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Illegal insider trading and corporate governance

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  • Ajit Dayanandan
  • Han Donker
  • Mike Ivanof

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This empirical study examines the role of corporate boards, ownership structure, and executive pay on illegal insider trading in the Netherlands. We use a unique dataset received from the prosecutor of financial crime in the Netherlands. The results of our study show that monitoring of large institutional shareholders and other blockholders, as well as board independency and board size reduce illegal insider trading. The study also confirms the entrenchment hypothesis that managerial shareholdings between 5-25% and executive compensation in the form of stock options positively impact illegal insider trading. Our paper validates some of the moral hazard problems associated with stock compensation schemes in corporate episodes in the 1990s and during the financial crisis in 2008, and points to the policy choices in framing new regulations in the corporate and financial landscape.

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  • Ajit Dayanandan & Han Donker & Mike Ivanof, 2014. "Illegal insider trading and corporate governance," International Journal of Corporate Governance, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 5(1/2), pages 1-21.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijcgov:v:5:y:2014:i:1/2:p:1-21
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    1. Siti Aisyah Ahmad Kamal* & Suhaily Hasnan & Ahmad Fawwaz Mohd Nassaruddin, 2018. "Corporate Governance and Insider Trading: Evidence from Malaysia," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, pages 31-39:2.

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