The global financial crisis has led to more and more focuson corporate governance and financial institutions. Therehas been much coverage in the media about variouscorporate governance related issues in banks and otherfinancial institutions, such as executive directors'remuneration and bankers' bonuses, board composition andboard diversity. This book, dedicated to the corporategovernance of banks and other financial institutions,makes a timely and accessible contribution to theliterature in this area. The contributors are experts intheir field with in-depth knowledge of the variouscountries including Italy, the UK, Germany, the US, China,Japan, Brazil, Russia, Australia and Nigeria, plus achapter on Islamic financial institutions, covered in thisbook. Overall, the engagingly written chapters highlightmany of the shortcomings of corporate governance whichhave led to financial scandals, whilst indicating areaswhere corporate governance can be strengthened andimproved.Adding depth and accessibility to existingcorporate governance books, this Handbook is ideal as ateaching and learning tool for undergraduate andpostgraduate students. For directors and the generalbusiness and wider stakeholder communities concerned withcorporate governance, it is an essential resource