Triggered by Japan s decision to start dumping nuclear contaminated water from the Fukushima disaster into the ocean starting Thursday, shares related to aquatic products, food safety, nuclear pollution prevention and environmental protection experienced mixed reactions on the Chinese A-share market on Thursday morning.
Investors have been fleeing China markets in favor of others for much of this year, fearing its weak economic recovery. CNBC takes a look at the alternatives.
TBH Global Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI China A ETF (BATS:CNYA – Free Report) by 440.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 113,559 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 92,556 shares during […]
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (D&O insurance hereafter) on corporate governance and firm performance, with a specific focus on investment efficiency. Design/methodology/approach: Using a sample of Chinese A-share listed firms from the period 2007 to 2020, this study uses Ordinary Least Squares regressions to investigate the research questions, as well as moderating and mediating effects. Additionally, alternative measures of investment efficiency are used, and the Heckman two-stage model and propensity score matching model are used to demonstrate the consistency of the findings and to mitigate the risk of endogeneity. Findings: The findings of this study suggest that purchasing D&O insurance has a detrimental impact on corporate investment efficiency, particularly in the context of over-investment activities; robust internal governance mechanisms, exemplified by a higher shareholding ratio of the
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