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Issues to Discuss:

Should banks have the same corporate governance as other firms?

Do you agree that banks should follow the Franco-German corporate governance model, where they should focus on long-term stakeholders as well as shareholders? Or should banks follow the Anglo-American, and only focus on shareholders?

Does the business judgment rule (page 10) make sense? How does this relate to the importance/effectiveness of the market for corporate control?

Do you think that government regulated requirements such as high capital requirements to force shareholders to put more of their money at risk is a good means of reducing moral hazard?

What is the relevance of separation of management and ownership in the success of the modern corporation?

What are the important issues with respect to institutional stock ownership and outside monitoring?

REQUIREMENT: Only need 1-2 pages. References are required!!