Conference key note speeches came thick and fast at the ICGN’s London conference at the Guildhall this week. The three leading actors in the UK’s governance reform, Sir David Walker, Lord Myners and Sir Christopher Hogg each presented their individual …

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Peter Dey, the architect of Canada’s first corporate governance guidelines for boards, is convinced that the power of directors has been eroded on that  balance of power has shifted too far to shareholders on key issues.

Dey’s remarks were made …

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The ASX Corporate Governance Council has released a communiqué on its recent work programme and it proposal to make changes to the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (‘the ASX Code’) with an expected implementation date from 1 July 2010.…

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Remuneration reports  are “unduly complex, place a significant burden on companies and are of limited use to shareholders and other readers. At worst, they have become almost incomprehensible to even expert readers and can give a distorted picture of executive …

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The AFL-CIO has released its key votes list for the 2010 proxy season – naming proposals at 27 companies. The key vote survey rates the voting practices of investment managers by surveying how they voted on certain proposals identified by …

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The European Commission has this week launched a consultation, in the form of a green paper, in preparation for taking measures to enhance corporate governance in financial institutions and remuneration policies.

It is significant that the Commission is keen …

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The US is moving forward with a series of comprehensive financial reforms in a new bill, “The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009”. In 1,279 pages, the new bill pulls together a total of six reform proposals …

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Yesterday’s news that JP Morgan has been hit with the largest fine ever handed down by the FSA might not appear to have any direct connection to shareholder stewardship, after all it wasn’t their securities servicing division found to be …

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Coming so late in the life of the current parliamentary term, the City may be forgiven for already turning attention from yesterday’s budget statement to post-election budgetary announcements for substantive financial and fiscal policy developments. However, hidden in the text …

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Manifest’s annual total remuneration survey, published in association with MM&K is now available. For more information about this essential resource for issuers and investors alike please Click Here >>…

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