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00:11:00

Applied Materials AGM – LSE students discuss the...

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2016/04/15

Contributor(s): Dr Tom Kirchmaier, Dr Moqi Groen-Xu, Shuhei Ogino, Maximilian Schmidl | In our latest shortVIEW interview LSE Finance students share their opinion about Applied Materials’ AGM 2016 and whether proxy access matters.

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00:10:46

Smith & Nephew AGM – LSE students discuss the...

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2016/04/13

Contributor(s): Dr Tom Kirchmaier, Dr Moqi Groen-Xu, Joven Jia Wen Liew, Ruobing Wang | In our latest shortVIEW interview LSE Finance students share their opinion about Smith & Nephew’s AGM 2016 and whether their current remuneration disclosure is sufficient.

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00:10:37

Science, the State and the City: Britain’s struggle...

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2016/04/11

Contributor(s): Sir Geoffrey Owen and Dr Tom Kirchmaier | Geoffrey Owen discusses his new book (joint with Michael M. Hopkins) on how biotechnology emerged as a new way of making medicines in the 1970s, how firms based in the US took the lead in the new techniques, and why the UK and other industrial countries have found it so hard to catch up.

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00:11:47

CEO Compensation [Video]

Financial Markets Group ·

2016/04/11

Contributor(s): Prof Dirk Jenter, Dr Tom Kirchmaier | What has caused the massive growth in CEO compensation? Prof Dirk Jenter presents historical evidence and explains that market forces are the most likely cause of the rise in CEO compensation.

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00:07:56

Say on Pay: Do Shareholders Care [Video]

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2016/04/11

Contributor(s): Dr Carsten Gerner-Beuerle and Dr Tom Kirchmaier | The authors discuss the British regulation of executive remuneration, which is characterised by the unique feature of two votes, one forward looking on the company’s remuneration report, and one backward looking on the director’s annual remuneration package. Using the pay information disclosed by FTSE 100 companies, research shows that shareholders guide their vote by top line salary and appear to disregard the remaining substantial

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00:08:31

Wall Street Occupations – An Example of Excessive...

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2016/03/04

Contributor(s): Prof Ulf Axelson, Dr Tom Kirchmaier | Are bankers overpaid? Professor Ulf Axelson argues that high pay levels in finance may be necessary to prevent misconduct, even if the lucky few landing these jobs are no more skilled or deserving than others.

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00:10:20

IPOs in the Global Capital Markets [Video]

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2016/03/04

Contributor(s): Dr Josef Schuster, Founder IPOX Schuster LLC; Dr Tom Kirchmaier | IPOs can provide vital capital to firms, and can be of particular importance in Emerging Economies where alternative financing channels might not always provide the capital at the lowest cost. Josef discusses this, and how investors can deal with the inherent shortcoming of IPOs share price being a disappointment to investors.

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00:09:50

Governance in Policing – The HMIC example [Video]

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2016/03/04

Contributor(s): Steve Otter QPM, Dr Tom Kirchmaier | Steve Otter discusses with Tom Kirchmaier the parallels between Police Inspection and Governance, and how the Public sector – here in the form of the HMIC – can ensure good performance and conduct by the various police forces.

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00:12:12

Trends in European cross-border banking [Video]

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2016/02/12

Contributor(s): Ralph De Haas | The interview focuses on recent trends in cross-border banking in Europe in the wake of the global financial crisis. De Haas speaks about the role of foreign banks in Emerging Europe; the recent financial fragmentation in Europe; the growing role of cross-border bond issuance; and the importance of relationship lending during the crisis.

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00:12:18

Short-termism in the UK – A real issue? [Video]

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2016/02/10

Contributor(s): John O’Higgins (CEO of Spectris plc), Dr Tom Kirchmaier | View from John O’Higgins on the issue of the short-termism in financial markets, for which John did not see any evidence in his own experience.

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00:14:32

Corporate Governance Codes – What can be learned from...

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2016/02/10

Contributor(s): Chris Hodge, Dr Tom Kirchmaier | Chris shares his opinion about what other countries can learn from the UK experience when introducing Governance frameworks.

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00:11:16

Retaining female talent: the role of technology and...

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2015/09/09

Contributor(s): Carol Sawdye, Dr Tom Kirchmaier | Retaining female talent: the role of technology and flexibility in increasing female leadership

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00:15:40

Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies – View...

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2015/09/09

Contributor(s): Nimesh Kampani, Dr Tom Kirchmaier | Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies – View from India

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00:10:34

Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies – a Lost...

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2015/09/09

Contributor(s): Gary Greenberg, Dr Tom Kirchmaier | Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies – a Lost Cause?

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00:31:35

Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies – View...

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2015/09/09

Contributor(s): Dr Hans Hirt, Michael Cheng, Professor Wei Shen, Dr Tom Kirchmaier | Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies – View from China

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00:14:39

The Law, Finance and the Abyss [Video]

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2015/06/16

Contributor(s): Dr Edmund Schuster, Professor Martin Hellwig, Dr Miguel Segoviano | In financial markets law and finance are intrinsically connected. When markets collapse, however, legal rules are pushed into the background and other forces take over. In this short discussion Edmund Schuster talks to Professor Martin Hellwig and Dr Miguel Segoviano about the wider implications for Global Financial Markets and Corporate Governance.

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00:09:55

ShortVIEW: Shareholder rebellion at Deutsche Bank...

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2015/06/15

Contributor(s): Dr Tom Kirchmaier, Dr Hans-Christoph Hirt | At Deutsche Bank's annual general meeting, 39% of its shareholders voted against approving the performance of the group's co-chief executives and other members of the management board. Dr Tom Kirchmaier analyses this shareholder revolt with Dr Hans-Christoph Hirt, a Director of Hermes Investment Management, which represents around 0.5% of shares in the bank and has been vocal in its criticism.

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00:07:11

ShortVIEW: Law and Finance in Emerging Economies: The...

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2015/06/15

Contributor(s): Dr Carsten Gerner-Beuerle, Dr Tom Kirchmaier | By most standards, Britain in the mid-19th century was not only the preeminent industrial power in the world, but also possessed more developed capital markets than any other country. The probably most widely accepted explanation attributes this gap in financial development to more stringent disclosure requirements and more effective enforcement mechanisms in Britain. The explanatory models, however, are commonly not based on a detailed

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00:03:29

ShortVIEW: Corporate governance challenges in...

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2015/06/15

Contributor(s): Dr Tom Kirchmaier, Dr Hans-Christoph Hirt | Dr Tom Kirchmaier talks to Dr Hans-Christoph Hirt surrounding the differing problems surrounding Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets, and introduces a new series that looks into the various aspects of it. It will be followed by a longer debate held in Hong Kong later on in the year.

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00:08:21

ShortVIEW: Are shareholders lazy? [Video]

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2015/06/15

Contributor(s): Dr Tom Kirchmaier, Dr Hans-Christoph Hirt | Dr Tom Kirchmaier talks to Dr Hans-Christoph Hirt on issues of short-termism and shareholder democracy.

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