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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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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India’s review of corporate governance prompted by the Satyam scandal is now expected to result in the issue of corporate governance guidelines by the end of December, according to India’s Corporate Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid. The guidelines are expected to …

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The Irish Stock Exchange is considering whether there should be a stand-alone Irish corporate governance code following revelations of governance shortcomings in the market. According to a new report by accountants Grant Thornton, Ireland has seen a sharp decline in …

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Japan’s Financial Services Agency has announced draft regulations aimed at improving corporate governance disclosures.

With effect from March 31st 2010, companies will be required to disclose a detailed breakdown of individual pay for each executive earning more than ¥100 million …

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As the debate about the rights of shareholders to appoint their own nominees to US boards continues, the PROXY Governance (PGI) Hybrid Boards study, sponsored by the IRRC Institute, is appearing with increasing frequency in shareholder comment letters and other …

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The inclusion of the Green Party in the Irish coalition government has seen some interesting new features included in the new “Programme for Government” which was agreed this week after a series of last minute negotiations.

In addition to new …

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The prospect of new regulation at the ownership end of corporate governance mechanisms in Europe is beginning to take shape.

The new Member of the European Commission responsible for Internal Market and Services, Michel Barnier, has recently been making increasingly …

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The Canadian Securities Administrators have decided that companies are too busy to comply with the proposed corporate governance changes published last December.

The CSA is a council of the securities regulators of Canada’s provinces and territories which co-ordinates and harmonizes …

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