Member Alert, January/February 2010
ACGA members may access a copy of our "Member Alert" bulletin for January/February 2010 in the Premium Content section of our website.
ACGA India White Paper
On January 19, 2010, ACGA launched a new policy document on India. Titled the "ACGA White Paper on Corporate Governance in India", the paper makes a series of recommendations for reform in five key areas: shareholder meetings and voting; related-party transactions; preferential warrants; corporate disclosure; and the auditing profession. ACGA believes these reforms are necessary to strengthen the long-term competitiveness of India's capital markets and the accountability of its listed companies. A full summary of the White Paper and the India launch is available under ACGA News.
ACGA "Regional Briefing", November/December 2009
The text of our "Regional Briefing" newsletter for November/December 2009 is available to ACGA members in the Premium Content section of our website. The bulletin contains analysis of recent corporate governance developments in Asia. Countries covered include: China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
Barlow Lyde and Gilbert Newsletter
Barlow Lyde and Gilbert, an ACGA member, published its Hong Kong Financial Services briefing. It is available to all users in the Member Research section of our website.
Hermes Corporate Governance Principles - Japan
Hermes, an ACGA member, updated its corporate governance principles for Japan in September 2009. It is available to all users in the Member Research section of our website.
ACGA 9th Annual Conference, Beijing, Nov 2009
ACGA held its 9th Annual Conference, the "Asian Business Dialogue on Corporate Governance 2009", at the St Regis Beijing over November 11-12, 2009. The conference brought together a group of more than 180 speakers and delegates from around Asia and other parts of the world for thought-provoking discussions on practical issues of corporate governance for business in Asia.
The full schedule of events for the two days can be seen in our conference brochure.
Keynote Speakers
We were pleased to welcome Xiao Gang, Chairman, Bank of China, Beijing as our Opening Keynote Speaker and Jin Liqun, Chairman of Supervisory Board, China Investment Corporation, Beijing as our Closing Keynote Speaker.
Speaker presentations
Presentation slides from several speakers are now available for all users in the ACGA News section of our website.
ACGA Member Event, Hong Kong
On October 8 & 9, 2009, we held our spring members' briefing in Singapore and Hong Kong. Our presentation by Jamie Allen, ACGA Secretary General, was an overview of the main conclusions and recommendations from a forthcoming "China Board Manual" that ACGA has been working on. A copy of the presentation is now available to ACGA members in our Premium Content section.
ACGA Chubb Presentation, October 7, 2009
On October 7, ACGA gave a presentation in Singapore on "Assessing Corporate Governance in Asia, 1999-2009: What’s in Store for the Next Decade?" The presentation is available to all users in the Speeches section of our website (under ACGA Archive).
AIDG conference call, September 15, 2009
On September 15, ACGA held its third Investor Discussion Group (AIDG) conference call of 2009 for its members in Asia and Europe, while a follow-up call for its North American members was held the following morning. The full agenda of the calls is available to our members in the Investor Discussion Group section of our website (under For Members).
PGGM Annual Responsible Investment Report
PGGM, an ACGA member, has published its first annual responsible investment report. It is available to all users in the Member Research section of our website.
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