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Held in Mumbai, India, on 11-13 November 2002, the 4th Asian Roundtable discussed shareholders' rights and the equitable treatment of shareholders.
Materials
Theme I: Promoting Shareholder Participation
- Large, Family-Run Companies: the OECD Experience. Presentation by Mr Robert Zafft, Senior Corporate-Governance Specialist, OECD
- Creating Value for All Shareholders in Emerging Asian Markets. Presentation by Mr Stilpon Nestor, Principal, Nestor Advisors, United Kingdom [ paper / presentation ]
- Ensuring Meaningful Participation in Shareholders Meetings. Presentation by Mr Richard Roque, Principal, William E. Simon & Sons (Asia) Ltd, Hong-Kong China
- Other Peoples' Money: Custodial Shares, ADRs, and Proxies. Presentation by Mr Vincent Duhamel, Principal & Chief Executive, State Street Global Advisors, Hong Kong China [ paper / presentation ]
- Prof Judy Tsui, Dean, Faculty of Business & Information Systems, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong China [ paper / presentation ]
- Mr Andrew Betting, Head of Privatisation & Participation Department, Ministry of Finance, The Netherlands
- Ms Kim-Chi Trinh, Researcher, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, former Country Manager (Vietnam), Aetna International, Vietnam
- Mr Patrick Smith, Global Affairs Columnist, United States
Theme II: Preventing Insider Abuse
- Trade-offs between the Sophistication of Rules/Remedies and Their Ease of Implementation. Presentation by Prof Eric Talley, Director, Center for Law, Economics and Organization, University of Southern California Law School, United States [ paper / presentation ]
- Applying Corporate-Governance Principles to Financial Institutions Collective Investment Institutions and Insolvent Companies. Presentation by Prof Nara Srinivasan, Dean, Murdoch Business School, Murdoch University, Western Australia [ paper / presentation ]
- Defining, Disclosing and Discouraging Related-Party Transactions. Presentation by Mr John Lim, Counsel Member, Singapore Institute of Directors (SID), Singapore [ paper / presentation ]
- Tools and Rules to Combat Fraud. Presentation by Mr Deepankar Sanwalka, Executive Director, KPMG, India [ paper / presentation ]
- Protecting Minority Shareholders During Shifts in Corporate Control. Presentation by Prof Kenichi Osugi, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan [ paper / presentation ]
- Protecting Minority Shareholders from Improper Dilution. Presentation by Mr Manish Singhai, Vice President & Portfolio Manager, Alliance Capital Management, Singapore [ paper / presentation ]
- Moving Towards Transparency of Ownership and Control. Case study presented by Mr Pulak Prasad, Managing Director, Warburg Pincus Singapore LLC
Theme III: Enforcing Shareholders Rights
- Derivative and Class-Action Lawsuits. Presentation by Prof Jang Hasung, Center for Finance and Banking Research, Korea University
- Dissenters' Rights. Presentation by Mr Barry Metzger, Coudert Brothers, United States
- Mr Ruyin Hu, Director, Research Centre, Shanghai Stock Exchange, China
- Using the Stock Exchange to Speed Reform: Lessons from Brazil's Novo Mercado. Presentation by Ms Maria Elena Santana, Listing and Issuer Relations Superintendent, Sao Paolo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA), Brazil [ paper / presentation ]
- Private-Sector Initiatives.Mr Ravimohan, Managing Director & CEO, CRISIL, India
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