Risk Analysis in Real Estate Investment Funds and Concepts of Corporate Governance

Abstract

The paper presents a research of the theory on corporate governance and its applicability in Real Estate Investment Funds. Facing the crisis of subprime and derivatives, the item Corporate Governance takes emphasis. Item of fundamental importance in any operation, should never lose focus, much less be forgotten, but the items are not exactly of governance requirements. In the U.S. you can see now, a major concern and the search for rules and the obligation related topics in Brazil rare and little regulation requirements. The article seeks to identify the weak point of financial transactions, the lack of information. Even where there is awareness of the risks involved in the transaction by the investor. The governance is not only an organizational structure, it also involves the rules of information within and outside the corporation.