panel data analysis, separate board leadership structure, higher proportion of independent directors, smaller board size, lower director ownership, higher institutional ownership and higher block ownership seem to have lower risk. The study applies the agency theory. All findings except director ownership are in line with theoretical expectation. It might be due to three main reasons as discussed in the paper
format Book Chapter
author Htay, Sheila Nu Nu
Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar
Ab. Rashid, Hafiz Majdi
Mydin Meera, Ahamed Kameel
author_facet Htay, Sheila Nu Nu
Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar
Ab. Rashid, Hafiz Majdi
Mydin Meera, Ahamed Kameel
author_sort Htay, Sheila Nu Nu
title Better corporate governance and risk in dual banking environment : evidence from Malaysia.
title_short Better corporate governance and risk in dual banking environment : evidence from Malaysia.
title_full Better corporate governance and risk in dual banking environment : evidence from Malaysia.
title_fullStr Better corporate governance and risk in dual banking environment : evidence from Malaysia.
title_full_unstemmed Better corporate governance and risk in dual banking environment : evidence from Malaysia.
title_sort better corporate governance and risk in dual banking environment : evidence from malaysia.
publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/18757/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/18757/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/18757/1/Better_Corporate_Governance_and_Risk.pdf
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