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Corporate Governance Insights :Corporate Governance Insights :““The Global Scene and What Works Best”The Global Scene and What Works Best”
A KPMG Presentation A KPMG Presentation by I G Chandran and Narisara Phatanaphibulby I G Chandran and Narisara Phatanaphibul
2121stst November 2007 November 2007
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Agenda
CG : International Reform – Issues and Insights US & US Case studies – What went wrong? The Thai Story on CG – Is it working? The CG Healthcheck : “How do you stack up?"
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CG : International Reform
Issues and Insights
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Definition of corporate governance?
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One definition…
“A set of structure and process of relationships between a company’s management, its board and its shareholders to enhance its competitiveness towards business prosperity and long term shareholders to enhance its competitiveness towards business prosperity and long term shareholder value by taking into consideration the interests of others.”
Corporate Governance Guidelines 2006, the Stock Exchange of Thailand
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“Process and structure used to direct and manage the business and affairs of the company towards enhancing business prosperity and corporate accountability with the ultimate objective of realising long term shareholder value, whilst taking into account the interests of other stakeholders.”
Chapter 4, Report on Corporate Governance by the Finance Committee on Corporate Governance (February 1999)Malaysia
…… and more definitions
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…… and more definitions
“If management is about running business, governance is about seeing that it runs properly”
Professor Bob Tricker, 1984
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…… and more definitions
In essence, corporate governance is the “system by which companies are directed and controlled”
Sir Adrian Cadbury,Cadbury Report, 1992
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What is “bad governance”?
“The business community now looks at things in terms of what they can get away with, not what is right”
Arthur Levitt - former SEC Chairman
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United Kingdom 1992 - Cadbury Report
1995 - Greenbury Report
1998 - Hampel Report 1998 - The Combined Code 1999 - Turnbull Report : Internal Controls
Guidance for Directors
2003 - Higgs and Smith Reports
2003 – Revised Combined Code 2005 – Proposed FSA Corporate Governance
Listing Rules
Australia 1991 - Bosch Report
2003 - ASX Corporate Governance Guidelines
United States 1987 - Treadway Report: Report of the National
Committee on Fraudulent Financial Reporting 1992 - COSO Report: Internal Control -
Integrated Approach
1999 - Blue Ribbon Committee
2002 - Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) 2003 - New NYSE and NASDAQ Corporate
Governance Listing Standards
Developments in Thailand
International governance reforms
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A Comparison of Selected Governance Practices
Source : Internal Auditor
Practice United States United Kingdom(Combined
Code)
Japan(JCGC)
Thailand
Basic Mix of mandated and voluntary.
Comply or explain.
Voluntary. Voluntary.
Separation of Chairman & CEO
Traditionally not separated – trend towards separation or lead director.
Separated. Traditionally not separated.
Separated.
Independent Board Majority
Listing standards require an independent majority.
At least half the board, excluding the chairman, should comprise non-executive directors.
Recognizes that a majority should be independent.
Number of independent directors should be equivalent to at last one-third of Board size, but not less than 3.
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A Comparison of Selected Governance Practices
Source : Internal Auditor
Practice United States United Kingdom(Combined
Code)
Japan(JCGC)
Thailand
Required Board Committees
Audit committees required by law. Nominating and compensation committees required by NYSE listing requirements, but not by NASD.
There should be a nomination, remuneration, and audit committee.
The board should establish audit, nomination, and compensation committees. The board may establish litigation or other committees for a specific purpose.
Audit committees required by the SET listing rules. There are two recommended committees namely the remuneration and nomination committees.
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A Comparison of Selected Governance Practices
Source : Internal Auditor
Practice United States United Kingdom(Combined
Code)
Japan(JCGC)
Thailand
Board Access to Independent Advisors
Audit committee authorised by law to retain public accountant and advisors. NYSE Listing standards indicate that nominating and compensation committee charters should give committees sole authority to retain search firms and compensation consultants, respectively.
Non executive directors have access to independent professional advice at the company’s expense where they judge it necessary.
None other than the outside auditor specified.
Not covered.
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A Comparison of Selected Governance Practices
Source : Internal Auditor
Practice United States United Kingdom
(Combined Code)
Japan(JCGC)
Thailand
Auditor Independence
Mandatory audit partner rotation. All audit and non-audit services of registered accountants approved by audit committee. Non audit services restricted.
