Monday, March 26, 2007

Corporate Governance: A Modern Topic or a Necessity?

Recently there has been considerable interest in the corporate governance practices of companies, particularly since the high-profile collapses of large U.S. firms such as Enron Corporation and Worldcom. This is also happening on the background of legislative and regulatory changes, an increase in the scope of audit and other internal control and risk management activities and increased public scrutiny.

It is also becoming a very modern topic for Russian companies and Russian banks as they are entering capital markets and changing their management styles and structures. It can also be attributed to shareholders leaving the management of companies to professionals.

The question that arises is which corporate governance model will Russia adopt and which will best suit the current market conditions. Is it the liberal model that is common in Anglo-American countries that tends to give priority to the interests of shareholders or the coordinated model that one finds in continental Europe and Japan that also recognizes the interests of workers, managers, suppliers, customers, and the community?

Corporate Governance: A Modern Topic or a Necessity?

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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Russia Blog: Russian IPOs - Curb Your Enthusiasm?

Improving Corporate Governance in Russia

Another recently released report that attracted comment in the Russian press this week was issued by the international headhunting firm Heidrick & Struggles. It notes that the Russian companies floating on international stock exchanges raise 20% less than their Western counterparts because Russia’s standards for corporate governance are lower. It also shows that investors would pay up to 38% more for shares in Russian companies with good corporate governance. This is a very good argument for the Russian entities engaged in corporate governance, like Russian Institute of Directors or the Institute of Corporate Law and Corporate Governance.

Russia Blog: Russian IPOs - Curb Your Enthusiasm?

Labels: governance, ipo, russia

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