NDLI: Corporate governance and accounting irregularities: Canadian evidence

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Smaili, Nadia Labelle, Réal
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	This study examines the extent to which corporate governance acts as an efficient means of protecting investors against accounting irregularities. It is grounded in the literatures on public enforcement of securities laws by market authorities, governance, and fraudulent financial statements. A unique feature of the Canadian tracking and enforcement system for reporting issuers in default is used to refine the definitions of accounting irregularities or fraudulent financial statements used in other studies. We test and find that the governance mechanisms of firms found in default of financial reporting regulations during the first 5 years of existence of the Canadian system are weak compared to a sample of no-default firms. For instance, they have fewer independent and financial expert directors on their boards and audit committees, are more prone to have recently changed auditor and to having their CEO as chair of the board. They also appear to fulfill their financing requirements through private rather than public funds, which is consistent with the fact that default firms are less likely to be in a position to return to the public market to fulfill their needs. This study offers evidence relevant to policy makers and others who are concerned with the potential role of market authorities and governance in protecting investors against accounting irregularities.
Starting Page	625
Ending Page	653
Page Count	29
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13853457
Journal	Journal of Management and Governance
Volume Number	20
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	1572963X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-04-18
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Governance Accounting irregularity Financial reporting quality Fraudulent financial statement Restatement Regulation Reporting issuer in default Management Accounting/Auditing Industrial Organization Sociology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Business and International Management

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