By-law amendments confirmed at AGM
Amendments increase the number individuals who qualify to act as public directors
The possible regulation of proxy-advice firms is just one aspect of share-holder democracy that’s under regulatory scrutiny. Corporate-governance advocates are finally seeing some progress on director elections, too. In addition to the review of the role of proxy advisors, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has pledged to work on improving the functioning of the proxy-voting […]
New rules include requirements for issuers to elect directors annually, individually
Proposed changes to listing rules aim to boost investor protection
Revisions reflect developments in international standards
Large-cap companies with at least one woman on the board of directors have outperformed in terms of share price, return on equity and higher valuations
Mitsui Sumitomo fined for corporate governance failings
Search is underway for an independent chairman
Proposed measures would make it easier to find public directors, and boost the number of industry directors on the audit committee