Corporate ownership and concentration
This working paper documents the trends in the ownership structures of listed companies
around the world and the rise in ownership concentration. It identifies three major
trends in corporate ownership: the dominance of company group structures, in particular
in a number of emerging markets; the growth of state ownership through various state
controlled investors; and the re concentration of ownership in the hands of large
institutional investors, in particular investors that follow passive index investment
strategies. The paper also discusses the implications for corporate governance of
corporate ownership by private companies, states and institutional investors in global
public equity markets.
Published on September 19, 2022
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