The Effectiveness of Being Invisible: Hedge Funds, Hidden Ownership and Corporate Governance

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumyadri Chattopadhyaya
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Hedge Funds ◽  
Hidden Ownership

New Metrics for Corporate Governance

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik P.M. Vermeulen
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
Hedge Funds ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Public Offerings ◽  
Public Market ◽  
Long Term Performance ◽  
Term Performance

This chapter examines initial public offerings (IPOs) as funding rounds for high-tech companies and exit mechanisms for investors, as well as the stringent corporate governance requirements that apply to newly listed companies in the growth stages of their development. Current investment trends seem to indicate that the IPO market is aging: More and more high-tech companies decide to remain private longer. Moreover, public market investors, such as hedge funds and mutual funds, increasingly invest in non-listed high-tech companies, making “IPO-like” investment rounds at massive valuations a normal phenomenon in the private market. These developments have led to the belief that we are in the next tech bubble. Fortunately, however, a new “establishment” amongst investors is emerging. They realize that in order to prevent the bursting of the bubble, they must collaborate with management and actively contribute to a company’s medium-term and long-term performance.

1 Introduction to Private Investment Funds

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spangler Timothy
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Hedge Funds ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Private Equity ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Fiduciary Duty ◽  
Regulatory Regime ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Equity Funds ◽  
Investment Manager

This chapter provides an introduction to private investment funds. It first considers the governance challenge in private investment funds that can be regarded as a need to improve the standard of corporate governance in the legal vehicles that comprise such funds. In particular, it examines the manner in which hedge funds and private equity funds affect the corporate governance of the portfolio companies in which they invest. The chapter proceeds by discussing governance issues arising from the use of partnerships vs. corporations as private fund vehicles, along with the consequences of governance failures and the function of private investment funds. It also analyses legal and regulatory issues surrounding the structuring and operations of private investment funds, the legal and fiduciary duties of the investment manager, and fiduciary duty in the financial services regulatory regime. Finally, it describes alternatives to centralised, top-down regulation of private investment funds.

scholarly journals Current state of corporate governance practices in Colombia

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-59
Author(s):  
Sandra Gaitán ◽  
Jimmy A. Saravia
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Hedge Funds ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Current State ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Corporate Social

In this paper, we review the current state of corporate governance in Colombia. First, we discuss the evolution of the legal framework of corporate governance including the main changes in the code of best corporate governance practices that took place since the global financial crisis of 2008. After this, we discuss key corporate governance issues such as the ownership structure of listed corporations and the market for corporate control, we analyze the practices of corporate boards of Colombian listed companies and their remuneration systems and the role of pension funds and hedge funds as shareholder activists. We also review the evidence regarding corporate governance and firm performance. Finally, we discuss the current state of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and an assessment of corporate governance specifics by industry. We conclude that there are opportunities for future research in several of these fields of study, especially regarding boards of director practices, director remuneration, and corporate social responsibility.

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