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Corporate governance in Japan

Japan has made significant strides in corporate governance, propelling it to second place in the Association of Corporate Governance in Asia regional rankings.

Board effectiveness – a C-suite perspective

A new report from PwC, Board effectiveness: A survey of the C-suite, gauges the perspectives of more than 600 top executives at a wide range of companies and finds that there is a desire for boards to move beyond traditional roles and expertise.

Cyber security

Shareholder requisitioned meetings

Virtual mic drops and the great AI debate

Peter Fowler highlights what to look out for in this AGM season.

Risk, dissent and decision-making

A recent Governance webinar presented by members of The Board Effectiveness Guild considered the need for board diversity to be backed up with real challenge and even dissent.

The diversity mandate

Roger Chao argues that non-executive directors need to be at the forefront of change in board diversity.