2014
DOI: 10.5430/afr.v4n1p59
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Do Corporate Governance Disclosures Matter for Bank Cost of Capital? Empirical Evidence from Accounting Statements of Egyptian Banks

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the association between the quality of bank governance mechanisms disclosed in bank annual reports and cost of capital. The Egyptian banking sector has undergone a series of legislative reforms starting with the issuance of the 2003 banking law. The law incorporates the guidelines of the Basel Accords and governance principles, and was declared a major step forward into facing global banking competition and driving financial growth in Egypt. We create two multivariate cr… Show more

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“…Erkens, Hung, and Matos (2009) find in a sample of 306 financial firms in 31 countries that institutional ownership and board independence, as governance measures, are positively related to losses during the financial crisis. Moreover, Elbannan and Elbannan (2014b) argue that there is highly significant relation between bank governance disclosures and cost of capital, that is banks with large board size and more executive board directors are able to obtain finance from cheaper resources.…”
Section: The Financial Crisis and Governance In Financial Institutionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Erkens, Hung, and Matos (2009) find in a sample of 306 financial firms in 31 countries that institutional ownership and board independence, as governance measures, are positively related to losses during the financial crisis. Moreover, Elbannan and Elbannan (2014b) argue that there is highly significant relation between bank governance disclosures and cost of capital, that is banks with large board size and more executive board directors are able to obtain finance from cheaper resources.…”
Section: The Financial Crisis and Governance In Financial Institutionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Banks' cost of equity relates to their performance but also to their corporate governance (Elbannan & Elbannan, 2014). Thus, we control for a bank's governance, more specifically audit committee size ( ACSize ) and the number of audit committee financial experts ( ACFE ) because both can affect financial reporting quality (Abbott et al, 2004; Carcello et al, 2011; Khemakhem & Fontaine, 2019).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Banks' cost of equity relates to their performance but also to their corporate governance (Elbannan & Elbannan, 2014). Thus, we control for a bank's governance, more specifically audit committee size (ACSize)…”
Section: T a B L E 2 Variables Definitionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Negara Indonesia yang merupakan negara berkembang, bank menjadi benteng utama dalam sistem keuangan dan mendominasi pasar keuangan. Oleh sebab itu, Indonesia sebagai negara berkembang harus lebih menonjolkan sektor di bidang perbankan karena bank yang memiliki peran penting dalam penyediaan uang, penjamin keamanan, dan meningkatkan pertumbuhan ekonomi (Elbannan & Elbannan, 2014). Didalam perekonomian, lembaga keuangan melaksanakan peran vital dalam kegitan keuangan,seperti pembayaran, perilaku permintaan pasar keuangan dan konsep kesesuaian pada pasokan, berurusan dengan pasar serta berbagai instrumen keuangan, memastikan keterbukaan di pasar keuangan, dan melakukan fungsi bank seperti transfer dan manajemen resiko (Masood & Ashraf, 2012).…”
Section: Pendahuluanunclassified