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Risk governance of financial institutions: The effect of ownership structure and board independence

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  • Dupire, Marion
  • Slagmulder, Regine

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This paper investigates how the risk governance practices of European financial institutions quantitatively cluster on the corporate governance characteristics of the corporation, particularly ownership structure and board independence. Using hand-collected data on a sample of 54 banks and 33 insurance companies, we find that financial institutions with powerful owners (i.e., those with >20% ownership) have a lower chief risk officer (CRO) presence and lower risk committee presence. In addition, state-controlled institutions and institutions with more independent boards have more independent risk committees.

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  • Dupire, Marion & Slagmulder, Regine, 2019. "Risk governance of financial institutions: The effect of ownership structure and board independence," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 28(C), pages 227-237.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:28:y:2019:i:c:p:227-237
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2018.05.001
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