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News & Events
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03-Feb-2009
This study of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in China examines trends in SOEs shares of the national economy, sectoral distribution, listing on stock exchanges and internationalisation.
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03-Feb-2009
This study of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in India examines trends in SOEs shares of the national economy, sectoral distribution, listing on stock exchanges and internationalisation.
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13-Oct-2008
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has issued a resolution acknowledging the important contribution of the OECD to the development of standards of corporate governance and strongly supporting the work of the OECD in this area.
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11-Jun-2008
Good boardroom practice requires more than law and regulation: judgement, diplomacy and integrity. This book provides practical help for boards that navigate their way from principles to practice. It aims to describe how boards can practice good corporate governance in reality. This initiative reflects the importance that the OECD attaches to the private sector as a force in implementing good corporate governance.
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22-May-2008
On 16 April 2008, the OECD Steering Group on Corporate Governance invited representatives from the activist hedge fund industry and other activist investors to discuss potential policy issues including their use of shareholders rights (such as board nomination), the impact of their activism on market abuses prevention, the scope for shareholder cooperation into the light of “acting in concert” regulations, as well as the use of derivatives instruments to boost investors’ voting power.
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06-Mar-2008
Adopted in 2005, the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises have become a global benchmark. To assist countries in implementing the Guidelines, the OECD is developing an implementation guide in the area of accountability and transparency. The draft text was made available for public comment through an online consultation between 15 February and 3 March 2008.
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06-Mar-2008
The OECD launched its Global Network on Privatisation and Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises with an inaugural meeting in Paris on 5 March 2008. Participants from 45 countries agreed that the Global Network will serve as a platform for policy dialogue and exchange of experience in the areas of corporate governance of state-owned enterprises and privatisation. This meeting also provided Network members with the opportunity to discuss the draft Implementation Guide for Transparency and Accountability in State Ownership.
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07-Feb-2008
At its meeting on 14 November 2007, the Steering Group on Corporate Governance agreed on a common position based on the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance about the issue of whether there should be proportionality between ownership and control (also known as one-share-one-vote) in listed companies.
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12-Oct-2007
The Latin American Roundtable on Corporate Governance reviewed institutional investors’ experience and their influence on corporate governance when it met on 10-11 October, 2007 in Colombia. Finding some promising practice but significant shortcomings, they agreed to develop White Paper recommendations to encourage more engaged and informed ownership. The Roundtable also reviewed experience with voluntary corporate governance codes.
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Events
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from 05-Feb-2009 to 06-Feb-2009
For the first time, Asian and OECD policy makers met to discuss concrete solutions to detecting and curbing abusive related party transactions – one of the most serious corporate governances failures. Participants focused on policy options, including assessing strengths and weaknesses of various regulatory approaches, tightening enforcement and facilitating a change in culture and practice, particularly in the boardroom.
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from 02-Dec-2008 to 03-Dec-2008
Organised in Mexico City, 2-3 December 2008, this meeting provided an important opportunity to take stock of recent corporate governance-related developments in Latin America, particularly in the wake of the current global financial turmoil.
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on 10-Nov-2008
Organised in Doha, Qatar, on 9-10 November 2008 as part of the Hawkamah Annual Conference, participants focused on finalising and endorsing the MENA Policy Brief on Corporate Governance of Banks and preparing a Policy Brief on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs).
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from 19-Apr-2006 to 20-Apr-2006
The Asia Network on Corporate Governance of SOEs met on 19-20 April 2007 in Cebu, the Philippines. This second meeting focused on the role of the board and the relations with stakeholders (two chapters of the OECD guidelines on corporate governance of state owned enterprises, namely the responsibilities of the boards and relations with stakeholders in chapters VI and IV).
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from 18-Jun-2008 to 20-Jun-2008
This event, which took place in Seoul, focused on the globalisation of capital markets and its impact on corporate governance. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, gave a keynote address on the progress of international corporate governance reform and next steps.
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from 25-Jun-2008 to 26-Jun-2008
Senior policy makers from Asia met in New Delhi, India, on 25-26 June 2008 to discuss challenges in the corporate governance of state-owned enterprises, particularly in the area of transparency and disclosure and the equitable treatment of shareholders.
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from 06-May-2008 to 07-May-2008
Organised in Cape Town, South Africa, this meeting addressed a number of high priority issues for the region, including the establishment and composition of effective boards, and the role and structure of state ownership entities. This meeting also provided an opportunity to discuss the OECD’s recent Global Network meeting on transparency and accountability, which was instrumental in the finalisation of the OECD’s Implementation Guide to Ensure Accountability and Transparency in State Ownership.
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from 13-May-2008 to 14-May-2008
Senior decision makers from OECD and Asian economies met on 13-14 May 2008 in Hong Kong, China, to discuss improving monitoring and disclosure of related party transactions as a key corporate governance enforcement challenge.
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on 05-Mar-2008
Policy makers, officials from ownership entities, SOE representatives and experts from around 25 non-member countries took part in the first meeting of the OECD Global Network on Privatisation and Corporate Governance of State-Owned Assets which was held in Paris on 5 March 2008. This meeting focused on a review of the draft Implementation Guide for Accountability and Transparency in State Ownership.
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on 17-May-2007
The Eurasian Corporate Governance Roundtable established a task force to develop a policy options paper (“policy brief”) addressing corporate governance challenges shared by commercial banks in Eurasia. Based on some existing norms developed by the OECD or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the policy brief is to be developed through active discussion within the Task Force that includes experts from Eurasian countries, OECD member countries and international organisations. The Task Force has its meeting to discuss the draft policy brief in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 17 May 2007.
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