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Fighting abusive related party transactions in Asia

09-Sep-2009

Where a party in control of a company enters into a transaction to the detriment of non controlling shareholders – is one of the biggest corporate governance challenges facing the Asian business landscape. This Guide provides options for monitoring and curbing such abusive related party transactions. 

Refusals to Deal

08-Sep-2009

The term “refusal to deal” describes a situation in which one firm refuses to sell to another firm, or is willing to sell only at a price that is considered “too high” or only under conditions that are deemed unacceptable. RTDs may harm competition by preventing entry that would have eroded or eliminated the dominant firm’s position.  They may also restrict competition in markets where the dominant firm’s product is an input or a complement.

Financing retirement and healthcare in a rapidly ageing world

02-Sep-2009

Demographic trends challenge the financial sustainability of pay-as-you-go pension and healthcare systems, as well as capital-funded systems and risk undermining access and quality. Published by the World Economic Forum, with the support of the OECD and Mercer, this report highlights options to better cater for changing retirement and healthcare expectations.

Currently Recruiting Corporate Governance Expert

07-Aug-2009

The Corporate Affairs Division is seeking a corporate governance expert to join its team in Paris supporting the work of the Steering Group on Corporate Governance.  The job vacancy number is 3296 and the deadline for submitting applications is 9 September 2009.

Privatisation in the 21st Century: Recent Experiences of OECD Countries

06-Aug-2009

The OECD has released a stocktaking of good practices in privatisation, based on OECD member countries’ experiences since 2000. This report reviews the main challenges during the privatisation process and offers advice to public authorities on how to address them.

OECD adopts guidelines to avoid protectionist use of national security measures

23-Jul-2009

Guidelines for Recipient Country Investment Policies relating to National Security have been adopted by the OECD to help governments maintain fair treatment of international investors while meeting their countries' security needs.

OECD countries improve their investment commitments under the Codes of Liberalisation

22-Jul-2009

The 30 OECD country positions under the legally binding OECD Codes of Liberalisation of Capital Movements and of Current Invisible Operations, as well as the companion OECD National Treatment instrument, have been revised in a report issued by the OECD Council.

Financial Market Trends No.96

10-Jul-2009

This edition focuses on issues related to the financial and economic crisis, including articles on corporate governance lessons, government guarantees for financial institutions, private pensions, sovereign borrowing, government debt issuance, and the role of stock exchanges in corporate governance.

Tougher rules needed to protect consumers, says OECD

07-Jul-2009

Financial services firms must make sure their customers understand what they are letting themselves in for when they sign up for mortgages, consumer loans and other products, under new OECD guidelines designed to avoid a repeat of the sub-prime mortgage crisis and ensuing credit crunch that sent the world economy into recession.


Events

Developing and promoting the automotive industry in the Western Balkans

on 19-Jun-2009

The Investment Compact for South East Europe working group on investment promotion met in Brussels on 19 June 2009 to focuse on development of the automotive components sector in the framework of the project Defining and Strengthening Sector Specific Sources of Competitiveness.

Progress in tax policy analysis and the Investment Reform Index

from 16-Jun-2009 to 19-Jun-2009

The South East Europe (SEE) Working Group on Tax Policy Analysis held its second meeting on 29 June 2009 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, bringing together high-level officials and policy experts from South East Europe and the OECD to build on the process of addressing tax reform priorities along the lines of the Investment Reform index (IRI).

 

Third Annual Conference of the Egyptian Institute of Directors (EIOD), Cairo, Egypt

on 15-Jun-2009

The conference focused on three key themes: the role of internal audit and audit committees, the role of external auditors, and disclosure and accounting standards.

Reinforcing Financial Supervision and Regulation - Lessons from the Crisis, Beirut, Lebanon

from 28-May-2009 to 29-May-2009

The conference focused primarily on corporate governance lessons emerging from the current financial crisis.

Regional Symposium on Insolvency and Creditor Rights in the MENA countries, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

from 26-May-2009 to 27-Jun-2009

The conference took place to advance the level of understanding of the insolvency systems in countries in the region.

6th Forum on Asian Insolvency Reform (FAIR)

from 17-Jul-2009 to 18-Jul-2009

The theme for this event, which took place in Bangkok 17-18 July 2009, was 'Asian Insolvency Reforms following the Global Financial Crisis: Policy Responses and Opportunities'. Emphasis was on a review of progress made by Asian governments in reform implementation and in-depth discussion on the policy options for insolvency reform.

Second Conference on the Financial Management of Large-Scale Catastrophes, Bangkok, 24-25 September 2009

from 24-Sep-2009 to 25-Sep-2009

The 2nd Conference organised under the auspices of the OECD International Network on the Financial Management of Large-Scale Catastrophes (“OECD Network”) is scheduled to take place in Bangkok, Thailand, on 24-25 September, 2009. This international event will be hosted by the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) of Thailand, with the sponsorship of the Government of Japan. 

10 year anniversary of the Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance, Manila, 9-10 September 2009

from 09-Sep-2009 to 10-Sep-2009

This meeting evaluated whether corporate governance standards and practices are working. What will the next decade of Corporate Governance in Asia be like?

Corporate responsibility roundtable on consumer empowerment and responsible business conduct

on 15-Jun-2009

The 2009 roundtable focused on the responsibilities of multinational companies towards consumers and how consumers encourage responsible business conduct in accordance with the framework of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.



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