Artikel

The impact of the Social Security Fund on auditor litigation risk

In this study, we examine the effect of the Social Security Fund on auditor litigation risk. Using audit fees as a proxy for auditor perceptions of litigation risk, we find that the Social Security Fund significantly reduces auditor litigation risk. Furthermore, we show that the Social Security Fund influences auditor litigation risk through reducing both the audit risk and the business risk of public companies. In addition, the impact of the Social Security Fund for reducing auditor litigation risk is more obvious in the group of firms with low levels of internal governance, which indicates that the Social Security Fund plays an important governance role as a high-quality institutional investor. In summary, we verify that the Social Security Fund, when acting as an institutional investor, plays an important role in corporate governance, and that it helps to reduce auditor litigation risk. Our results provide empirical support for expanding the governance role of the Social Security Fund as an institutional investor in China's A-share market.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: China Journal of Accounting Research ; ISSN: 1755-3091 ; Volume: 13 ; Year: 2020 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 201-221 ; Amsterdam: Elsevier

Klassifikation
Management
Thema
Auditor litigation risk
External corporate governance
Institutional investors
Social Security Fund

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Zhu, Lei
Zheng, Qianwen
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Elsevier
(wo)
Amsterdam
(wann)
2020

DOI
doi:10.1016/j.cjar.2020.05.002
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Artikel

Beteiligte

  • Zhu, Lei
  • Zheng, Qianwen
  • Elsevier

Entstanden

  • 2020

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