The Role of Mutual Funds and Non- Banking Financial Companies in Corporate Governance in Pakistan

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Moeen Cheema, Sikander A. Shah
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CMER WORKING PAPER No. 06-47
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This paper advances the argument that institutional investors, particularly mutual funds can play a vital role in enhancing corporate governance in emerging economies. Accordingly, regulatory framework need to be structured in a manner that would encourage the growth of the mutual fund industry and enable it to play a proactive role in corporate governance. The paper reviews and evaluates the regulation of mutual funds in Pakistan in the light of the above propositions. The Role of Mutual Funds and Non-Banking Financial Companies in Corporate Governance in Pakistan.