Corporate Governance in European Listed Companies and Financial Institutions

The article discusses corporate governance in listed companies and credit institutions from the perspective of European Union law. Recent legal evolution in listed companies' corporate governance deals mainly with the issues of transparency, the role of shareholders and investors, the duties and responsibilities of the board of directors and the management compensation. Progress has been made with the specific principles of corporate governance for banking and other financial institutions, and with the duties and functioning of the board, risk management and remuneration policies.