Corporate Governance in Banking and Investor Protection

Introduction.- Part I: International Studies about Corporate Governance in Banking and Investor Protection.- Part II: Individual Country Studies about Corporate Governance in Banking and Investor Protection.- Part III: Responsible Investment.

Belén Díaz Díaz is Associate Professor of Financial Economics at the University of Cantabria and Academic Director of Santander Financial Institute (SANFI). Previously she has been Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the UC; ERASMUS Coordinator of the Faculty of Business and Economics in the UC and the Director of the Area of Campus and Social Development of the UC reporting to the Vice-Chancellor of Campus and Social Development responsible for the social responsibility policies at the UC. She has served as a visiting scholar/researcher at universities in the United States (University of Berkeley), Australia (University of Technology of Sydney), England (London School of Economics and Political Science and Staffordshire University), Argentina (Universidad Nacional de Jujuy) and Chile (Universidad Internacional SEK).Her research focuses on Corporate Finance, mergers and acquisitions, Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility. She has published scientific articles in relevant journals and books and has participated in several conferences showing the results of her research. The quality of her research was recognized with the "Sanchis Alcover Award", awarded by the Scientific Association of Economy and Management in 2006. She is member of the editorial board of different publications. Her teaching focuses on stock markets, corporate finance and business valuation to undergraduates, postgraduates and PhD students. She is Director and professor of the "International Master in Banking and Financial Markets" (organized jointly by UC and Santander Bank through SANFI), in Spain, Morocco, Mexico, Chile and Brazil. She is also professor of other postgraduate courses such as the "Official Master in Business Administration (MBA)" in the UC and the "Master in Accounting and Auditing" in the UC, among others. She has written several reports and developed more than 20 R+D projects about different financial and economic issues commissioned by