Recent Corporate Governance News
Accountability and Transparency Guide for State Ownership
Posted from Corporate Governance 15 days ago
Corporate Governance : Governance
One priority in implementing the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of SOEs is to ensure a high quality of transparency and accountability. This new Guide will facilitate the practical implementation of the OECD Guidelines in this area by evaluating existing practices and providing viable polic... (original story)
MENA-OECD Task Force Meeting on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises, Paris, 1 March 2010
Posted from Corporate Governance 15 days ago
Corporate Governance : Governance
This meeting will focus on two governance reform topics that task force members have identified as priorities for the region; 1) Transparency and Accountability; and 2) the selection and quality of SOE boards. It is being jointly organised with the Hawkamah Institute of Corporate Governance with sup... (original story)
2nd meeting of the Global Network on Privatisation and Corporate Governance of SOEs, Paris, 2-3 March 2010
Posted from Corporate Governance 53 days ago
Corporate Governance : Governance
Governance Reform will be the focus at this SOE Global Network meeting, namely SOE board nomination, functioning and evaluation; and establishing, organising and reforming SOE ownership entities. Following the successful first meeting in 2008 with participants from more than 40 countries, this event... (original story)
Revised recommendations for the 10th Latin American Roundtable on Corporate Governance
Posted from Corporate Governance 58 days ago
Corporate Governance : Governance
Taking into account corporate governance lessons from the global financial crisis, the Latin American Roundtable on Corporate Governance concluded its 10th annual meeting by agreeing in principle to a revised set of recommendations aimed at encouraging institutional investors to exercise their owner... (original story)
Defining effective policies in the area of corporate governance
Posted from Corporate Governance 58 days ago
Corporate Governance : Governance
The financial crisis has led to a strong demand for new regulation and for this to be implemented rapidly. To avoid excessive regulation, a new publication calls for increased use of Regulatory Impact Assessment in the area of corporate governance and gives a number of examples of how the technique ... (original story)
Are the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance still relevant when SOEs operate abroad?
Posted from Corporate Governance 58 days ago
Corporate Governance : Governance
This new report identifies the concrete guidance provided by the current OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance when SOEs operate in foreign jurisdictions. (original story)
The Financial Crisis: Reform and Exit Strategies
Posted from Corporate Governance 176 days ago
Corporate Governance : Governance
The financial crisis required governments to make massive interventions in their financial systems. This book sets out priorities for reforming incentives in financial markets as well as for phasing out these emergency measures. (original story)
Publication of the Practical Guide to Corporate Governance
Posted from Corporate Governance 191 days ago
Corporate Governance : Governance
The Practical Guide to Corporate Governance: Experiences from the Latin American Companies Circle highlights the challenges, priorities and tangible benefits of adopting leading corporate governance practices in the region. The publication offers a first look at Latin American company results during... (original story)
G8 Summit to discuss principles and standards for global business dealings
Posted from Corporate Governance 255 days ago
Corporate Governance : Governance
One of the agenda items at the G8 Summit in L’Aquila this week is expected to be a discussion of a proposed new “Global Standard” for international business dealings (see www.oecd.org/globalstandard). An Italian-led working group has drawn up, with the assistance of the OECD, a list of 12 “c... (original story)
The OECD’s effort to help build a stronger, cleaner and fairer global economy
Posted from Corporate Governance 267 days ago
Corporate Governance : Governance
The current economic crisis has exposed the deficiencies of economic global governance and the risk of having a highly integrated global economy with fragmented global economic decision-making and regulation. To improve our impact, we do need stronger, more inclusive and better coordinated internati... (original story)
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