Canada has introduced a bill aimed at improving its corporate governance framework. An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA), the Canada Cooperatives Act, the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and the Competition Act includes proposals to increase shareholder …
Read MoreTaiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission has published the Securities and Futures Institute’s second evaluation of Taiwan’s 5-year Corporate Governance Roadmap published in December 2013. This is an assessment of the corporate governance of 1,447 companies in 2015 – made up of …
Read MoreShareholders in Australian companies are now more likely to have their votes taken on a poll by default instead of the traditional show of hands. Two-thirds of companies targeted by a global collaborative investor initiative have moved towards using polls, …
Read MoreInstitutional investors are demanding high ethical standards from their investment managers and all investors are looking better transparency about fees they charge according to, From Trust to Loyalty: A Global Survey of What Investors Want, produced for the CFA …
Read MoreThe Singapore Exchange (SGX) is undertaking a consultation on amendments to its Listing Rules to align them with the amended Companies Act passed in October 2014.
The Listing Rule changes will be able to send companies to send company notices …
Read MoreThe Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research have improved transparency, so issuers and investors can better understand the work of proxy information providers and advisers, according to the EU’s European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).
However, the ESMA believes …
Read MoreThe Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) officially launched its new AGM voting toolkit this month (08-Dec-15). The 34 policy ‘Red Lines‘ (19 Governance, 10 Social and 5 Environmental) are designed to help pension trustees hold investee companies …
Read MoreThe amended Transparency Directive (TD), which entered into force on 26 November 2015 across the EU brings major new powers to the FCA. One of the key changes is that the FCA can apply to court for a voting rights …
Read MoreThe International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) has welcomed the ongoing work on the Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes. A panel of experts was established in September to encourage the adoption of the codes as well as further improving …
Read MoreThe European Commission has released proposals which it says will improve access to finance for companies and simplify the information provided for investors. The Commission is making changes to the Prospectus Directive, originally adopted in 2003 and last revised …
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