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Corporate Governance Standards


An Assessment of Dual-Class Shares in Brazil: Evidence from the Novo Mercado Reform

Firms that moved to the Novo Mercado single-class structure experienced higher firm performance, but face continuing criticism that reforms did not eliminate the dominance of controlled companies.

Are Commonsense Principles of Corporate Governance Any Good? Yes, They Are

The finalized Commonsense Principles of Corporate Governance provide a good starting place for effective governance in US companies. They offer a major step forward in improving engagement between shareowners and the companies they invest in.

Joint CEO-Chairman Role: Is Bank of America Backsliding on Corporate Governance?

What do investors think of proposed plan to combine CEO and chairman duties?

Corp Gov Roundup: European, Global Economic Risks; Two Take Whole Foods’ Tack on Proxy Access

It’s time to span the corporate governance globe to review important developments in December.

SEC OKs Whole Foods’ Proxy Access Proposal, but Is It in Investors’ Best Interests?

SEC decision may make it easy for companies to avoid meaningful proxy access simply by placing their own proxy access proposals on the ballot, with high-ownership thresholds.

Corp Gov Roundup: Risk, Compliance, Shareholder Value “Alignment Gap,” Proxy Access

It’s time to span the corporate governance globe to review important developments in November.

Corp Gov Roundup: Executive Pay, Shareholder Rights, Proxy Vote Disclosure

Spanning the corporate governance globe to review important developments from the month of October.

Corp Gov Roundup: Reining in CEO Pay, Hong Kong Regroups after Alibaba IPO

Spanning the corporate governance globe to review important developments from the month of September.

Corp Gov Roundup: Shareholder Engagement, Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2015

It’s time to span the corporate governance globe to review important developments from the month of August.



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