ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Voto-di-lista system in Italy
ICGN Viewpoint December 2016 Promoting the ‘voto-di-lista’ system in Italy to support stewardship and board effectiveness As the visibility of investor stewardship continues to build in Italy and in other […]
ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Corporate lobbying & the US elections
ICGN Viewpoint Corporate Lobbying Practices and the US elections September 2016 The 2016 US Presidential election campaign is set to be the most expensive yet – a whopping $10 billion […]
ICGN Investor Viewpoints: Cyber Risk: An engagement guide
ICGN Viewpoint Cyber Risk May 2016 The issue Companies and their investors are increasingly concerned about risks associated with misuse of information and communication technology, whether as a result of […]
ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Climate change: governance implications
International Corporate Governance Network 27 November 2015 ICGN Viewpoint Climate Change: governance implications for companies and investors As the World Economic Forum has set out in its annual global risk […]
ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Governance and human rights
ICGN Viewpoint Human rights through a corporate governance lens April 2015 Human rights[1] are attracting increasing attention from a corporate governance perspective as a dimension of both business ethics and […]
ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Differential ownership rights
ICGN Viewpoint Stewardship does not benefit from differential ownership rights April 2015 Executive Summary Investors, policy makers and other market participants increasingly recognise that fostering longer-horizon thinking and behaviour in […]
ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Obstacles to cross border voting
ICGN Viewpoint Removing obstacles to cross border voting July 2014 The issue Share voting is an important share ownership right. The ICGN advocates that investors should seek to vote their […]
ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Obstacles to vote execution
Shareholder Rights Committee view on obstacles to vote execution July 2014 The issue Share voting is an important share ownership right. The ICGN advocates that investors should seek to vote […]
ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Risk oversight
ICGN Viewpoint Corporate Risk Oversight Committee view on obstacles and questions in risk oversight May 2014 The issue Breakdowns and deficiencies in corporate risk oversight (most prominently at financial firms) […]
ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Evaluating risk adjusted returns
ICGN Viewpoint Evaluating risk adjusted returns May 2014 The issue Breakdowns and deficiencies in corporate risk oversight (most prominently at financial firms) were a significant factor in the credit bubble […]
