Enhancing corporate governance in listed companies with concentrated shareholdings: A Malaysian perspective

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Title:	Enhancing corporate governance in listed companies with concentrated shareholdings: A Malaysian perspective
Author(s):	Shanthy Rachagan, (Monash University, Selangor, Malaysia)
Citation:	Shanthy Rachagan, (2010) "Enhancing corporate governance in listed companies with concentrated shareholdings: A Malaysian perspective", Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 17 Iss: 4, pp.430 - 440
Keywords:	Corporate governance, Family firms, Public sector organization, Shareholders
Article type:	Conceptual paper
DOI:	10.1108/13590791011082788 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Abstract:	Purpose – The paper aims to focus on diverse ownership structures, especially the controlling shareholder system and their impact on corporate governance. Design/methodology/approach – The paper deliberates the agency problems in concentrated shareholder-listed companies in general which are related transactions involving controlling shareholders, significant corporate actions, and control transactions. The paper further studies agency issues in Malaysian-listed companies specifically relating to government-linked companies and family-owned companies. Findings – The paper identifies agency problems in concentrated shareholding-listed companies which are government linked or family owned and then provide solutions to overcome these problems. Originality/value – Specific agency problems in Malaysian-listed companies and solutions to overcome them are presented in this paper.