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Publication of the Practical Guide to Corporate Governance

09-Sep-2009

The Practical Guide to Corporate Governance: Experiences from the Latin American Companies Circle highlights the challenges, priorities and tangible benefits of adopting leading corporate governance practices in the region. The publication offers a first look at Latin American company results during the recent period of financial crisis showing that firms recognized for better corporate governance practices suffered less damage than average listed Latin American companies. It is now available for dowload. 

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.

The OECD’s effort to help build a stronger, cleaner and fairer global economy

03-Jun-2009

The current economic crisis has exposed the deficiencies of economic global governance and the risk of having a highly integrated global economy with fragmented global economic decision-making and regulation. To improve our impact, we do need stronger, more inclusive and better coordinated international organisations, warned the OECD Secretary-General.

Corporate Governance Lessons from the Financial Crisis

25-Feb-2009

This new report analyses the impact of failures and weaknesses in corporate governance on the financial crisis, including risk management systems and executive salaries.

OECD’s Gurría welcomes G7 move to establish set of ethical principles on global business

16-Feb-2009

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has welcomed the decision by G7 Finance Ministers to work towards setting up a set of common principles on integrity, transparency and propriety in global financial and business transactions.

WFE votes a resolution of support for the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance

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.

OECD’s Gurría launches drive to raise corporate governance standards

25-Sep-2008

Good corporate governance is one of the keys to healthy financial markets in today’s globalised economy. Amid current market turmoil, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has called for a new drive to raise standards and performance in this area.

The OECD releases a report about how to implement the OECD Principles in the boardroom

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.

The OECD Steering Group on Corporate Governance continues dialogue with alternative investors

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.


Events

Corporate governance in Asia – conference and press briefing – Manila, the Philippines, 9 September 2009

on 09-Sep-2009

The financial crisis revealed serious shortcomings in corporate governance around the world. What lessons can companies and regulators learn from the crisis? And what role can they play in improving global governance standards to help rebuild trust and confidence in financial markets?

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.

Global consultation on corporate governance and the financial crisis

on 18-Mar-2009

This consultation addressed the role of corporate governance in the financial crisis, focusing on monitoring, implementation and enforcement of standards and codes, as well as specific areas for improvement.

Asian Roundtable Task Force on Related Party Transactions

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.

2008 meeting of the Latin American Roundtable on Corporate Governance

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. 

MENA-OECD Working Group on Corporate Governance

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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