Crashes, Bailouts, Regulations

With the recent stock market frauds in markets around the world such as the Madoff case in the U.S. and the recent Satyam fraud in India, no nation can hold its head high and claim to have good corporate governance. The reality is that the problems...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/03/10333897/crashes-bailouts-regulations
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topic ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ADVISORY GROUP
ARBITRAGE
ASSET PRICES
AUDITS
BAILOUTS
BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
BANKRUPTCY
BASIS POINTS
BOND
BORROWER
BROKERS
BUSINESS SCHOOL
BUSINESS SCHOOLS
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKETS
CASH MARKET
CDS
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
COLLATERAL
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE PERFORMANCE
CREDIBILITY
CREDIT DEFAULT
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS
CREDIT DERIVATIVE
CREDIT DERIVATIVES
CREDIT RISK
CURRENCY
CURRENCY MARKET
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS
DEBT
DEBT MARKET
DEBT OBLIGATIONS
DEPOSITORS
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
DERIVATIVE MARKETS
DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS
DERIVATIVES
DERIVATIVES MARKETS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DISCLOSURE NORMS
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT
DISCLOSURE STANDARDS
DUE DILIGENCE
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC REFORM
ECONOMIC REFORMS
ECONOMICS
EMERGING MARKETS
EQUITY DERIVATIVES
EQUITY MARKETS
EQUITY PRICES
EXCHANGE BOARD
EXCHANGE RATE
FAIR
FAIR VALUE
FEDERAL RESERVE
FINANCE COMPANIES
FINANCE CORPORATION
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INNOVATION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKET PARTICIPANTS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL REFORMS
FINANCIAL REGULATION
FINANCIAL REGULATIONS
FINANCIAL REGULATORS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SHOCK
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT
FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT
FRAUD
FRAUDS
FREE MARKET
FUND MANAGERS
FUTURES
GLOBAL EQUITY
GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS
GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
GLOBAL MARKET
GLOBAL MARKETS
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE STANDARD
GOVERNANCE STANDARDS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HEDGE FUNDS
HOLDING
HOUSING
HOUSING MARKET
INCOME
INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS
INFLATION
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INSTRUMENT
INSURERS
INTEREST RATES
INTERNAL CONTROLS
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT BANKS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
INVESTMENT RETURNS
IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE
JURISDICTION
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL OBLIGATIONS
LEGAL SYSTEM
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY CRISIS
LOAN PORTFOLIO
LOAN RECOVERY
LOW-INCOME
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MARKET DISCIPLINE
MARKET EFFICIENCY
MARKET REGULATION
MARKET REGULATIONS
MARKET REGULATOR
MARKET REGULATORS
MARKET STRUCTURE
MARKET SUPERVISION
MARKET VOLATILITY
MICROCREDIT
MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
MONETARY FUND
MORAL IMPERATIVE
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
MUTUAL FUNDS
NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE
NEW INVESTORS
NEW PRODUCTS
OIL PRICES
OUTSTANDING LOAN
OWNERSHIPS
PENSION
PENSION FUND
PENSION FUNDS
PRIVATE EQUITY
PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS
PROSPERITY
RAPID GROWTH
REAL ESTATE
RECESSION
REFORM PROGRAMS
REGULATORY BODY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY REGIME
REGULATORY SYSTEM
RESERVE BANK
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
SALES
SAVERS
SAVINGS
SECURITIES
SECURITIES MARKET
SECURITIES MARKET REGULATIONS
SECURITIES MARKETS
SELF REGULATION
SETTLEMENT
SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS
SHARE PRICE
SHARE PRICES
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM
SPREAD
STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCK EXCHANGES
STOCK MARKET
STOCK MARKET INDEX
STOCK MARKET INDICES
STOCK MARKETS
STOCK PRICES
STOCKS
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLIERS OF CREDIT
SWAPS
TAX
TRADING
TRADING FLOOR
TRADING PLATFORM
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRUST FUND
UNEMPLOYMENT
VALUATION
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ADVISORY GROUP
ARBITRAGE
ASSET PRICES
AUDITS
BAILOUTS
BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
BANKRUPTCY
BASIS POINTS
BOND
BORROWER
BROKERS
BUSINESS SCHOOL
BUSINESS SCHOOLS
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKETS
CASH MARKET
CDS
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
COLLATERAL
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE PERFORMANCE
CREDIBILITY
CREDIT DEFAULT
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS
CREDIT DERIVATIVE
CREDIT DERIVATIVES
CREDIT RISK
CURRENCY
CURRENCY MARKET
