New and Noteworthy

This section of the GMI website is meant to highlight academic studies, speeches, regulatory initiatives and other items of note to those interested in corporate governance developments. Please contact GMI with any questions or if you would like to post an article.

Integrating ESG Factors into Valuation Analysis
Aviva Investors, Sept 2008

Responsible Investment 2008
RI Metrics, May 2008

2008 Guide to Investing in Russian Stocks & Bonds
Institutional Investor & MICEX Stock Exchange, April 2008

Governance and Perfomance in Corporate Britain
The Association of British Insurers, Feb 2008

Money Saver?
Pensions World, Feb 2008

Board Role in CEO Succession
Institute of Corporate Directors, Dec 2007

Survey Report - Use of Extra-Financial Information
The European Centre for Corporate Engagement, March 2007

Policy Statement on Corporate Governance
TIAA-CREF, March 2007

Capital Markets and Sustainability
State of the Debate Report, Feb 2007

How the Investment Industry Can Use Extra-Financial Factors in Investing
Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd, May 2006

Lifetime Consumer Hero Award
Senator Paul S. Sarbanes, March 2006

EAI Publishes December 2005 Evaluation Results
Enhanced Analytics Initiative, Jan - Feb 2006

The Corporate Governance of Listed Companies: A Manual for Investors
CFA Institute, April 2005

Sustainability in Private Banking
Caspar Suter, Privatbank Bellerive, March 2005

Internal Control over Financial Reporting: An Investor Resource
Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PWC, Dec 2004

2004 Annual Corporate Governance Review
Georgeson Shareholder, Nov 1 2004

How to Boost Pay for Performance
Steve O'Byrne, Nov 2004

Enhanced Analytics Initiative
Various European Funds and Fund Managers, Oct 18 2004

Removing Obstacles to Growth: An Overview
The World Bank, Sept 2004

Accounting Practices and Class Actions
Criterion Research Group, July 2 2004

The Costs of Entrenched Boards
Lucian Bebchuk and Alma Cohen, June 2004

Speech by SEC Chairman William Donaldson Before Stanford Directors College
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, June 20 2004

Hermes Introduces New Equity Ownership Service
Global Proxy Watch, June 2 2004

New Compensation Committee Responsibilities
The Corporate Counsel, May-June 2004

OECD Principles of Corporate Governance: 2004
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Apr 22 2004

Flights of Fancy: Corporate Jets, CEO Perquisites, and Inferior Shareholder Returns
David Yermack, April 2004

Pay for Performance
Shareholder Value Advisors, Feb 2004

Japanese Guidelines on Disclosing Intellectual Property
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Jan 2004

Incentives v. Control: An Analysis of U.S. Dual-Class Companies
Paul A. Gompers, Joy Ishii and Andrew Metrick, Dec 2003

Empirical Evidence on Corporate Governance in Europe
Rob Bauer, Nadja Gunster and Roger Otten, Oct 2003

Corporate Governance and Equity Prices
Paul A. Gompers, Joy Ishii and Andrew Metrick, Feb 2003