# In an op-ed, Prof. Roy Smith discusses increased oversight of the governance of banks

1 Faculty News June 3, 2013 ![Financial News logo ](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030513.jpg?itok=TpE2KEls)>

Excerpt from [Financial News](http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2013-06-03/investors-gain-ear-of-listening-banks-comment?uniquekey=51ade713aaf95-116590) -- "This year in particular, bank boards have set high expectations for good governance. Let’s hope they will deliver. There is no margin for error at the top these days and retribution, from shareholders and regulators alike, will be swift if further scandals are unearthed."

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