In this study, shareholder activism by institutional investors in corporate legal review of the impact of the comparison. To solve the problem of corporate governance in developed countries, as well as the theory and doctrine, and the business environ...
In this study, shareholder activism by institutional investors in corporate legal review of the impact of the comparison. To solve the problem of corporate governance in developed countries, as well as the theory and doctrine, and the business environment are also factors to consider. Development of Secondary markets in the UK and the U.S., shareholders are not directly involved in corporate governance, by public pension funds in the stock sales, M&A through business self-regulation is working. On the other hand, financial capital is dominated by industrial capital of Germany, institutional investors, shareholders of the Bank are directly involved in corporate governance as a founder. In addition institutional investors in Japan, especially the Main creditor is participating in the corporate decision-making structure and management monitoring system is operational, the capital market is to occur through a hostile M&A was not easily occur.
Whereas in Korea, the role of the Banks in corporate governance is extremely limited. Separation of past Government Policies in the financial industry and financial institutions to limit the equity investment, it was through a corporate governance is prohibited. Thus, institutional investors in Korea has been the subject of corporate management was not involved in the disciplinary approach. But recently, the opening of the capital markets and the financial and social development, coupled with indirect securities companies, insurance companies, mutual funds, banks, institutional investors, pension funds in size each year and the trend is growing. December 1997 IMF as the financial crisis, the strength of corporate governance reform originated as a highly realized, IBRD revised as required by the Korea Commercial Law, and to attract foreign capital to invest in the capital market was opened. In order to facilitate the restructuring of insolvent companies to foreign direct Investment was needed. Foreign institutional investors led by hedge fund focusing on acquiring undervalued companies, short-term shareholder value was to obtain revenue. Eventually hedge funds have reaped huge profits by acquiring distressed lenders after the country's 1997 financial crisis and selling them later. These investors are pension funds according to the flow on the basis of their ownership, their voting rights at the general shareholders' meeting to vote on the agenda began. As such Institutional Shareholder Activism to perform their purpose is to improve the profitability of institutional investors from the activity.
However, the financial capital on the basis of short-term profit seeking type of shareholder activism in 2008, the U.S. sub-prime mortgage-induced System Risks in the international financial crisis has been blamed for causing. U.S. institutional investors in London to establish a subsidiary (company) or Special Purpose Company was through them concentrated in high-risk derivatives transactions. The real assets are not secured debt shadows as the collapse of the financial risk management in the aftermath of stress exert was go out and spread all over the world. Institutional investors, financial greed is a moral being criticized, many of shareholder activism at the core of the economic system is hidden behind suspected corporate governance research is rare.
Business environment of the 21st century, based on the fund shareholder activism by institutional investors due to the era of reform and there, we've experienced so far, thinking about the fundamental values and a new interpretation is needed. Now is the time for Shareholder Activism by institutional investors to proxy voting. To restore the international competitiveness of enterprises, and also to maintain and enhance the importance of institutional investment is obvious. For this reason, shareholder activism by institutional investors should be introduced to enable the functionality and validity of the theory is based. Therefore, the company at the same time to compare the system of shareholder activism in pursuit of profit, and not for the purpose to improve corporate governance in line with the discussion of the revision of the law is needed. Institutional investors in corporate governance and institutional guarantees that when voting, shareholder activism can occur due to shareholder activism to prevent abuses of the legal system improvement is required.
This paper is for institutional investors in shareholder activism proactive perspective. Vote of the voting rights of institutional investors ultimately the company's profit and durability without compromising corporate governance designed to have a positive impact on the objective. In order to ensure effectiveness of shareholder activism in corporate governance changes to occur as the protection of interested parties, the acceptance of social responsibility issues was reasonable for review. Our corporate governance structure to resolve the issue, compared to foreign jurisprudence of corporate governance and business environment that affects all elements included in the study was discussed. Shareholder activism around the world on the basis of the voting rights, and minority shareholder rights and shareholder litigation through involvement and pressure management to give a variety of ways. In this paper, the core of the voting rights of institutional investors and shareholders involved in the company's ongoing and will ensure that profit. Pros and cons of these shareholder activism by institutional investors to improve the corporate governance structure will provide appropriate incentives.
Chapter 1, the first premise of corporate governance as a private company to develop from a listed company to introduce the history was written. The first section contains the existing research on corporate governance was cited. As the massive capital, according to the industrialization caused the separation of ownership and management of side effects, resulting from the separation of ownership and professional management of governance issues and point out the problem of controlling shareholders. This prevents side effects would be the objective.
Chapter 2 discusses the development mentioned in the introduction of corporate governance in order to improve the effectiveness of the meaning and examined. The premise of corporate governance based on the agreement of the interested parties is considered first. In addition, according to the company's shareholders is actually the Companies Act must study what reality looks like reaction norms can be improved. Theory of comparative law on corporate governance, corporate governance review and abroad about whether the global standard of corporate governance is examined whether a similar purpose.
Chapter 3, Section 1 of the study of shareholder activism in order to define the concept of the Shareholder Activism. Comparative law perspective, the United States developed through case study of the scene by the American corporate governance is accepted in South Korea is expected to be appropriate suggestions. Section 2 of the legal analysis of the institutional investors, pension funds and hedge funds, in-depth discussion about the role of the study. Which is also a major shareholder activism related cases discussed. Section 3 of the introduction of the shareholder activism bring up the problems that occur. Positive role in shareholder activism is reviewing whether to be.
Chapter 4, in order to accommodate shareholder activism on issues corresponding to the above-mentioned solution presented. As a shareholder activist shareholder activism by improvement projects to enable the Monitor function, stressed the need to reform the legal system. However, institutional investors, such as the legal theme, according to the exercise of voting rights investor protection, capital supply function was assumed that must be maintained.
Chapter 5, Last part of this paper, perspective on the company's philosophical leitmotif of corporate governance, which is called shareholder activism beating waves, the cause of the wave of institutional investors seeking the maximum profit analyzed. And the winds and waves will be always on the side of the ablest Shareholders. The regional capital market does not establish self-regulation system is a reflection of what the main subject of discussion again emphasizes implications. Thus, the growth of local institutional investors in the securities industry is important to the change. The direction of Corporate Governance and Shareholder Activism is the subject of Institutional Investors transparent disclosure of important voting.