Review of Governance of Collective Investment Funds in the New Member States of the European Union

This review examines corporate governance practices in the investment fund sector of the ten new member states in the European Union, composed of the European countries that transitioned to market economies in the 1990s: the eight countries that joined the European Union (EU) in 2004 .Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. plus Bulgaria and Romania which joined in 2007. Croatia, for which accession negotiations started in 2005, is also included in this Review. (For simplification, these countries will be referred to as the EU11.) The review draws on two sources for data. Over the last two years, in-depth diagnostic reviews of investment governance were conducted by the World Bank in two of the countries, the Czech Republic and Slovenia. The objectives of the reviews were to develop a set of good practices. for investment fund governance and provide specific recommendations for the supervisory authorities in each country. The second source was the public websites of each of the supervisory authorities. The analysis in the review also draws on a number of recent studies done by international organizations such as IOSCO and the EU on governance in the investment fund sector. This review does not attempt to replicate these studies, but instead aims to identify selected areas where fund governance could be strengthened either by laws and regulations or by government policies.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2008-06
Subjects:AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS, ASSET MANAGEMENT, ASSET MANAGER, ASSET MANAGERS, ASSET PORTFOLIO, ASSET TYPES, ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT, AUDITOR, AUDITORS, AUDITS, BANKING SECTOR, BROKERAGE, CAPITAL MARKET, CAPITAL MARKETS, CHECKS, CLOSED END INVESTMENT, CLOSED END INVESTMENT COMPANIES, CLOSED-END FUND, CLOSED-END FUNDS, CODE OF ETHICS, COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT, COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES, COLLECTIVE INVESTMENTS, COMMON LAW, COMPANY LAW, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, CONSUMER PROTECTION, CONTRIBUTIONS TO INVESTMENT, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, CREDIBILITY, CUSTODIAN, DEPOSITORIES, DEPOSITORY, DERIVATIVE, DERIVATIVES, DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS, DISCLOSURE OF FEES, DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS, DISCLOSURES, DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENT, DIVIDENDS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EMERGING MARKETS, ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS, ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, EQUITY MARKET, FIDUCIARY DUTIES, FIDUCIARY DUTY, FINANCIAL ANALYSTS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FINANCIAL PLANNER, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FRAUD, FRONT RUNNING, FULL DISCLOSURE, FUND ACTIVITY, FUND ASSETS, FUND ASSOCIATION, FUND DISCLOSURE, FUND GOVERNANCE, FUND INDUSTRY, FUND INVESTMENT, FUND INVESTOR, FUND INVESTORS, FUND MANAGEMENT, FUND MANAGEMENT COMPANIES, FUND MANAGER, FUND MANAGERS, FUND PERFORMANCE, FUND PROSPECTUSES, FUND SHARES, FUND UNITS, GLOBAL CAPITAL, GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS, GOVERNANCE ISSUES, GOVERNANCE STANDARDS, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GOVERNMENT REGULATION, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEDGE FUNDS, HOLDING COMPANY, ILLIQUID SECURITIES, INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS, INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS, INSIDER, INSIDER TRADING, INSIDERS, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COMPANIES, INSURANCE PRODUCTS, INTERESTS OF INVESTORS, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL, INVESTING, INVESTMENT ADVISOR, INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INVESTMENT ASSETS, INVESTMENT COMPANIES, INVESTMENT COMPANY, INVESTMENT DECISIONS, INVESTMENT FUND, INVESTMENT FUND LAWS, INVESTMENT FUNDS, INVESTMENT GUIDELINES, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INVESTMENT MANAGERS, INVESTMENT POLICIES, INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO, INVESTMENT RETURNS, INVESTMENT TRUST, INVESTMENT VEHICLES, INVESTOR CONFIDENCE, INVESTOR INTEREST, INVESTOR INTERESTS, INVESTOR PROTECTION, LEGAL ENTITIES, LEGAL ENTITY, LEGAL ENVIRONMENT, LEGAL PROVISIONS, LEGAL SYSTEM, LEGAL TRADITIONS, LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK, LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKS, LIABILITY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, LIQUIDATION, LIQUIDITY, LOCAL SECURITIES, LOCAL STOCK MARKET, MANAGEMENT COMPANIES, MANAGEMENT COMPANY, MANAGEMENT FEES, MARKET ECONOMIES, MARKET PARTICIPANTS, MARKET PRICE, MARKET PRICES, MARKET TIMING, MARKET VALUE, MUTUAL FUND, MUTUAL FUND SCANDALS, MUTUAL FUNDS, NAV, NET ASSET, NET ASSET VALUE, NET ASSETS, OPEN-ENDED FUNDS, PARENT COMPANY, PENSION, PENSION FUNDS, POOL OF ASSETS, PORTFOLIO, PORTFOLIO MANAGER, PORTFOLIO OF SECURITIES, PRICE MOVEMENT, PRICE PRESSURE, PRIVATE EQUITY, PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS, PROSPECTUS, PROSPECTUSES, PROTECTION FOR INVESTORS, REAL ESTATE FUNDS, REDEMPTION, REDEMPTION OF UNITS, REDEMPTIONS, REGULATION OF INVESTMENT FUND, REGULATORY AUTHORITIES, REGULATORY AUTHORITY, REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS, RETAIL INVESTORS, RETURN, RIGHTS OF INVESTORS, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, SECURITIES, SECURITIES BROKER, SECURITIES COMMISSION, SECURITIES COMMISSIONS, SECURITIES MARKET, SECURITIES MARKETS, SECURITIES PORTFOLIOS, SECURITIES REGULATOR, SECURITIES REGULATORS, SHAREHOLDER, SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS, SHAREHOLDERS, SOLVENCY, STOCK EXCHANGES, STOCK MARKET, STOCK PRICE, STOCK SPLITS, SUPERVISORY AGENCIES, SUPERVISORY AGENCY, SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES, SUPERVISORY BOARD, SUPERVISORY BOARDS, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, TRANSPARENCY, TRUST COMPANY, TRUST CORPORATION, TRUSTEE, TRUSTEES, TYPES OF FUNDS, VALUATION, VALUATION OF SECURITIES, VALUE OF ASSETS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/16402448/review-governance-collective-investment-funds-new-member-states-european-union
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13008
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