Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:Introduction and Overview Christine A. MallinPART I CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN EUROPE1. An Evolutionary Overview of the Ownership, Governance and Strategy of Mediobanca: From the Kingmaker of Italian Capitalism to a Large Financial ConglomerateAlessandro Zattoni and Francesca Cuomo 2. The Co-Operative Bank - What Went Wrong?Christine A. Mallin3. Remuneration-Based Incentives in a Global Bank before and after Lehman - The Case of Deutsche BankStefan Prigge PART II CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE USA AND SOUTH AMERICA4. CEO Compensation in US Financial Institutions Martin J. Conyon and Lerong He5. Regulation, Ownership and Corporate Governance in Brazilian BanksRafael F. Schiozer and Paolo R.S. TerraPART III CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE ASIA PACIFIC6. Corporate Governance of Japanese BanksChristina L. Ahmadjian7. Corporate Governance of China's City Commercial BanksOn Kit Tam, Hsin-Yu Liang and Kuo-Jen Chang8. Failure in Corporate Governance - Financial Planning and GreedGail PearsonPART IV CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: ADDITIONAL DIMENSIONS9. Determinants of Corporate Governance in Russian Banks Inessa Love and Botir Okhunjanov10. Corporate Governance Practices in the Nigerian Banking Industry Chris Ogbechie11. Corporate Governance in Islamic Financial Institutions: What Have we Learnt?Hisham FaragIndex

The global financial crisis has led to more and more focus on corporate governance and financial institutions. There has been much coverage in the media about various corporate governance related issues in banks and other financial institutions, such as executive directors' remuneration and bankers' bonuses, board composition and board diversity. This book, dedicated to the corporate governance of banks and other financial institutions, makes a timely and accessible contribution to the literature in this area. The contributors are experts in their field with in-depth knowledge of the various countries including Italy, the UK, Germany, the US, China, Japan, Brazil, Russia, Australia and Nigeria, plus a chapter on Islamic financial institutions, covered in this book. Overall, the engagingly written chapters highlight many of the shortcomings of corporate governance which have led to financial scandals, whilst indicating areas where corporate governance can be strengthened and improved.Adding depth and accessibility to existing corporate governance books, this Handbook is ideal as a teaching and learning tool for undergraduate and postgraduate students. For directors and the general business and wider stakeholder communities concerned with corporate governance, it is an essential resource.