Due to the relative lack of corporate information and the sometimes shaky shape
of the corporate governance in many emerging market countries, visiting management is absolutely vital.
He works extensively on matters
of corporate governance for both public and private companies, and advises boards of directors and special board committees across a range of governance challenges.
And unlike their counterparts, these companies often don't stick to widely - acknowledged best practices in
terms of corporate governance — but their results may surprise you.
At a recent roundtable dinner discussion, we explored this topic
of corporate governance reform and its impact on business demand for strategic communications support.
We did not include quality measures related to the
quality of corporate governance or practitioner - oriented measures of investment quality, e.g., earnings - to - price ratios or low volatility.
Conducted an internal investigation on behalf of a Government regulator into alleged insider dealing activities, fraud and
breaches of corporate governance codes for a public company in the insurance and financial services sector.
We also help navigate the complex regulatory landscapes, including the development and administration
of corporate governance policies and the ongoing compliance and reporting obligations of publicly traded companies.
A renewed
scrutiny of corporate governance was inevitable in light of the current political climate and the backdrop of the recent recession and notable market failures.
Advice to public and privately - held companies on all
aspects of corporate governance, including governance practices, regulatory proceedings and extraordinary corporate events.
Anne Sheehan,
head of corporate governance at California State Teachers» Retirement System, which backs the additional climate reporting, said Exxon's letter suggests the voting is at least very close and may be going against the company.
As discussed in our prior post, the Monetary Authority of Singapore sought input from stakeholders on possible changes to Singaporean corporate governance, following the release of the Consultation Paper on
Recommendations of the Corporate Governance -LSB-...]
Last year, Chanos voiced questions about the profitability of Tesla's business, and called the deal between the electric automaker and solar solutions firm SolarCity a «shameful
example of corporate governance at its worst.»
Submission to the OSC re: Request for Comments on Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 58 - 101
Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices Regarding Women on Boards and in Senior Management
The Minister announces that recognition was based on a «fundamental
failure of corporate governance for example, that it had drawn $ 1.7 m in cash cheques over four financial years and had made unauthorised withdrawals of monies from client Trust Accounts.»
She advises clients on a wide
variety of corporate governance matters, including director independence, board and committee structures, proxy disclosure, shareholder proposals, board leadership structures, shareholder relationships and the impact of proxy advisory services.
Submission to the OSC re: Request for Comments on Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 58 - 101 Disclosure
of Corporate Governance Practices Regarding Women on Boards and in Senior Management
The state has a vital role to play in both ensuring that all companies that operate under its jurisdiction meet their social obligations (by, for example, taxing them on all revenue generated within a territory), while at the same time promoting
forms of corporate governance that cement company independence as a means of protecting against the abuse of economic power.