We are delighted to inform you that our office has relocated to the following address:
Room 1801, 18th Floor, Wilson House,
19-27 Wyndham Street,
Central,
Hong Kong. All our other co-ordinates, telephone and fax numbers, remain the same.
ACGA 12th Annual Conference, Bangkok, Nov 2012
For preliminary details on our conference to be held in Bangkok from November 6-7, 2012, please go to our Full Event Calendar or to ACGA News.
Codes and Rules
We have updated the Codes and Rules for Hong Kong, which came out with a consultation paper on regulating IPO sponsors and Singapore, which issued its new Code on Corporate Governance.
ACGA Spring Members' Briefing Presentation
On May 9, ACGA held our Spring Members' Briefing in Hong Kong. We gave presentations on "Update on Corporate Governance in China: Board Evolution and State Ownership" and "Reluctant Shareholder Activism in India". The presentations are available to ACGA members in the Premium Content section of our website.
Member Alert, March 2012
ACGA members may access a copy of our "Member Alert" bulletin for March 2012 in the Premium Content section of our website.
ACGA "Regional Briefing", March 2012
The text of our monthly newsletter for March 2012 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, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.
ACGA Members' Briefing Presentation
On April 3 and 5, ACGA held our first Members' Briefing in Washington and New York, respectively. We gave a presentation on "New Developments and Challenges in Corporate Governance in Asia: 2012". The presentation is available to ACGA members in the Premium Content section of our website.
First "Foundation Sponsor" for ACGA
We are delighted and honoured to announce that Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) of Norway will become the first "Foundation Sponsor" of ACGA, starting from this year. For our full announcement, please see the story under ACGA News.
Launching ACDG
On February 29, ACGA held its inaugural ACGA Corporate Discussion Group (ACDG), which provides a confidential forum for our corporate members to discuss corporate governance issues affecting Asian listed companies. ACDG will hold a number of meetings throughout the year to discuss relevant, timely and topical issues.
ACGA Regional Briefing Compendium 2011
We have released a new publication—a compendium containing a complete collection of ACGA’s monthly newsletter for members, the ACGA Regional Briefing, for 2011. The newsletter covers new developments in corporate governance in 11 Asian markets. ACGA members may access a copy in the Premium Content section of our website.
Submission to Ministry of Justice, Japan
On January 31, ACGA responded to the consultation by the Ministry of Justice in Japan on its "Interim Proposal concerning Revision to the Companies Act". Our response to the MOJ can be found under the Statements and Submissions section in the Reports page.
Statement on third-party allotments
On January 19, ACGA released a statement on weaknesses in Japan's regulation of third-party allotments (private placements) and their potential adverse impact on minority shareholders. Our statement and a Japanese translation can be found under the Statements and Submissions section in the Reports page.
Submission to Securities Commission Malaysia
On December 12, 2011, ACGA responded to the Securities Commission's CG Blueprint and its consultation on Independent Chairman and Voting by Poll. Our response to the SC can be found under the Statements and Submissions section in the Reports page.
ACGA LLM presentation at HKU
On November 30, 2011, ACGA gave a presentation at the Faculty of Law, Hong Kong University, on "The Catalysts and Constraints for Shareholder Activism in Asia". The presentation can be found under the Regional section in the Speeches page.
Letter to Tokyo Stock Exchange
On November 17, 2011, ACGA wrote a letter to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) urging it not to delist Olympus. Our letter to TSE can be found under the Statements and Submissions section in the Reports page as well as under ACGA News. A Japanese translation of the letter is also provided.
ACGA 11th Annual Conference, Shenzhen, Nov 2011
ACGA held its 11th Annual Conference, the "Asian Business Dialogue on Corporate Governance 2011", at the Grand Hyatt Shenzhen over November 1-2, 2011. Our conference brought together more than 200 high-level 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.
Keynote Speakers
We were pleased and honoured to have had Mr. Li Rongrong, Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee for Economic Affairs of the National Committee of the 11th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and Former Chairman, State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), Beijing, and Mr. Stan Shih, Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Acer Group; and Group Chairman, iD SoftCapital, Taipei as our Gala Dinner Keynote Speaker.
For complete coverage of the conference, go to "ACGA News".
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