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS
DEBT
DEBT MARKET
DEBT OBLIGATIONS
DEPOSITORS
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
DERIVATIVE MARKETS
DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS
DERIVATIVES
DERIVATIVES MARKETS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DISCLOSURE NORMS
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT
DISCLOSURE STANDARDS
DUE DILIGENCE
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC REFORM
ECONOMIC REFORMS
ECONOMICS
EMERGING MARKETS
EQUITY DERIVATIVES
EQUITY MARKETS
EQUITY PRICES
EXCHANGE BOARD
EXCHANGE RATE
FAIR
FAIR VALUE
FEDERAL RESERVE
FINANCE COMPANIES
FINANCE CORPORATION
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INNOVATION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKET PARTICIPANTS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL REFORMS
FINANCIAL REGULATION
FINANCIAL REGULATIONS
FINANCIAL REGULATORS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SHOCK
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT
FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT
FRAUD
FRAUDS
FREE MARKET
FUND MANAGERS
FUTURES
GLOBAL EQUITY
GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS
GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
GLOBAL MARKET
GLOBAL MARKETS
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE STANDARD
GOVERNANCE STANDARDS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HEDGE FUNDS
HOLDING
HOUSING
HOUSING MARKET
INCOME
INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS
INFLATION
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INSTRUMENT
INSURERS
INTEREST RATES
INTERNAL CONTROLS
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT BANKS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
INVESTMENT RETURNS
IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE
JURISDICTION
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL OBLIGATIONS
LEGAL SYSTEM
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY CRISIS
LOAN PORTFOLIO
LOAN RECOVERY
LOW-INCOME
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MARKET DISCIPLINE
MARKET EFFICIENCY
MARKET REGULATION
MARKET REGULATIONS
MARKET REGULATOR
MARKET REGULATORS
MARKET STRUCTURE
MARKET SUPERVISION
MARKET VOLATILITY
MICROCREDIT
MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
MONETARY FUND
MORAL IMPERATIVE
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
MUTUAL FUNDS
NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE
NEW INVESTORS
NEW PRODUCTS
OIL PRICES
OUTSTANDING LOAN
OWNERSHIPS
PENSION
PENSION FUND
PENSION FUNDS
PRIVATE EQUITY
PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS
PROSPERITY
RAPID GROWTH
REAL ESTATE
RECESSION
REFORM PROGRAMS
REGULATORY BODY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY REGIME
REGULATORY SYSTEM
RESERVE BANK
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
SALES
SAVERS
SAVINGS
SECURITIES
SECURITIES MARKET
SECURITIES MARKET REGULATIONS
SECURITIES MARKETS
SELF REGULATION
SETTLEMENT
SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS
SHARE PRICE
SHARE PRICES
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM
SPREAD
STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCK EXCHANGES
STOCK MARKET
STOCK MARKET INDEX
STOCK MARKET INDICES
STOCK MARKETS
STOCK PRICES
STOCKS
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLIERS OF CREDIT
SWAPS
TAX
TRADING
TRADING FLOOR
TRADING PLATFORM
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRUST FUND
UNEMPLOYMENT
VALUATION
World Bank
Crashes, Bailouts, Regulations
relation Private Sector Opinion; No. 11
description With the recent stock market frauds in markets around the world such as the Madoff case in the U.S. and the recent Satyam fraud in India, no nation can hold its head high and claim to have good corporate governance. The reality is that the problems of fraud, faulty audits, misleading accounts, lack of transparency, conflicts of interest, criminal destruction of records and a long list of other corporate governance violations, are not limited to emerging markets but are very much in evidence in developed markets as well. Given recent events then, the importance of sound corporate governance is becoming increasingly apparent. International organizations like the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Bank and the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), along with major fund managers, are formulating sets of codes and principles that can be applied globally. It is also clear, however, that governments have generally done a poor job of policing the complex world of finance and that the greater part of the task will be left to self policing on the part of the participants. There is no doubt about it: sound corporate governance pays. Several studies undertaken by various organizations have shown that: there is a direct relationship between good corporate governance and investment returns. The oversight that comes from transparency and accountability creates a structure where the managers are discouraged from mismanaging the company, be it though a lack of diligence or care, improper decision-making, or even intentioned unconscionable behavior.
