scholarly journals Does Corporate Governance Affect Financial Performance: A Study of Select Indian Banks

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 478-486
Author(s):  
Rekha Handa
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Bank Performance ◽  
Panel Regression ◽  
Banking Supervision ◽  
Board Committees ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Indian Banks

Need of corporate governance in present times is intense especially when the global instances of corporate failures and mismanagement are many. The eminence and uniqueness of banking firms necessitates the need of rational corporate governance practices more so with the added emphasis of Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. The study attempts to examine the role of board structures in the financial performance of select banks over a time span of 2008-15 in India where banking and governance both have hogged the limelight sadly for not very pleasant reasons. Analyzing a small sample of 70 firm entries through panel regression, the study establishes Chairman-CEO duality, average remuneration of directors, board committees and female directors as significant influencers of bank performance. Certain limitations of the study though challenge the generalization of results but it forms a good basis for further research.

Do corporate governance practices restrain earnings management in banking industry? Lessons from India

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepa Mangala ◽  
Neha Singla ◽  
Neha Singla
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Loan Loss ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Indian Banks

Purpose This study aims to investigate the role of corporate governance practices in restraining earnings management in Indian commercial banks. Design/methodology/approach Estimation of earnings management is based on discretionary loan loss provision and discretionary realised security gains and losses using Beatty et al. (2002) model. The effect of corporate governance on earnings management is examined by performing two-way least square dummy variable regression. Data for a period of five years (2016–2020) is collected from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy ProwessIQ database, Reserve Bank of India website, annual report of banks, National Stock Exchange and bank’s website. Findings Regression results exhibit that number of board committees, size and independence of audit committee and joint audit are significantly effective in curbing earnings management. Other board-related variables (size, independence, meetings and diligence) and audit committee variables (meetings and diligence) are not effective in restraining earnings management in Indian banks. Practical implications The findings may prove to be helpful to regulators, board of directors and investors. It shows the weak area of corporate governance in India that is lack of autonomy to independent directors, which needs regulators attention and it also suggests that the number of independent auditors should be adequate for audit purposes. The board of directors must ensure the formulation of an adequate number of committees, which perform their own super specialised functions. This study brings an alarm to investors not to rely on reported earnings alone as they may be manipulated. Originality/value This paper substantiates the scant literature on the role of corporate governance practices in restraining earnings management in banks of emerging markets and to the best of the authors’ knowledge impact of joint audits on earnings management is previously unexplored in Indian banks, which are examined in this study.

Effect of corporate governance practices on bank performance: The perspective of board members

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-64
Author(s):  
Victor Onuorah Dike ◽  
Joseph Kwadwo Tuffour
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Bank Performance ◽  
Female Representation ◽  
Board Committees ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
The Right ◽  
Foreign Directors ◽  
Regulatory Actions

The lingering poor financial performance by banks and bank failure in the past three decades, despite various regulatory actions, has led to a debate on the efficacy of the various regulatory actions and the effectiveness of the practices of corporate governance in Nigerian banks (CBN, 2014; Berger, Imbierowicz, & Rauch, 2016). The study seeks to understand how corporate governance practices influence banks’ performance. The qualitative approach purposively selected three banks and three board interview respondents. Using thematic analysis, the results show that, large board size is not sufficient to improve performance but the broader expertise and other resources the directors bring are the critical elements. The study finds consensus that, outsider directors were desirable, as they provide additional expertise, and assist in making strategic input to improve management decisions. Enhanced monitoring and oversight responsibilities and access to information of board committees improve board effectiveness with favourable effects on bank performance. While the moderating effect of female representation with other governance characteristics on bank performance is subject to the female complementary expertise and their proportion of the board, that of foreign directors appear to be negligible. Bank boards are recommended to be of the right caliber and quantity with adequate resources to offer enhanced monitoring and oversight responsibilities

An investigation of the post-privatization firms’ financial performance in Nigeria: the role of corporate governance practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 404-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ojonugwa Usman ◽  
Umoru Adejo Yakubu
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Board Composition ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Stock Market Development ◽  
Governance Practices

