As the US Presidential battle careers towards its conclusion, the day to day business of law creation proceeds in Washington DC. Of particular interest to investors, indeed anyone with an interest in good governance, is HR5311 the ‘‘Corporate Governance Reform …
Read MoreUK Prime Minister Theresa May has committed her government to tackling what she sees as corporate irresponsibility by a small number of companies and to improving board diversity by including workers and consumers.
Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference May …
Read MoreEU capital market union is being hampered by a silo-ed approach to corporate governance policy, according to a report, Governance Policy in the European Union: Through an Investor’s Lens, published by the CFA Institute.
The report, the result …
Read MoreGovernance standards in emerging markets are coming under closer scrutiny. The International Organization of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) has published a report seeking to strengthen corporate governance frameworks within emerging markets.
The report from IOSCO’s growth and emerging markets …
Read MoreFollowing revelations that shareholders in Indian companies were being disadvantaged by private equity promoters SEBI, India’s Securities and Exchange Board is looking to cut down on unfair practices.
In a consultation to change to its Listing Rules SEBI said …
Read MoreThe UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is consulting on its conduct committee’s operating procedures for reviewing company reports and accounts.
The conduct committee is a committee of the FRC Board established under the Articles of Association. The …
Read MoreThe Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand is consulting on a draft corporate governance (CG) code, which will replace the country’s principles of good corporate governance 2012, and a new investment governance code. The deadline for responses to …
Read MoreThe US Council of Institutional of Investors (CII) has written to the House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee objecting to a number of proposals in its Financial CHOICE Act – which has now been approved by committee.
This proposed law …
Read MoreResponsible investment advocates have welcomed the government’s Local Government Pension Scheme guidance which provides a less prescriptive framework for investing as part of the requirement for local authorities to prepare their own investment strategy statement.
The guidance is to enable …
Read MoreThe House of Commons’ Business, Innovation, and Skills (BIS) Committee has launched an inquiry on corporate governance, focussing on executive pay, directors duties, and the composition of boardrooms, including worker representation and gender balance in executive positions.
This follows the …
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