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title Crashes, Bailouts, Regulations
title_short Crashes, Bailouts, Regulations
title_full Crashes, Bailouts, Regulations
title_fullStr Crashes, Bailouts, Regulations
title_full_unstemmed Crashes, Bailouts, Regulations
title_sort crashes, bailouts, regulations
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/03/10333897/crashes-bailouts-regulations
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spelling okr-10986-111242021-04-23T14:02:54Z Crashes, Bailouts, Regulations World Bank ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY GROUP ARBITRAGE ASSET PRICES AUDITS BAILOUTS BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS BANKRUPTCY BASIS POINTS BOND BORROWER BROKERS BUSINESS SCHOOL BUSINESS SCHOOLS CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKETS CASH MARKET CDS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS COLLATERAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE PERFORMANCE CREDIBILITY CREDIT DEFAULT CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS CREDIT DERIVATIVE CREDIT DERIVATIVES CREDIT RISK CURRENCY CURRENCY MARKET CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS DEBT DEBT MARKET DEBT OBLIGATIONS DEPOSITORS DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS DERIVATIVE MARKETS DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS DERIVATIVES DERIVATIVES MARKETS DEVELOPMENT BANK DISCLOSURE NORMS DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT DISCLOSURE STANDARDS DUE DILIGENCE EARNINGS ECONOMIC EFFECTS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC REFORM ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMICS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY DERIVATIVES EQUITY MARKETS EQUITY PRICES EXCHANGE BOARD EXCHANGE RATE FAIR FAIR VALUE FEDERAL RESERVE FINANCE COMPANIES FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INNOVATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKET PARTICIPANTS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL REFORMS FINANCIAL REGULATION FINANCIAL REGULATIONS FINANCIAL REGULATORS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SHOCK FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL SYSTEM FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS FOREIGN PORTFOLIO FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT FRAUD FRAUDS FREE MARKET FUND MANAGERS FUTURES GLOBAL EQUITY GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS GLOBAL MARKET GLOBAL MARKETS GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE STANDARD GOVERNANCE STANDARDS GOVERNMENT POLICIES HEDGE FUNDS HOLDING HOUSING HOUSING MARKET INCOME INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS INFLATION INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INSTRUMENT INSURERS INTEREST RATES INTERNAL CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS INVESTING INVESTMENT BANKS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT RETURNS IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE JURISDICTION LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL OBLIGATIONS LEGAL SYSTEM LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY CRISIS LOAN PORTFOLIO LOAN RECOVERY LOW-INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MARKET DISCIPLINE MARKET EFFICIENCY MARKET REGULATION MARKET REGULATIONS MARKET REGULATOR MARKET REGULATORS MARKET STRUCTURE MARKET SUPERVISION MARKET VOLATILITY MICROCREDIT MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MONETARY FUND MORAL IMPERATIVE MORTGAGE MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES MUTUAL FUNDS NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE NEW INVESTORS NEW PRODUCTS OIL PRICES OUTSTANDING LOAN OWNERSHIPS PENSION PENSION FUND PENSION FUNDS PRIVATE EQUITY PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS PROSPERITY RAPID GROWTH REAL ESTATE RECESSION REFORM PROGRAMS REGULATORY BODY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REGIME REGULATORY SYSTEM RESERVE BANK RETURN RETURNS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SALES SAVERS SAVINGS SECURITIES SECURITIES MARKET SECURITIES MARKET REGULATIONS SECURITIES MARKETS SELF REGULATION SETTLEMENT SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS SHARE PRICE SHARE PRICES SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM SPREAD STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK EXCHANGES STOCK MARKET STOCK MARKET INDEX STOCK MARKET INDICES STOCK MARKETS STOCK PRICES STOCKS SUPPLIERS SUPPLIERS OF CREDIT SWAPS TAX TRADING TRADING FLOOR TRADING PLATFORM TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRUST FUND UNEMPLOYMENT VALUATION With the recent stock market frauds in markets around the world such as the Madoff case in the U.S. and the recent Satyam fraud in India, no nation can hold its head high and claim to have good corporate governance. The reality is that the problems of fraud, faulty audits, misleading accounts, lack of transparency, conflicts of interest, criminal destruction of records and a long list of other corporate governance violations, are not limited to emerging markets but are very much in evidence in developed markets as well. Given recent events then, the importance of sound corporate governance is becoming increasingly apparent. International organizations like the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Bank and the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), along with major fund managers, are formulating sets of codes and principles that can be applied globally. It is also clear, however, that governments have generally done a poor job of policing the complex world of finance and that the greater part of the task will be left to self policing on the part of the participants. There is no doubt about it: sound corporate governance pays. Several studies undertaken by various organizations have shown that: there is a direct relationship between good corporate governance and investment returns. The oversight that comes from transparency and accountability creates a structure where the managers are discouraged from mismanaging the company, be it though a lack of diligence or care, improper decision-making, or even intentioned unconscionable behavior. 2012-08-13T14:13:00Z 2012-08-13T14:13:00Z 2009-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/03/10333897/crashes-bailouts-regulations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11124 English Private Sector Opinion; No. 11 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research