First meeting of the Latin American Network on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises

The first meeting of the Network focused on overall frameworks and priorities for SOE governance reforms in the region, challenges for improving SOE boards, and case studies of governance reforms in some of Latin America’s largest SOEs from Brazil, Chile and Colombia.

Corporate governance - regional roundtables and programmes

Good corporate governance is essential for the development of a competitive private sector that in the long-term is able to attract and retain the capital needed for investment. OECD corporate governance co-operation with non-OECD economies is organised around regional roundtables and country programmes which provide key forums for dialogue and the sharing of best policy practices.

Companies Circle of the Latin American Corporate Governance Roundtable

The Companies Circle of the Latin American Corporate Governance Roundtable brings together a group of Latin American companies who have adopted good corporate governance practices in order to provide private sector input into the work of the Roundtable.

OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises

The OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises give concrete advice to countries on how to manage more effectively their responsibilities.

Corporate governance and the financial crisis

The financial crisis revealed severe shortcomings in corporate governance. When most needed, existing standards failed to provide the checks and balances that companies need in order to cultivate sound business practices.

The exercise of shareholder rights: Country comparison of turnout and dissent, OECD Corporate Governance Working Papers, No.3

This working paper examines the degree to which investors use their share voting rights to register their concerns with companies on corporate issues in OECD countries and Brazil. The study highlights patterns of dissent that suggest remuneration and issues of capital structure are the resolutions that attract most consistent shareholder dissent. Australia, Chile and Germany are singled out for enhanced analysis.

Board Practices: Incentives and Governing Risks

This publication examines how effectively boards manage to align executive and board remuneration with the longer term interests of their companies.

Privatisation in the 21st century in OECD countries

Privatisation in OECD countries reached an all-time high in the 1990s and remained high in the first years of the 21st century. The OECD analyses trends in privatisation, profiles recent experiences and proposes operational and policy conclusions.

The size and composition of the SOE sector in OECD countries, OECD Corporate Governance Working Papers, No. 5

This working paper summarises the main findings of a data collection exercise documenting the size of the national state-owned enterprise (SOE) sectors in OECD countries (in terms of number, employment and economic value of enterprises), and provides a breakdown by main sectors and types of incorporation.

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Competitive neutrality and state-owned enterprises in Australia, OECD Corporate Governance Working Papers, No. 4

This working paper provides a comprehensive overview of the competitive neutrality framework in Australia following a period of profound competition reforms in the 1990s.

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