The audit committee reviews and monitors auditor independence and non audit services supplied by the outside auditor.
Not covered. The audit committee reviews and monitors auditor independence and non audit services supplied by the outside auditor.
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Operating Units
Board & Sub-Committees
Corporate FunctionsRisk
Control
Governance
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Reporting
Reporting
Governance, risk and control - An integrated model
Risk
Governance
ControlAn appropriate enterprise risk management framework is in place:
● which is aligned with business strategy and organisational risk appetite and able to assess the critical risks
● Development of appropriate reporting structures and procedures for risk.
● Improving management and
employee attitudes to risk and risk taking to improve decision making.
Improving the effectiveness board operations and performance through:
● Compliance with governance codes and applicable laws and regulations
● Effectiveness and accountability of board of directors
● Performance reviews and remuneration structures
Assurance over risk management and internal control systems:
● The three lines of defence against the risks are internal audit; oversight functions; and business operations
● Checks and balances aligned with acceptable internal control model such as COSO framework
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Assessing risk & control environment
Overseeing financial reporting Evaluating the audit process
Control environmentRisk assessmentControl activities
Information & communication Monitoring
Earnings releasesFinancial statementsCommittee diligence
Committee assessment
Internal audit roleExternal audit roleIndependent audit
expectationsCollaboration & communication
Understanding results & conclusion
Shareholder interest
CG and responsibilities of the Audit Committee
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In today’s world, CSR, defined as “all aspects of business behaviour and impact on society”, is on every corporate
agenda. It embraces business practices, including environmental management systems, human resources policy and strategic investment for a sustainable future.
Behaving responsibility towards all stakeholders is likely to engender trust, loyalty and motivation. This in turn,
creates value through, for example, improved productivity and improved customer retention, reduced risk of litigation
and a stronger overall license to operate.
CG and Corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting
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British Petroleum Business policies statement covering areas of ethical conduct, employees, relationships, health, safety and environmental performance and control and finance.
BP Sustainability Report, 2003
Royal Dutch/ Shell Publication of the Shell Report, 2003 issued on a yearly basis on contributions made to sustainable development
Location Reports on sustainability issues in individual countries Statement of General Business Principles covering areas including business
integrity, political activities, health, safety and the environment and the community
Exxon Mobil Reporting on environmental performance in the annual Corporate Citizenship Report, 2003
Standards of Business Conduct addressing amongst others ethical, environmental, health and safety and customer relations and product quality policies
What other companies are doing as responsible corporate citizens?
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What other companies are doing as responsible corporate citizens?
The Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited (“BP”)
Business policies statement covering areas of code of conduct, employees, safety and environmental performance and control, training, education and finance.
PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (“PTTEP”)
Reporting on the Annual Report for year 2006 Business Conduct addressing amongst business integrity, quality, safety,
environment accomplishment and environmental responsibility in support sustainable development.
The Siam Cement Public Company Limited (“SCG”)
Reporting on Principles of Good Corporate Governance covering areas of Ethical management, Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders and Board of Management, in the annual Report, 2006
Social Responsibilities covering areas of environment, health & safety, public welfare and community developments, addressing on Sustainable Report 2006
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Triple bottom line reporting in CSR
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Changing market focus
Risk management
Performance improvement
New regulations
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Process trans-
formation
Integrated riskmanagement
Improved processes
Sustainable value and confidence
Risk management
Performance improvementComplianc
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Sustainable value andconfidence
Improvedcontrols
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Enterprise governance: Getting the balance right
Enterprise governance
Conformance Processes Performance Processes
Chairman/ CEO Non Executive Directors Audit Committee Remuneration Committee Risk Management Internal Audit
Strategic Planning and Alignment
Strategic Decision Making Strategic Risk Management Scorecards Strategic Enterprise
Systems Continuous Improvement
AccountabilityAssurance
Value CreationResource Utilisation
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The case studies focused on: What went wrong in failure and success, in the analysis of :
Enterprise governance: 27 international case studies from 10 countries
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STRATEGY
The principal 4 findings for CG:
Culture and tone at the top; The chief executive; The board of directors; Internal controls. (No single issue dominated)
The principal 4 findings of strategy:
Choice and clarity of strategy; Strategy execution; Ability to respond to abrupt changes; Ability to undertake successful M&A. (Unsuccessful M&A most significant issue)
CONCLUSIONStrategic oversight for which key priority areas are: ERM Acquisition process Board performance
Source : International Federation of Accountants
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US & UK Case Studies
What went wrong?
