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2022 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. Introduction

Author : Jean Jinghan Chen

Published in: International Cases of Corporate Governance

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

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Corporate governance has quickly become a topic of interest over the last two decades, particularly since the collapse of Enron in 2001 and the financial problems faced by companies in various countries during the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis, especially in the US and the UK. These cases of corporate collapse have had an adverse effect on investors and an economic impact on the local and international communities in which the failed companies operated. What were the causes of these collapses? What can be done to prevent such collapses from happening again? How can investor confidence be restored? The answers to these questions are all linked to corporate governance. Effective corporate governance can prevent such events from happening again and restore investor confidence by improving corporate accountability and implementing responsible and efficient management. …

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The Financial Conduct Authority [FCA] and the Prudential Regulation Authority [PRA] replaced the Financial Service Authority [FSA] in 2013.
 
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Metadata
Title
Introduction
Author
Jean Jinghan Chen
Copyright Year
2022
Publisher
Springer Nature Singapore
Book
International Cases of Corporate Governance

Print ISBN: 978-981-19-3237-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-19-3238-0

Copyright Year: 2022

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3238-0_1