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News & Events
News
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23-Jul-2007
The OECD Steering Group on Corporate Governance has released today the studies it requested on the role of alternative investors in corporate governance.
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05-Jun-2007
The OECD Steering Group has concluded that “activist” hedge funds and private equity firms can play a positive role in corporate governance of publicly held companies and that specific issues are best addressed within the framework of the existing OECD Principles of Corporate Governance.
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05-Jun-2007
OECD countries have agreed that the corporate governance practices of private equity firms and hedge funds are best addressed within the framework of the existing OECD Principles of Corporate Governance.
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20-Mar-2007
OECD and the Latin American Roundtable on Corporate Governance were recognized as being among the five main institutional supporters of Bovespa's Novo Mercado in a ceremony on March 1, 2007 . Bovespa was celebrating the 100th company to join the special corporate governance listing segments of the trading board. OECD has been providing advice and support since the first Latin American Roundtable on Corporate Governance was held in Brazil in April 2000, the same year the Novo Mercado was launched.
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04-Dec-2006
The OECD has taken an important step to reinforce the role of its Principles of Corporate Governance as a global standard by issuing guidance for users in assessing their implementation. The Principles, agreed by governments in 1999 and revised in 2004, are designed to maintain public trust in companies and stock markets.
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22-Nov-2006
"The Latin American Roundtable Companies Circle 2nd Edition", featuring the experience of 13 leading Latin American companies, was launched on the occasion of the 4th meeting of the Latin American Roundtable Companies Circle , held on November 22, 2006 in São Paulo, Brazil. The meeting also advanced work on the development of a Companies Circle practical guide to implementation of good corporate governance.
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17-Oct-2006
Corporate governance is improving in Turkey but some key issues, including the potential for unfair treatment of minority shareholders, need to be tackled if Turkish firms are to take full advantage of opportunities to grow in coming years, according to a new OECD report.
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25-Jul-2006
A new policy brief report issued by the Task Force of the Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance sets out consensus objectives and recommendations for banks, regulators and policy-makers to strengthen corporate governance of banks in the region.
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22-Nov-2005
This new publication gives an insight into how eight companies from Brazil, Colombia and Peru improved their corporate governance practices. Based on their experiences, this report gives practical advice and solutions for other companies in Latin America that are considering reforming their governance structure. (available in English, Portuguese and Spanish)
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Events
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from 29-Mar-2007 to 30-Mar-2007
Chairmen of the boards of China’s largest listed companies met with OECD decision-makers to discuss boardroom challenges and how to make improvements, at a meeting hosted by the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 29-30 March, 2007.
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from 15-May-2006 to 16-May-2006
A new Asia Network is developing into a high-level hub for a structured policy dialogue on corporate governance of State Owned Enterprises, using the OECD Guidelines as a framework for discussion.
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from 16-Feb-2006 to 17-Feb-2006
On 16 and 17 February 2006 the Indian Ministry of Company Affairs together with the OECD organised the 2006 Policy Dialogue on Corporate Governance in India.
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from 15-Feb-2006 to 16-Feb-2006
The Sixth Eurasia Corporate Governance Roundtable Meeting took place in Istanbul, Turkey, on 15 February, back to back with the South East Europe Corporate Governance Roundtable and the joint meeting of both Roundtables on 16 February. The meeting focused on corporate governance reform and enforcement in the region.
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from 20-Sep-2005 to 21-Sep-2005
The Sixth Meeting of the Latin American Corporate Governance Roundtable took place in Lima, Peru, on 20 - 21 September, 2005. The Roundtable reviewed progress in implementing the recommendations of the Latin American White Paper on Corporate Governance, considered emerging practices in strengthening enforcement, and experience in improving board effectiveness. Participants also exchanged experience regarding the relevance of the new OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises in the Latin American context.
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from 14-Sep-2005 to 15-Sep-2005
The OECD-MENA Working Group 5 on Improving Corporate Governance Principles held a plenary session on September 14-15 in Rabat, Morocco to discuss corporate governance of state-owned enterprises and progress in implementation of working group objectives.
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on 19-May-2005
The OECD and the Enterprise Research Institute of the Development Research Centre convened a high level meeting to exchange experience on corporate governance of state owned assets. The OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State Owned Enterprises were presented for the first time following their official adoption by the OECD in April 2005.
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on 10-May-2005
The Latin American Roundtable on Corporate Governance launched, on May 10th in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a new Companies Circle. This is an initiative led by companies who have adopted best practices of corporate governance. Its objectives are to bring together a group of Latin American companies who have adopted best corporate governance practices to provide private sector input into the work of the Roundtable; and to share with each other and the public their experiences putting the principles of good corporate governance into practice.
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on 12-Oct-2004
A Consultative meeting was held at the IEA in Paris with representatives from Ministries and State-owned institutions in key non-member countries in order to have their input in the drafting of the Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Assets.
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