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Enron didn’t fail just because of improper accounting or alleged corruption at the top. It also failed because of its entrepreneurial culture…The unrelenting emphasis on earnings growth and individual initiative, coupled with a shocking absence of the usual corporate checks and
balances, tipped the culture from one that rewarded aggressive strategy to one that increasingly relied on unethical corner-cutting.
In order to hit the 2000 year-end profit target, reserves were used to cover line charges. The establishment of these reserves had been questionable at best, and the use of reserves to
cover current expenses was in clear violation of accounting rules. When mid-level accounting personnel raised objections to this strategy , the CFO assured them that this was
a one- time event that would help WorldCom over a rough place in the road.
In 2002, frustrated by ExxonMobil's lack of disclosure on the risks and new business opportunities associated with climate change, shareholders representing over $55 billion in ExxonMobil stock (20.3 percent of those voting) supported a resolution seeking greater
disclosure of the company's plans for renewable energy.
UK case studies- what went wrong?
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In the case of Marconi in the UK, the “ biggest failure was shareholders, non-executive directors and the wider analytical community, including the press, failing to act as an effective check and balance on managements that were under pressure to address
exceptionally difficult strategic problems”.
The board of Marks and Spencer in the UK was well aware that it needed to split the roles of chairman and Chief Executive as recommended by UK corporate governance best
practice. However, there was no obvious candidate for the post of chief executive. At this point, the board failed to ensure that appropriate steps were taken to groom an internal executive or to search outside the company. The failure to act created boardroom coup
became inevitable.
Cable & Wireless duly sold its local access firms and invested the proceeds in long-haul data capacity and related services for large companies. It bought an American network, built a European one and beefed up its undersea cable network. The problem was that
many other firms were doing exactly the same thing, resulting in a capacity glut and tumbling prices.
UK case studies- what went wrong?
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Lessons learnt from the Enron….
Independence of board & committee members Conflicts of interest Board & management relationship Executive & non-executive remuneration Auditor independence
“The abrupt and dramatic transformation from a well-respected and award winning company to a disgraced and bankrupt enterprise in less than three months.”
The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, 2002
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However, corporate governance failures continues
Nature of offence Facts of the case
Accounting irregularities Overstatement of oil and gas reserves by Shell. The company further announced that the overstated reserves had exaggerated its profit by $276 million and that this had been known by top executives for at least two years. Shell has since overhaul its reserves practices and review its corporate governance standards. Formal investigation has been launched by the SEC on the irregularities (2004). Brystol-Myers Squibb was fined $150 million by the SEC for inflating sales by encouraging wholesalers to overstock its products and recognizing $ 1.5 billion of revenue at the point of shipment (August 2004)Former Chairman of Vivendi Universal was placed under formal investigation for suspected financial wrongdoings. Allegations include insider trading, share price manipulation, publication of misleading information and misusing company’s funds (2004).
Executive compensation Shareholder lawsuit was taken against the Board of Disney for the severance package of $140 million paid to its former president Michael Ovitz, who was ousted from Disney after just 14 months with the company (2004).
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Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey of top 10 companies in UK, US, Germany, France and Japan (August 2003) revealed:
76% included a separate section on corporate governance in 2003 Vs 68% in 2002 annual report;
With the exception of Japan most companies now provide clear information on committees and supervisory boards responsible for auditing and executive pay;
Good information on accounting policies and risks; and
US corporates in particular appear to have taken significant steps to become more transparent
How is business responding?
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How much of a priority is corporate governance?
One of the top three priorities 32%
Among our top ten priorities 37%
Important but not a management priority 18%%
Top Priority 8%
Not important 5%
How is business responding? (cont.)
