Corporate Boards are a central part of a firm’s governance structure, and have since the 1980s received regulatory attention in the attempt to improve firm performance. Lately, other social considerations have made it to the regulatory agenda. The presentation will focus on two key questions: What do we really know about corporate boards? Why should we care?   

Daniel Ferreira is Professor of Finance and co-organiser of the Corporate Governance programme at LSE. 

David Webb is Pro-director for planning and resources, Director of the Financial Markets Group and Professor of Finance at LSE.

The Financial Markets Group Research Centre (FMG) at LSE (@FMG_LSE) is one of the leading European centres for academic research into financial markets and is a focal point for research communication with the business, policy making, and academic finance communities.

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Slides

A copy of Professor Daniel Ferreira's powerpoint presentation and an appendix with a list of references for the presentation are available to download. Download Corporate Boards: facts and myths (pdf) and Corporate Boards References (pdf).

Podcast & Video

A podcast and video of this event is available to download from Corporate Boards: facts and myths

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