This Research Spotlight provides a summary of the academic literature on the impact of equity ownership on firm performance and agency problems:
- The relation between equity ownership and performance
- The relation between equity ownership and future financial restatements
- The impact of clawback policies on future restatements
- The relation between equity ownership and insider trading
- The impact of insider trading policies on trading abuses
This Research Spotlight expands upon issues introduced in the Quick Guide “Equity Ownership.”