From: EIU August 2003
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Company Ethics/Culture/Tone at the top
Chief Executive Officer
Board of Directors
Internal Control/Compliance/ Risk Management
Aggressive Earnings Management
Ahold (Netherlands)
Enron (US)
WorldCom (US)
Xerox (US)
Vivendi (France)
Cable & Wireless (UK)
D Tripcovich (Italy)
France Telecom (France)
= issue had relatively minor significance in the case study
= issue was of moderate significance
= issue was of major significance
Source : International Federation of Accountants,2003
Summary of analysis on case studies: What went wrong?
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The Thai Story on CG
Is it working?
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Development of Corporate Governance in Thailand
1994
2003
2001
2002
2006
SEC established committee for developing good corporate governance PM’s Office released rules for good domestic affairs administration
SET’s 40 principles of corporate governance released
Named “Year of Good Corporate Governance” SET’s 15 principles of corporate governance released National Corporate Governance Committee and website established
Principles for good domestic affairs administration Decree
SEC’s Best Practice for Code of Conduct for Listed Companies released and The Principles of Good Corporate Governance for Listed Companies
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Principles of Corporate Governance - Thailand
THE PRINCIPLES STRUCTURE
Category I
Rights of Shareholders
Category II
Equitable Treatment of Shareholders
Category IV
Disclosure and Transparency
Category III
Role of Stakeholders
Category V
Responsibilities of the Board
The Principles of Good Corporate Governance for Listed Companies, are divided into two parts, the principles and the recommended best practices. The principles cover all important issues concerning good
corporate governance whilst the content in the recommended best practices offers supplementary descriptions or means to enable
companies to implement the principles.
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Principles of Corporate Governance – Thailand (Cont.)
THE PRINCIPLES STRUCTURE
Category I
Rights of Shareholders
The corporate governance framework should protect and facilitate the exercise of shareholders’ rights.
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Principles of Corporate Governance – Thailand (Cont.)
THE PRINCIPLES STRUCTURE
Category II
Equitable Treatment of Shareholders
The corporate governance framework should ensure the equitable treatment of all shareholders, including minority and foreign shareholders. All shareholders should have the opportunity to obtain effective redress for violation of their rights.
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Principles of Corporate Governance – Thailand (Cont.)
THE PRINCIPLES STRUCTURE
Category III
Role of Stakeholders
The corporate governance framework should recognise the rights of stakeholders established by law or through mutual agreements and encourage active cooperations and stakeholders creating wealth, jobs, and the sustainability of financially sound enterprises.
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Principles of Corporate Governance – Thailand (Cont.)
THE PRINCIPLES STRUCTURE
Category IV
Disclosure and
Transparency
The corporate governance framework should ensure that timely and accurate disclosure is made on all material matters regarding the corporation, including the financial situation, performance, ownership, and governance of the company.
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Principles of Corporate Governance – Thailand (Cont.)
THE PRINCIPLES STRUCTURE
Category V
Responsibilities of the Board
The corporate governance framework should ensure the strategic guidance of the company, the effective monitoring of management by the board, and the board’s accountability to the company and the shareholders.
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Principles of Corporate Governance – Thailand (Cont.)
Part VResponsibilities of the Board
2. Committees
5 .Board Self Assessment
6. Remuneration
1. Board Structure
3. Roles and Responsibilities of the Board
4. Board Meetings
7. Board and Management Training
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Principles of Corporate Governance – Thailand (Cont.)
1. review and approve key business matters
2. set and approve a written corporate governance policy 3. ensure that a written
code of business conduct be in place
4. consider any conflict of interests thoroughly 5. ensure that internal control
system is in place, including financial, compliance, and policy control, and review the system at least annually
6. establish a risk management policy to cover all activities of the company
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Scoring Criteria for Corporate Governance Report
Thai listed companies are evaluated according to 123 criteria in the following five categories derived from the OECD principles of corporate governance:
The Rights of Shareholders Equitable Treatment of Shareholders The Role of Stakeholders in Corporate Governance Disclosure and Transparency Responsibilities of the Board
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Scoring Criteria for Corporate Governance Report (Cont.)
Information Sources:
Company annual report Annual information filing (Form 56-1) Notice and minutes of companies’ shareholders meeting Company website Information on SET/SEC database Other publicly available information
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Scoring Criteria for Corporate Governance Report (Cont.)
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Scoring Criteria for Corporate Governance Report (Cont.)
