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The UK Stewardship Code and investee earnings quality

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  • Chun Lu
  • Jacqui Christensen
  • Janice Hollindale
  • James Routledge

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Purpose - The UK Stewardship Code was the first voluntary governance code specifically for institutional investors. The Code sets out the principles of effective stewardship by institutional investors toward their investee companies with the aim of improving long-term risk-adjusted returns to shareholders. This paper aims to examine whether compliance by institutional investors with UK Stewardship Code is related to the earnings quality of their investee companies. Design/methodology/approach - The association between institutional investor Code compliance and Code compliance quality and investee company accruals quality is investigated. Findings - For a sample of large UK listed companies from 2013, the authors find reasonably high levels of compliance with the Code by institutional investors. The analysis does not suggest that Code compliance is positively related to investee company earnings quality. Rather, the finding is that substantial or long-term investments are more likely to result in effective stewardship regardless of Code compliance. Originality/value - This study offers valuable insights regarding the efficacy of the Stewardship Code’s policy approach to improving corporate governance by institutional investors.

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  • Chun Lu & Jacqui Christensen & Janice Hollindale & James Routledge, 2018. "The UK Stewardship Code and investee earnings quality," Accounting Research Journal, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 31(3), pages 388-404, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:arjpps:arj-09-2016-0116
    DOI: 10.1108/ARJ-09-2016-0116
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