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of corporate governance practices on the post-privatization financial performance of the firms listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) over the period 2005-2014. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a two-step dynamic system Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimation technique for 27 privatized firms by considering a wide range of controlled variables such as managerial shareholdings, board composition, debt financing and stock market development. Findings The empirical result suggests that the improvement in the firms’ financial performance is attributed to good corporate governance practices through effective board composition, debt financing (leverage) and stock market development. The result further shows no substantial evidence to support that managerial shareholding improves firms’ financial performance. Research limitations/implications Therefore, based on the empirical findings of this study, the authors recommend that the firms need to maintain the optimum board composition and the ratio of debt to share capital as well as developing the stock market to function effectively. Originality/value This study contributes to the existing literature in several ways: (1) the first time that the role of corporate governance is considered in explaining the post-privatization financial performance of firms listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange; (2) the paper applies a two-step dynamic system GMM estimation technique, proposed by Arellano and Bover (1995) and Blundell and Bond (1998) to control for the serial correlation and heterogeneity, which remain the major weaknesses of the panel data modeling in the literature.

scholarly journals Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from India

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surya Bahadur G.C.
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Independence Number ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Board Committees ◽  
Governance Practices

The paper attempts to analyze inter-linkages between corporate governance, ownership structure, capital structure and firm performance in India. The study employs a panel data of all CNX Nifty companies from 2008 to 2012. Using LSDV panel data models and 2SLS model the study reveals that that good corporate governance practices adopted by companies is positively related with financial performance. Board independence, number of board committees, and director remuneration are found to have positive relationship while larger board size, ownership by promoters and financial leverage have negative relationship with performance. There is existence of bi-directional relationship between corporate governance and financial performance. Companies with sound financial performance are more likely to conform to corporate governance norms and standards and implement sound corporate governance system. In addition, the findings reveal that corporate governance practices adopted by the listed firms depend on their ownership structure. Ownership concentration is found to effect corporate governance negatively.Journal of Business and Management Research, Vol. 1 (2), 2016, pp. 48-65. 

scholarly journals Ownership concentration, ownership identity, and bank performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-71
Author(s):  
Nehme Azoury ◽  
Andre Azouri ◽  
Elie Bouri ◽  
Danielle Khalife
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
Family Ownership ◽  
Bank Performance ◽  
Managerial Ownership ◽  
Panel Regression ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Good Corporate Governance

This paper examines whether ownership concentration and certain type of ownership can affect the financial performance of Lebanese banks. It uses longitudinal data from the largest 35 Lebanese banks over the period 2009–2014 and employs the panel regression model. The empirical results show that ownership concentration and certain type of shareholders play an important role in the area of corporate governance in Lebanese banks. In particular, bank financial performance is positively associated with ownership concentration, managerial ownership, and foreign and institutional ownerships; however, family ownership is not related to bank performance. Also, this paper shows that both ownership concentration and managerial ownership have a U-shaped relationship with bank performance. Several robustness tests largely confirm the findings, with important implications for policy-makers. The findings are crucial to policy-makers and bankers who are interested in tailoring good corporate governance principles for the Lebanese banking sector.

scholarly journals Duties and responsibilities of the nominating committee

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 246-252
Author(s):  
Maria Gaia Soana ◽  
Giuseppe Crisci
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Boards Of Directors ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Banking Supervision ◽  
Strategic Issues ◽  
Board Committees ◽  
Corporate Governance Codes ◽  
Governance Committee ◽  
Nominating Committees

Many corporate governance codes and reports emphasize the importance of creating nominating committees within boards. Focusing on banks, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (2015) recommends that boards of directors should create an internal nomination/human resources/governance committee. In this context, we have analysed the presence and main characteristics of this committee in the 30 systemically important banks (G-SIBs). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper describing in depth the activities of the nominating committees. Our analysis shows that the nominating committee is often also a “governance committee”. Its main responsibilities towards the full board of directors usually include identifying individuals qualified to become board members, guiding the board in its annual review, reviewing succession plans and, occasionally, monitoring education programs for directors. Most charters also entrust the appointment committee with the role of identifying members, and/or reviewing the composition, of board committees and, in a minority of cases, reviewing the suitability of the charters adopted by each board committee. The nominating committee is also frequently required to oversee for the board corporate governance policies and occasionally required to review policies relating to public/strategic issues, relationships with external entities affecting the bank’s reputation and ESG matters. Many charters also entrust the appointment committee with reviewing/appointing directors to the boards of important subsidiaries (9 out of 29) and reviewing/appointing managers (14 out of 29). The nominating committees of G-SIBs are primarily composed of independent directors. The male gender is the most represented. In 2016, the effective average number of meetings of nominating committees in was seven.

