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1、Theroleofgoodgovernance,disclosureandtransparencyinbankingstabilityDavidCarseDeputyChiefExecutiveHongKongMonetaryAuthority22February2001IntroductionTwoimportanttrendsinbankingregulationandsupervisionhavebecomeevidentinrecentyearsstressonthekeyroleofthedi
2、rectorsandseniormanagementinensuringthatbanksareprudentlymanagedtheroleofdisclosureandmarketdisciplineinpromotingtheaccountabilityofdirectors/managementandindiscouragingexcessiverisk-takingThesetrendsarethesubjectofthispresentationTheroleofbadcorporatego
3、vernanceintheAsiancrisisWeakcorporategovernanceinAsianbankswasoneofthekeyfactorsintheAsiancrisismanybankswerecontrolledbyowner-managersandtheboardofdirectorsplayedlittlerolebankswereoftenpartsofwiderconglomeratesandwereusedtofundotherpartsofthegrouporthe
4、owners(connectedlending)managementwasnotprofessionalandlackedself-responsibilitygrowthwasmoreimportantthanreturnoncapitalriskmanagementwaspoorThesituationinHongKongCorporategovernanceofHongKongbanksisrelativelygoodbyregionalstandardsashasbeenshownbytheir
5、abilitytosurvivetheAsiancrisisintactHowever,thereweresomeweaknessesintheperformanceoftheboardsofafewlocalbanksduringtheAsiancrisisinthesecases,theboardofdirectorsfailedtoplayaproperleadershiproleToaddressthissituation,theHKMAissuedaguidelineoncorporatego
6、vernanceinlocallyincorporatedauthorizedinstitutionsinMay2000TheroleoftheHKMAPromotionofgoodcorporategovernanceispartofthesupervisoryresponsibilitiesoftheHKMACorporategovernanceisparticularlyimportantforbanksbecauseoftheriskstheytakeonandbecausetheysafegu
7、ardotherpeople’smoneyDirectorsneedtoensurethattherisksinbanksareproperlymanaged,andundertheHongKongBankingOrdinancetheyhaveaspecificlegalresponsibilitytodosoThisdoesnotmeanthatthedirectorsshouldthemselvesformulatepoliciesformanagingrisk,buttheyshouldcert
8、ainlyapprovesuchpoliciesContentsoftheHKMAGuidelineMajorresponsibilitiesoftheboardensurecompetentmanagementapproveobjectives,strategiesandbusinessplansensurethatthebank’soperationsareconductedprudentlyandwithintheframeworko