Corporate governance in Kenya is improving due to enhanced corporate disclosure and improved regulation according to this year’s corporate governance index from Cyton Investments.
Cyton noted that its first index, and accompanying corporate governance analysis, published last year had …
Read MoreTwenty-five years of corporate governance reforms in the UK have tended to create a compliance culture on company boards with non-executive directors more focused on risk mitigation and monitoring than supporting management to boost their businesses according to a report …
Read MoreUber’s founder and chief executive Travis Kalanick, who last week said he would take indefinite leave, has now resigned from his post although he remains on the board of the technology-driven ride-hailing company, following pressure by shareholders, reports state.…
Read MoreBoard diversity and gender pay equity were key themes for the 2017 proxy season in the US, according to the annual review by the EY Center for Board Matters.
The report noted that this year’s proxy season was notable …
Read MoreThe Indian financial regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has set up a committee to advise on issues relating to the corporate governance of listed companies. SEBI wants the committee to recommend improvements within the next four …
Read MoreCompliance with the Japanese corporate governance code of 2015 shows strong compliance according to research published by the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).
The Code contains five general principles, 30 principles, and 38 supplementary principles and like the UK code …
Read MoreThe NZX’s revised corporate governance code (the NZX Code) and its supporting rule amendments have been published. The New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) which administers the code said this was the first substantial update since 2003 and represented a significant …
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