Financial Markets Group

Applied Materials AGM – LSE students discuss the proposals

Released on: 15 April 2016

Contributor(s): Dr Tom Kirchmaier, Dr Moqi Groen-Xu, Shuhei Ogino, Maximilian Schmidl

In our latest shortVIEW interview LSE Finance students share their opinion about Applied Materials’ AGM 2016 and...

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Smith & Nephew AGM – LSE students discuss the resolutions

Released on: 13 April 2016

Contributor(s): Dr Tom Kirchmaier, Dr Moqi Groen-Xu, Joven Jia Wen Liew, Ruobing Wang

In our latest shortVIEW interview LSE Finance students share their opinion about Smith & Nephew’s AGM 2016 and whether...

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CEO Compensation

Released on: 11 April 2016

Contributor(s): Prof Dirk Jenter, Dr Tom Kirchmaier

What has caused the massive growth in CEO compensation? Prof Dirk Jenter presents historical evidence and explains that...

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Science, the State and the City: Britain’s struggle to succeed in biotechnology

Released on: 11 April 2016

Contributor(s): Sir Geoffrey Owen and Dr Tom Kirchmaier

Geoffrey Owen discusses his new book (joint with Michael M. Hopkins) on how biotechnology emerged as a new way of...

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Say on Pay: Do Shareholders Care

Released on: 11 April 2016

Contributor(s): Dr Carsten Gerner-Beuerle and Dr Tom Kirchmaier

The authors discuss the British regulation of executive remuneration, which is characterised by the unique feature of...

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Governance in Policing – The HMIC example

Released on: 4 March 2016

Contributor(s): Steve Otter QPM, Dr Tom Kirchmaier

Steve Otter discusses with Tom Kirchmaier the parallels between Police Inspection and Governance, and how the Public...

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Wall Street Occupations – An Example of Excessive Compensation?

Released on: 4 March 2016

Contributor(s): Prof Ulf Axelson, Dr Tom Kirchmaier

Are bankers overpaid? Professor Ulf Axelson argues that high pay levels in finance may be necessary to prevent...

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IPOs in the Global Capital Markets

Released on: 4 March 2016

Contributor(s): Dr Josef Schuster, Founder IPOX Schuster LLC; Dr Tom Kirchmaier

IPOs can provide vital capital to firms, and can be of particular importance in Emerging Economies where alternative...

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Trends in European cross-border banking

Released on: 12 February 2016

Contributor(s): Ralph De Haas

The interview focuses on recent trends in cross-border banking in Europe in the wake of the global financial crisis. De...

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Corporate Governance Codes – What can be learned from the UK experience

Released on: 10 February 2016

Contributor(s): Chris Hodge, Dr Tom Kirchmaier

Chris shares his opinion about what other countries can learn from the UK experience when introducing Governance...

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Short-termism in the UK – A real issue?

Released on: 10 February 2016

Contributor(s): John O’Higgins (CEO of Spectris plc), Dr Tom Kirchmaier

View from John O’Higgins on the issue of the short-termism in financial markets, for which John did not see any...

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Retaining female talent: the role of technology and flexibility in increasing female leadership

Released on: 9 September 2015

Contributor(s): Carol Sawdye, Dr Tom Kirchmaier

Retaining female talent: the role of technology and flexibility in increasing female leadership

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Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies – View from India

Released on: 9 September 2015

Contributor(s): Nimesh Kampani, Dr Tom Kirchmaier

Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies – View from India

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Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies – a Lost Cause?

Released on: 9 September 2015

Contributor(s): Gary Greenberg, Dr Tom Kirchmaier

Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies – a Lost Cause?

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Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies – View from China

Released on: 9 September 2015

Contributor(s): Dr Hans Hirt, Michael Cheng, Professor Wei Shen, Dr Tom Kirchmaier

Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies – View from China

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The Law, Finance and the Abyss

Released on: 16 June 2015

Contributor(s): Dr Edmund Schuster, Professor Martin Hellwig, Dr Miguel Segoviano

In financial markets law and finance are intrinsically connected. When markets collapse, however, legal rules are...

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ShortVIEW: Shareholder rebellion at Deutsche Bank

Released on: 15 June 2015

Contributor(s): Dr Tom Kirchmaier, Dr Hans-Christoph Hirt

At Deutsche Bank's annual general meeting, 39% of its shareholders voted against approving the performance of the...

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ShortVIEW: Law and Finance in Emerging Economies: The Case of Germany 1800-1913

Released on: 15 June 2015

Contributor(s): Dr Carsten Gerner-Beuerle, Dr Tom Kirchmaier

By most standards, Britain in the mid-19th century was not only the preeminent industrial power in the world, but also...

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ShortVIEW: Corporate governance challenges in Emerging Markets

Released on: 15 June 2015

Contributor(s): Dr Tom Kirchmaier, Dr Hans-Christoph Hirt

Dr Tom Kirchmaier talks to Dr Hans-Christoph Hirt surrounding the differing problems surrounding Corporate Governance...

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ShortVIEW: Are shareholders lazy?

Released on: 15 June 2015

Contributor(s): Dr Tom Kirchmaier, Dr Hans-Christoph Hirt

Dr Tom Kirchmaier talks to Dr Hans-Christoph Hirt on issues of short-termism and shareholder democracy.

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