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November 5, 2015
New Stringent Corporate Laws in India make CFOs, Auditors Quit Companies
Under the new regulations around corporate governance, company secretaries, CFOs, auditors and independent directors risk landing in jail for irregularities and few such executives are willing to continue with such organisations.
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Proxy Access Votes and Adoptions Both on the Rise
The number of proxy access proposals receiving majority support and the tally of companies adopting access provisions both continue to climb.
Read MoreNovember 4, 2015
China’s Financial System Probe Unlikely to Affect Ratings
The announcement last week that the Communist Party of China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) would be conducting an inspection tour of China’s largest banks and financial regulatory authorities underscores broader challenges the country’s banks face with governance, management and political risks, says Fitch Ratings.
Read MoreNovember 2, 2015
Australia: Updated Proxy Advisor Guidelines
Proxy advisers CGI Glass Lewis and ISS have both recently published their updated proxy guidelines for 2015.
Read MoreNovember 1, 2015
New Zealand: NZ Stock Exchange Rethinks Corporate Governance Rules
New Zealand’s stock exchange is reviewing its corporate governance requirements, which have not been updated in more than a decade.
Read MoreOctober 30, 2015
OECD Urges Stronger Corporate Governance in Thailand
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Thursday urged Thailand “to promote corporate governance more strongly even though it has already made a lot of contributions to the creation of the developed world’s six [corporate governance] principles for the region,” reports The Nation.
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