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Major governance update in South Africa

Ethical leadership, corporate citizenship, sustainable development, stakeholder inclusivity, integrated thinking and integrated reporting underpin the King IV Report.

US board survey 2016

The annual 2016 BDO Board Survey, examines the opinions of corporate directors of public company boards regarding financial reporting, executive compensation, risk management and other corporate governance issues.

Strong corporate governance leads to outperformance

HKEX-listed companies improve risk management

An effective ethics function

Revised CG Code in Ireland

Buybacks and the board

In some recent research Richard RW Fields explored director perspectives on the share repurchase revolution.

Viability assessments: is practice living up to expectations?

Matt Chapman and Tim Copnell argue that the process of performing the viability assessment has sparked a healthy debate in many boardrooms, but that the full extent of the assessment is, in many cases, not being communicated.

Proxy Season Review

Georgeson has published its 2016 Proxy Season Review which provides a unique insight into the issues affecting companies in the lead up to their AGM, with detailed analysis of shareholders behaviour.