scholarly journals Role Of Board Size In Corporate Governance And Firm Performance Applying Pareto Approach, Is It Cultural Phenomena?

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 1395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Malik ◽  
Difang Wan ◽  
Muhammad Ishfaq Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Akram Naseem ◽  
Ramiz Ur Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Bank Performance ◽  
Board Size ◽  
Performance Variables ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
The Relationship

<p>This paper examines the relationship between board size and firm performance. This relationship is tested in the light of Pareto Approach for Pakistani banking sector. For this purpose a sample of fourteen listed commercial banks of Pakistan are taken for analysis from 2008-2012 on the basis of their performance. Different econometric models are applied to test the relationship between bank performance variables and corporate governance practices in these banks. The results of this study are contradictory with the existing literature of corporate governance variables and firm performance. The most prominent result of this paper is the significant positive relationship between board size and bank performance. It is concluded in the findings that a large board size can enhance the bank performance in Pakistani scenario.</p>

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF COMPANIES WITH GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES IN BRAZIL

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Alvaro Da Silva Macedo ◽  
Luiz João Corrar
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Governance Practices

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar comparativamente o desempenho contábil-financeiro de empresas com boas práticas de governança corporativa e outras sem esta característica, através da aplicação da Análise Envoltória de Dados (DEA) às informações do setor de distribuição de energia elétrica no Brasil no período de 2005-2007. Para tanto, utiliza-se de informações sobre lucratividade, margem de lucro, giro do ativo, liquidez, endividamento e imobilização obtidas na base Melhores e Maiores da Exame-FIPECAFI. Em linhas gerais, a comparação entre o desempenho médio destes dois grupos, utilizando o teste não paramétrico de Mann-Whitney, ao nível de significância de 5 %, mostra que para o ano de 2005 e para o desempenho médio no período de análise pode-se concluir que as empresas com boas práticas de governança corporativa têm desempenho contábil-financeiro estatisticamente superior. Porém, em relação a 2006 e 2007 o desempenho dos dois grupos é estatisticamente igual ao nível de 5 %. Isso suporta apenas parcialmente as indicações de superioridade de desempenho apresentadas na literatura de governança corporativa.

scholarly journals Performance, corporate governance and new regulation

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heriberto García
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Financial Market ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Potential Growth ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Risk Return ◽  
Corporate Governance Code ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. After the adoption of the Corporate Governance Code (Code) in Mexico, many companies increased financial performance and the leveraged during the following five years; we investigated the effect of how those firms improved the corporate governance practices and how was translated into better risk return company. We analyzed how and where better corporate governance practices affects performance and what was the relationship with Transparency, New Regulation and Governance Practices. Also we explored the gaps between transparency and information disclosure of Mexican Firms listed in U.S stockexchange and non U.S listed firms our findings were related to the potential growth of the Mexico Financial Market, Law and Finance.Keywords: corporate governance, financial performance, regulationResumen. Después de la adopción del Código de Gobierno Corporativo en México, algunas compañías incrementaron el desempeño financiero y el uso de deuda durante los siguientes cinco anos, nuestra investigación se enfoca en como dichas compañías mejoraron sus prácticas de gobierno corporativo y como estas prácticas se han traducido en un mejor relación de riesgo y rendimiento. En esta investigación exploramos cómo y en dónde mejores prácticas de gobierno corporativo afectan el desempeño y qué relación tiene con laTransparencia, Nuevas Regulaciones y prácticas de Gobierno Corporativo. Con lo anterior también identificamos aquellas compañías que cotizan fuera de México para identificar potenciales diferencias en dichas prácticas.Palabras clave: desempeño financiero, gobierno corporativo, regulación

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