# Corporate governance in financial institutions

European Parliament procedure 2010/2303(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee ECON / IMCO / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 215 committee amendments tabled by 28 Members between 2011-01-18 and 2011-02-09.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on corporate governance in financial institutions. The amendments address risk governance and board-level risk committees, the role of a Chief Risk Officer, the choice between binding rules and a 'comply or explain' approach, fit-and-proper criteria, supervisory oversight, and cost-benefit impact assessments, citing the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the financial crisis.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon BOWLES | United Kingdom | ALDE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33570.md |
| Pascal CANFIN | France | RE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96711.md |
| Sebastian Valentin BODU | Romania | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39722.md |
| Marta ANDREASEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96954.md |
| Saïd EL KHADRAOUI | Belgium | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/25718.md |
| Arlene McCARTHY | United Kingdom | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2173.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Barbara WEILER | Germany | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1907.md |
| Othmar KARAS | Austria | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4246.md |
| Ashley FOX | United Kingdom | ECR | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96957.md |
| Alfredo PALLONE | Italy | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97197.md |
| Herbert DORFMANN | Italy | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96787.md |
| Elena BĂSESCU | Romania | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96814.md |
| Emma McCLARKIN | United Kingdom | ECR | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96919.md |
| Corien WORTMANN-KOOL | Netherlands | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28167.md |

## Official source documents

- PE456.724: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-456.724+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE458.536: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-458.536+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE458.609: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-458.609+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2010-2303-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2010-2303-INI.json

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