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ECGI is launching an independent engagement and collaboration platform open to all those with an interest in corporate governance.&n

In the absence of agency conflict and market frictions, it is beneficial to allow greater freedom to firms in their choice of corporate f

The intense and sustained presence of hedge fund activists in many industries and markets makes it likely that activism produces effects

Shareholder voting has become one of the main avenues through which shareholders participate in corporate governance, and it is frequentl

For decades, the public company has played a dominant role in the American economy.

Data standardization – the process of developing and implementing rules for how data are described and recorded – offers significant bene

Accounting scandals have sprung up everywhere over the last two years: the U.S., Europe, South Africa -- and, most of all, the U.K.

At a time when dual class share structures have come under regular attack by investors, the concept of loyalty shares, popularised in Fra

A big corporate governance debate today is on the so-called short-termism of publicly held companies.