ECGI News
The ECGI news section is focused on news about ECGI, events, projects, publications and ECGI members. It is not intended as a news site to share media stories about corporate governance. Queries about news stories can be directed to admin@ecgi.org
Latest News
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Rumours of the Death of the American Public Company are Greatly Exaggerated
For at least a century, the publicly traded firm has dominated America’s corporate economy. Might this era be coming to an end? There h
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Investors, Academics and Corporates Share Views on Important Issues
On 11 February 2019 the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) teamed up with the International Corporate Governance Network (ICG
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Corporate Capture of Blockchain Governance
All blockchains have rules that govern their operations. As blockchains evolve they may need to change their rules.
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ECGI Announces Prizes for Papers on ‘Ideology’ and ‘Index Funds’
The European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) is delighted to announce the winners of the best papers in the Working Paper Finance a
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O Tell Me The Truth About Bail-In: Theory and Practice
Bank resolutions and specifically bail-ins are among the most complicated and contentious issues of banking l
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Sticking around Too Long? Dynamics of the Benefits of Dual-Class Voting
Both practitioners and academics generally have a dim view of dual-class share structures. For example, when Snap Inc.
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Does Bankruptcy Risk Increase Value? Puzzles and Diversification
We usually compare the market price of different companies thinking we are comparing their fundamental values.
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A Sustainable Platform Economy & the Future of Corporate Governance
A significant development in the global economy over the last two decades has been the emergence of businesses that define and organize t
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Firms’ Rationales for CEO Duality: Evidence from a Mandatory Disclosure Regulation
CEO duality – the practice of combining the roles of the CEO and chairman of the board – has been the topic of one of the longest debates