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Corporate Governance Update – Winter 2009/10

by AppliedCG
written by AppliedCG

Summary of Developments

[Note: being an archive page, the original reports are no longer available or have been moved, so links have been updated to take you to the homepage of the organisation in question.]

UK
  • The Walker Report: A Review of Corporate Governance in UK Banks & Other Financial Industry Entities
    • commissioned by the PM in Feb 09, Draft report issued 16 Jul 09 for 3 months’ consultation and Final report issued 26 Nov 09: click here to visit the website
  • Financial Reporting Council (FRC)
    • review of Combined Code: initial consultation process closed 29 May 09, followed by production of Report released Dec 09 and new consultation period till 5 Mar 2010: click here to visit the website
    • consultation on a Stewardship Code for Institutional Investors: initial Report released Jan 2010 with consultation till 19 Apr 10: click here to visit the website
US
  • NYSE
    • completed Formation Of Commission on Corporate Governance in November 2009 to “evaluate corporate governance reform, proxy process”: click here to visit the website
Europe
  • Fédération des Experts Comptables (FEE)
    • has released a discussion paper: click here to visit the website
World
  • OECD
    • has a consultation paper coming out following its paper last year: click here to visit the website
  • World Bank
    • is rolling out its Corporate Governance programme around the world (derived from the UK practice), directed essentially at governments rather than corporates: click here to visit the website
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