Bank Governance

Principles of good governance have been a major component of international financial standards and are seen as essential to the stability and integrity of financial systems. Over the past 10 years much energy and attention have gone to improving th...

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Main Authors: Ard, Laura, Berg, Alexander
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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CEO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/12041876/bank-governance
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10207
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spelling okr-10986-102072021-04-23T14:02:49Z Bank Governance Ard, Laura Berg, Alexander ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADEQUATE DISCLOSURE ASSET VALUES AUDIT COMMITTEE AUDIT COMMITTEES AUTHORITY BALANCE SHEETS BANK FAILURE BANK FAILURES BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SUPERVISION BANKS BOARD MEMBERS BUSINESS RISK CAPITAL ACCORD CAPITAL MARKETS CEO CEOS CHAIRMAN AND CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE CHIEF EXECUTIVES COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY COMPENSATION PACKAGES CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONSENSUS CONSOLIDATION CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS CORPORATE DECISIONS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES DECISION MAKING DIRECT GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS DISSIDENT SHAREHOLDERS DISTRESSED BANKS DIVESTMENT DIVIDENDS EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING-MARKET EXCHANGE RULES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL REFORMS FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FUND MANAGERS GLOBAL CAPITAL GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE FAILURES GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNANCE PRACTICE GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS GOVERNANCE PROCEDURES GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS INCENTIVE STRUCTURES INCORPORATED INDEPENDENT BOARDS INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDERS INTERNAL CONTROL INTERNAL CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INVESTMENT APPROACH INVESTMENT BANKS JURISDICTIONS LARGE COMPANIES LAWS LEGISLATION LIMITED LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PORTFOLIO PRESIDENCY PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC POLICY RAPID GROWTH REGULATORS REGULATORY REFORMS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS RISK MEASUREMENT RISK TAKING SENATE SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT SHAREHOLDER INTERESTS SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS SHAREHOLDERS STAKEHOLDERS STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK OPTIONS TRANSPARENCY TREASURY TURNOVER UNION VETO VOTING WRITEDOWNS Principles of good governance have been a major component of international financial standards and are seen as essential to the stability and integrity of financial systems. Over the past 10 years much energy and attention have gone to improving the ability of company boards, managers, and owners to prudently navigate rapidly changing and volatile market conditions. So, how to explain the events of 2007-08? Many of the recent problems can be traced to flawed implementation of good principles and to behavior prompted by increasingly short-term performance horizons. 2012-08-13T10:43:54Z 2012-08-13T10:43:54Z 2010-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/12041876/bank-governance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10207 English Crisis Response Note; No. 13 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ADEQUATE DISCLOSURE
ASSET VALUES
AUDIT COMMITTEE
AUDIT COMMITTEES
AUTHORITY
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK FAILURE
BANK FAILURES
BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKS
BOARD MEMBERS
BUSINESS RISK
CAPITAL ACCORD
CAPITAL MARKETS
CEO
CEOS
CHAIRMAN AND CEO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY
COMPENSATION PACKAGES
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CONSENSUS
CONSOLIDATION
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS
CORPORATE DECISIONS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODES
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES
DECISION MAKING
DIRECT GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
DISSIDENT SHAREHOLDERS
DISTRESSED BANKS
DIVESTMENT
DIVIDENDS
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING-MARKET
EXCHANGE RULES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL REFORMS
FINANCIAL RISK
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FUND MANAGERS
GLOBAL CAPITAL
GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS
GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE FAILURES
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNANCE PRACTICE
GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS
GOVERNANCE PROCEDURES
GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS
INCENTIVE STRUCTURES
INCORPORATED
INDEPENDENT BOARDS
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE
INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDERS
INTERNAL CONTROL
INTERNAL CONTROLS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INVESTMENT APPROACH
INVESTMENT BANKS
JURISDICTIONS
LARGE COMPANIES
LAWS
LEGISLATION
LIMITED
LIQUIDITY
MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT
MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
OVERSIGHT PROCESS
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
PORTFOLIO
PRESIDENCY
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC POLICY
RAPID GROWTH
REGULATORS
REGULATORY REFORMS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
RISK MEASUREMENT
RISK TAKING
SENATE
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
SHAREHOLDER INTERESTS
SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
SHAREHOLDERS
STAKEHOLDERS
STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCK OPTIONS
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
TURNOVER
UNION
VETO
VOTING
WRITEDOWNS
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ADEQUATE DISCLOSURE
ASSET VALUES
AUDIT COMMITTEE
AUDIT COMMITTEES
AUTHORITY
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK FAILURE
BANK FAILURES
BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKS
BOARD MEMBERS
BUSINESS RISK
CAPITAL ACCORD
CAPITAL MARKETS
CEO
CEOS
CHAIRMAN AND CEO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY
COMPENSATION PACKAGES
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CONSENSUS
CONSOLIDATION
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS
CORPORATE DECISIONS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODES
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES
DECISION MAKING
DIRECT GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
DISSIDENT SHAREHOLDERS
DISTRESSED BANKS
DIVESTMENT
DIVIDENDS
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING-MARKET
EXCHANGE RULES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL REFORMS
FINANCIAL RISK
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FUND MANAGERS
GLOBAL CAPITAL
GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS
GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE FAILURES
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNANCE PRACTICE
GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS
GOVERNANCE PROCEDURES
GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS
INCENTIVE STRUCTURES
INCORPORATED
INDEPENDENT BOARDS
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE
INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDERS
INTERNAL CONTROL
INTERNAL CONTROLS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INVESTMENT APPROACH
INVESTMENT BANKS
JURISDICTIONS
LARGE COMPANIES
LAWS
LEGISLATION
LIMITED
LIQUIDITY
MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT
MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
OVERSIGHT PROCESS
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
PORTFOLIO
PRESIDENCY
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC POLICY
RAPID GROWTH
REGULATORS
REGULATORY REFORMS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
RISK MEASUREMENT
RISK TAKING
SENATE
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
SHAREHOLDER INTERESTS
SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
SHAREHOLDERS
STAKEHOLDERS
STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCK OPTIONS
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
TURNOVER
UNION
VETO
VOTING
WRITEDOWNS
Ard, Laura
Berg, Alexander
Bank Governance
relation Crisis Response Note; No. 13
description Principles of good governance have been a major component of international financial standards and are seen as essential to the stability and integrity of financial systems. Over the past 10 years much energy and attention have gone to improving the ability of company boards, managers, and owners to prudently navigate rapidly changing and volatile market conditions. So, how to explain the events of 2007-08? Many of the recent problems can be traced to flawed implementation of good principles and to behavior prompted by increasingly short-term performance horizons.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Ard, Laura
Berg, Alexander
author_facet Ard, Laura
Berg, Alexander
author_sort Ard, Laura
title Bank Governance
title_short Bank Governance
title_full Bank Governance
title_fullStr Bank Governance
title_full_unstemmed Bank Governance
title_sort bank governance
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/12041876/bank-governance
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10207
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