Reading a book about Egypt's ancient history recently I could not help but be reminded of today's corporate oligarchs. Officials in the time of the old kingdoms tried to outdo each other by ever more spectacular tombs, being as close as possible to the Pharaoh's tomb etc...what you see in Wall Street is not much different, the same atavistic instincts reign supreme, the apartment on the right spot (overlooking Central Park if possible), the weekend home in the Hamptons...is this all the progress humanity made during the past 5,000 years?
(18/04/2012)
Our Mission is to campaign for the protection of investors and savers by promoting good corporate governance. We also believe that the wider spread of share ownership is in itself a public good and may sometimes even be preferable to higher economic efficiency
April 18, 2012
April 17, 2012
How to move governance from theory to practice
How can the corporate governance discussion move forward from the study/discussion stage it is trapped in at the moment? There have been more than enough studies, discussions - even laws and regulations - in the past and in theory we should all live in a corporate governance paradise. But sadly this is not the case. So we would love to hear suggestions about what could/should be done to move things forward. Not more 'theory' please but practical measures that could easily be introduced.
(17/04/2012)
(17/04/2012)
April 02, 2012
Domino's (UK) pleased with 'consultation' on top pay
We are not surprised. After another 'protest' against pay for top management the company can go back to business as usual. No one knows what these 'consultations' with larger investors entailed, who the lucky and priviledged few were and what was said by whom. So no holding them to account.
(02/04/2012)
(02/04/2012)