African Exchanges need Innovation to Seduce Business

November 23, 2015

THE continent’s stock exchanges are a hard sell to African companies. Of more than 1.5-million businesses registered in Africa, only 1,600 are listed on the stock exchanges of the 23 states that make up the African Securities Exchanges Association (Asea).

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International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) Policy Priorities 2015/2016

November 23, 2015

The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) was founded in 1995, and is an investor-led membership organisation of more than 660 individuals based in 47 countries around the world.

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National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and Major Institutional Investors Identify 2016 Priorities for Corporate Boards

November 20, 2015

The two biggest proxy advisory firms are cracking down on board members with too many seats.Institutional Shareholder Services on Friday said it will consider a non-CEO director on five public company boards to be “overboarded,’’ down from its earlier policy of six.

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ISS Adopts Stricter Rules on Director Overboarding

November 20, 2015

The two biggest proxy advisory firms are cracking down on board members with too many seats. Institutional Shareholder Services on Friday said it will consider a non-CEO director on five public company boards to be “overboarded,’’ down from its earlier policy of six.

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How Breach of Rules Tests Regulatory Strengths, Investments in Nigeria

November 18, 2015

The assessed serial breaches of rules by major corporate establishments have put to the test the nation’s regulatory strengths and aggravating the already tensed investor confidence, with doubts over the integrity of Nigerian companies.

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Imperatives of Corporate Governance in National Development

November 18, 2015

Enron Corp., WorldCom, Parmalat, Barings Bank and so on are multiple examples of global brands that had bit the dust for lack of good corporate governance practices and lessons for corporate organizations world over, including Nigeria.

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