MAIN REPORT BALANCING RULES AND FLEXIBILITY FOR GROWTH A Study of Corporate Governance Requirements Across Global Markets Phase 2 – Africa Contents Foreword 3 Definitions 6 About the study 8 Key findings 12 The way forward 16 Profile of corporate governance instruments 18 Evolution of corporate governance codes 22 State of adoption: OECD Principles 2015 26 Clarity and completeness of corporate 29 governance requirements Other factors influencing corporate 42 governance requirements Appendix A: Research approach 44 Appendix B: Corporate governance instruments reviewed 47 Appendix C: Summary of corporate governance 50 requirements (extracts) Appendix D: Market synopses 56 Balancing Rules and ...
The review process of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance Assessment by the TUAC Secretariat Paris, 24 September 2015 Table of contents Executive summary .............................................................................................................................................. 2 The process ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 The Committee .................................................................................................................................................. 4 The timeline ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 The outcome .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Ch. I “Ensuring the Basis for an Effective Corporate Governance Framework” ........................................ 5 Structure of the Principles, 2004 versus 2015 .............................................................................................. 6 Ch. II “The Rights and Equitable Treatment of Shareholders and Key Ownership Functions” .................. 7 Ch. III “Institutional Investors, Stock Markets, and Other Intermediaries” ................................................ 7 Ch. IV “The Role of Stakeholders” ............................................................................................................... 7 Ch. V “Transparency & Disclosure” ............................................................................................................ 7 ...