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The Impact of Institutional Investors on Corporate Governance: A View of Swiss Pension Funds in a Changing Financial Environment

Auteur(s)
Theurillat, Thierry 
Institut de sociologie 
Corpataux, José 
Institut de recherches économiques 
Crevoisier, Olivier 
Institut de sociologie 
Date de parution
2008
In
Competition and Change, Maney Publishing, 2008/12/4/307-327
Mots-clés
  • Corporate governance
  • Pension funds
  • Models of capitalism
  • Disintermediation
  • Reintermediation
  • Financial places
  • Corporate governance

  • Pension funds

  • Models of capitalism

  • Disintermediation

  • Reintermediation

  • Financial places

Résumé
Theories on corporate governance have developed in line with the development of the financial markets and the increasing power of institutional investors. Indeed, the financial markets' power can be measured by the ability of shareholders, and of institutional investors in particular, to influence businesses and their managers. A number of reforms have been implemented in several countries, Switzerland included, in order to strengthen shareholders' powers. Making specific reference to Swiss case studies, this paper aims to create a better understanding of the role of institutional investors in corporate governance. Indeed, Switzerland is paradoxical in that it is generally considered Rhenish, with banks and families taking a leading role in controlling big business (David et al. 2004; Windolf & Nollert 2001), whilst developing a pension fund system which, since the mid-1980s, has attracted considerable funds and is still experiencing strong growth. How do these two approaches, traditionally at opposite ends of the spectrum as far as the subject's literature is concerned, reconcile themselves in the Swiss market?
Identifiants
https://libra.unine.ch/handle/123456789/15045
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10.1179
Type de publication
journal article
Dossier(s) à télécharger
 main article: Theurillat_Thierry_-_The_Impact_of_Institutional_Investors_on_Corporate_20090831.pdf (290.44 KB)
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