Corporate Governance Principles

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News

Board practices: incentives and governing risks

16-Aug-2011

Based on the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, this report focuses on board practices related to setting incentives and governing risks in 29 countries and includes in-depth reviews of Brazil, Japan, Portugal, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Governance of Listed Companies in China

28-Jul-2011

This self assessment by the China Securities Regulatory Commission looks at the institutional framework of corporate governance in China by assessing a broad range of laws, regulations and codes

Revised OECD Guidelines on Insurer Governance

27-May-2011

The OECD has released revised Guidelines on Insurer Governance following a comprehensive review and public consultations. The Guidelines are intended to provide guidance and serve as a reference point for insurers, governmental authorities, and other relevant stakeholders in OECD and non-OECD countries. 

Corporate Governance in Israel

11-May-2011

This review of corporate governance in Israel describes the corporate governance setting including the structure and ownership concentration of listed companies and the structure and operation of the state-owned sector. It also examines the legal and regulatory framework and company practices.

Corporate Governance in Slovenia

10-May-2011

This review of corporate governance in Slovenia describes the corporate governance setting including the structure and ownership concentration of listed companies and the structure and operation of the state-owned sector. It also examines the legal and regulatory framework and company practices.

Competitive neutrality and state-owned enterprises

06-May-2011

Competitive neutrality implies that no business entity is advantaged (or disadvantaged) solely because of its ownership. This paper reviews competitive advantages and incentives for SOEs and proposes options for countering anti-competitive practices and enhancing competitive neutrality.

Enhancing the role of the boards of directors of state-owned enterprises

06-May-2011

Board autonomy and competences is one of the key challenges in making state-owned enterprises operate on truly commercial terms. This paper examines the challenges facing SOE boards based on interviews with a large number of serving Chairs and other key board members.

Corporate Governance in Chile

08-Feb-2011

This review of corporate governance in Chile describes the corporate governance setting including the structure and ownership concentration of listed companies and the structure and operation of the state-owned sector. It also examines the legal and regulatory framework and company practices.

Corporate governance in the Middle East and North Africa

07-Feb-2011

Ten years ago, corporate governance was a nascent concept in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This article charts the evolution of corporate governance across the MENA region over this time and proposes potential avenues for future work in this area.

Corporate governance after the crisis - conclusions and emerging good practices

25-Feb-2010

This report, phase 3 of the OECD's action plan on corporate governance and the financial crisis, aims to help companies and governments to overcome weaknesses and support a more effective implementation of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, one of the Financial Stability Board’s 12 key standards.


Events

Asia: 2011 Roundtable on Corporate Governance

from 03-Oct-2011 to 04-Oct-2011

Discussions at the 12th Asian Roundtable in Bali focused on challenges and reform priorities in Asia's corporate governance landscape and corporate governance developments in Indonesia.

Middle East North Africa: Taskforce meeting on stock exchanges and corporate governance standards

on 05-Jul-2011

This meeting provided a first opportunity to discuss the role of stock exchanges in introducing and monitoring compliance with corporate governance standards in the Middle East and North Africa.

Asia: Workshop on fighting abusive related party transactions

from 25-Oct-2010 to 26-Oct-2010

The "Guide on Fighting Abusive Related Party Transactions in Asia" was released in 2009.  This meeting focused on challenges associated with implementing recommendations in the Guide.

Meeting in Asia to discuss future work on Corporate Governance

from 25-May-2010 to 26-May-2010

How have things progressed in Asia and what are the remaining obstacles to sound corporate governance? The Task Force met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to agree new challenges and priorities.

Revised recommendations for the 10th Latin American Roundtable on Corporate Governance

from 01-Dec-2009 to 02-Dec-2009

Taking into account corporate governance lessons from the global financial crisis, the Latin American Roundtable on Corporate Governance concluded its 10th annual meeting by agreeing in principle to a revised set of recommendations aimed at encouraging institutional investors to exercise their ownership rights responsibly and promote better corporate governance of companies in the region.

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.



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