INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Abstract

This study aims to review previous developed studies regarding the institutional investors’ issue, as the influence they exert in the companies they invest in is growing in importance. In the first part, the paper tries to review the existing literature regarding the institutional investors’ research theme, especially regarding their attitude towards investment, while the second main part will try to describe the presence of institutional investors in Romanian listed companies. Also, the paper aims to review previous studies regarding the influence of institutional investors over corporate governance mechanisms (especially board’s members’ independence and composition) and financial and non-financial disclosure practices.

Keywords

• Institutional investors
• Corporate governance
• Segment reporting
• Transparency