CGR Excellent
BANPU
BBL
BCPKBANK
KTBPTT
PTTEP
RATCH
SCB
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The CG Healthcheck
How do you stack up?
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Performance reviews
Training for directors
Communicating with shareholders
Corporate Disclosure
Key messages – going forward…
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Selected Corporate Governance Best Practices
How does your company stack up against these selected best practices?A “No” denotes additional risk for the CAE to consider.
Yes No
1 Is a significant majority of the board composed of persons who are independent of management and controlling shareholders?
2 Is the chairman or lead director of the board an independent outside director?
3 Is the board both functionally and technically balanced?
4 Is the size of the board appropriate for the size of the business and not unduly large?
5 Are auditing, compensation, and nomination/governance the province of independent directors, functioning under their own charters? Do the independent directors regularly engage in self-evaluation?
6 Do the board and supporting committees have access to their own advisers and counsel as needed?
7 Are controls over financial reporting documented with the entire senior management team certifying the financial results for individual businesses or divisions?
8 Do the directors, managers, and employees attest annually to a code of conduct? Are there regular efforts to provide related training and to gauge the effectiveness of communications regarding corporate values?
9 Are there mechanisms for employees or vendors to report serious policy infractions or fraud independent from management? Do whistleblower protections exist for those who avail themselves of these mechanisms?
10 Is the chief audit executive retained through, evaluated, and compensated by the audit committee of the board of directors?
Source : February 2005 Internal Auditor
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Red Flags of Weak Corporate Governance
There is no independent leader of the board, whether that leader has the title of chairman, lead director, or presiding director.
There is a lack of open dialogue at board meetings. The board does not retain its own outside experts for counsel on important
issues such as compensation, risk management, and governance. Meeting materials are not sent to directors sufficiently ahead of time to
assimilate. Non executive directors are overly reliant on management for setting
meeting agendas. The size of the board is overly large, retarding effective communication
among directors and independent consensus building. Non executive director contact with line managers is not encouraged. There are excessive anti-takeover provisions in place that disadvantage
active shareholders and unfairly protect management.
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Red Flags of Weak Corporate Governance (Cont.) The board does not consider shareholder proxy requests. A significant number of directors are company executives, or persons
with business or personal relationships with the CEO or the company, who could be expected to follow the lead of the CEO.
The board is dependent on management to identify and nominate new directors.
There is little correlation between corporate performance and incentive compensation.
The CEO and CFO promote a culture of aggressive growth and give lip service to the importance of “tone at the top” such that aggressive accounting policies and lack of accounting transparency is tolerated or encouraged.
Mechanisms for reporting serious breaches of policy independent of management and for protecting whistleblowers are not developed or communicated effectively.
Source : February 2005 Internal Auditor
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Shareholder Value
Shareholders Communication
Impact Upon Performance
Performance linkedCorporate Governance Mechanisms
Accountability / Transparency
The linkage between corporate governance and shareholders value
Knowledgea
ble
Investo
rsEthical
Awareness
Effective Regulatory Regime
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Some questions to ponder
Is the board making a strategic impact on the Group?
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Some questions to ponder
Does the board have a good handle on the Group risks?
Are Group values and ethical standards effectively guiding business decisions and behaviors?
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Some questions to ponder
Does the board’s stewardship provide for transparency, accountability and responsiveness to the Group stakeholder concerns?
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Does corporate governance matter? The way forward
Most investors said that a well governed company would earn a premium on their share price of between 11-38% (Malaysia: 22%)
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The last word on CG……
“ For me, the key to good corporate governance lies in substance, not form. It is about the way the directors of
a company create and develop a model to fit the circumstances of that company and then test it
periodically for its practical effectiveness”
“One thing is clear though. Whatever the model, the public must know about it and how it is operating in
practice. Disclosure should be a central feature of any corporate governance regime”
Justice Owen, HIH Royal Commission
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Presenter’s contact details
I G ChandranPartner in Charge, Advisory
KPMG Phoomchai Business Advisory Ltd.
Tel : +66 2677 2713Fax : +66 2677 2222
Narisara PhatanaphibulPartner, Advisory
KPMG Phoomchai Business Advisory Ltd.
Tel : +66 2677 2786Fax : +66 2677 [email protected]
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