Institutional Investors and Corporate GovernanceTheodor Baums, Richard M. Buxbaum, Klaus J. Hopt The volume contains 23 articles by international experts, both scholars and practioners dealing with the development of institutional investors (such as banks, insurances, investment companies, pension funds etc.), their investment and voting policies, the impact on managements of the companies concerned and related issues. The consequences of the international development on capital markets as well as policy implications for the respective national legislations are treated. |
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active AktG American assets Belgian billion board of directors BUXBAUM CALPERS capital markets CNMV company law company's comparative corporate control corporate governance corporate law decisions defined contribution plans economic effect employees equity fiduciary firms foreign fund managers German holding companies IICs important increase industrial influence institutional investors institutional shareholders insurance companies intermediaries investment companies investment funds issue Japan Japanese keiretsu largest limited listed companies LPFP main bank major meeting monitoring MSIC mutual funds owners ownership participation pension funds percent performance plans poison pills political portfolio companies problem proposals proxy voting public pension funds regarding regulation result retirement role rules shares SICAV Société générale sociétés Spanish stock corporations stock exchange stock market stockholders strategy structure superannuation supervisory board supra supra n Swedish Swiss institutional investors takeover bid trust voting rights