Banking on Governance? Conflicts of Interest Facing Bank Owners and Supervisors

Banking on Governance? Conflicts of Interest Facing Bank Owners and Supervisors

Banks fail with alarming frequency, resulting in large losses of taxpayer money. A key factor in the high failure rate is the flawed governance mechanism, which exacerbates the risks inherent in banking. Bankers control a lot of other people's...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leechor, Chad
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
BANK FAILURES
GOVERNANCE
BANK SUPERVISION
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
BANKING CRISES
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
AFFILIATES
AGENTS
ASSURANCE
AUDITORS
BANK MANAGEMENT
BANKING DISTRESS
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKS
CONNECTED LENDING
COVERAGE
CREDIT RISKS
DEBT
DEPOSITORS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FRAUD
GNP
INSOLVENCY
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATES
MARKET VALUE
OIL
RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
RISK TAKING
RISK-WEIGHTED ASSETS
RUNS ON BANKS
SAVINGS
SHAREHOLDERS
SUPERVISORY AGENCIES
TRANSPARENCY
UNDERWRITING
VULNERABILITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/10/439337/banking-governance-conflicts-interest-facing-bank-owners-supervisors
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11454

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/10/439337/banking-governance-conflicts-interest-facing-bank-owners-supervisors
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11454

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