The risk and returns effects of corporate governance and funding strategy of banks in Ghana

Felix Gariba, Mohammed Amidu and William Coffie

African Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 2018, vol. 6, issue 2, 154-175

Abstract: This paper examines the effects of corporate governance mechanisms and funding strategy on risk and returns of banks in Ghana. We employ a panel dataset of banks from 2000 to 2014, to further shed light on funding modes and performance nexus by analysing the complex interaction between corporate governance, funding strategy, and risk and return. The paper establishes among others, a positive and significant relationship between executive compensation and bank returns implying that appropriate compensation to executive members of banks may improve bank performance and reduce bank risk exposure. The overall implication of this result is that improvements in corporate governance practices ensure more transparent method in determining board structure as well as in setting executive compensation for increased bank returns.

Keywords: corporate governance; funding strategy; risk; return and developing countries. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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