Essay: Dr. Michael Connors (Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited);
Shareholder Engagement
- Promoting a dialog between companies and shareholders - |
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Symposium: Ended 2006 July 25:
Corporate Governance under Global Economy
- Roles and Responsibilities of Corporate Directors -
Manuscript of:
- Dr. Roger W. Raber, President & CEO,
National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)
- Mr. Grant Kirkpatrick, Senior Economist, Corporate Affairs Division,
Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
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 The complete version and summary version of
“Guidelines Regarding Takeover Defense for the Purpose of Protection and
Enhancement of Corporate Value and Shareholder’s Common Interests",
issued jointly by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry
of Justice of Japan. |
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 Complete version: “Guidelines Regarding Takeover Defense for the Purposes of Protection
and Enhancement of Corporate Value and Shareholders’ Common Interests”,
May 27, 2005, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of Justice
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| Summary version: "Guidelines Regarding Takeover Defense for the Purpose of Protection
and Enhancement of Corporate Value and Shareholder’s Common Interests" |
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Speech to ICGN Annual Conference
Rio de Janeiro on July 8th, 2004 |
| Veronique Ingram - Chair, OECD Steerint Group on Corporate Governance |
| - MAKING THE NEW OECD PRINCIPLES WORK - |
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| From the past issues of our periodical "M&A Review" |
March 2005 No.2
Corporate strategy vis-a-vis M&A:
M&A is Chief Executive Officer's responsibility and task
-Tadao Sumi, Visiting Professor, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and
Technology
-Daisuke Saji, Managing Director, M&A Product Line Global Head, Daiwa
Securities SMBC Co. Ltd. |
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November 2004 No.6
Corporate Governance: Making The Revised OECD Principles Work
-Veronique Ingram, Chair, OECD Steering Group on Corporate Governance,
OECD |
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July 2004 No.4
The Board of Directors under Hostile TOB ( 2/2 )
-Editorial Office |
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May 2004 No.3
The Board of Directors under Hostile TOB ( 1/2 )
-Editorial Office |
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September 2003 No.5
Re-cognizance of the important roles of corporate governance from the historical
perspective:
A report on the 9th International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) Annual
Conference at Amsterdam
-Raita Sakai, Executive Director, Research Institute for Corporate Governance-Japan |
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May 2003 No.3
Why CEOs fail?
-Stephen F. Cooper, Interim CEO, Enron Corp. |
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November 2002 No.6
Management of corporate pension fund assets from the view point of the
Company finance ( 2/2 )
-Noboru Fukumoto, Chief Fund Manager, Pension Fund Management Division,
THE MITSUBISHI TRUST AND BANKING CORPORATION |
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September 2002 No.5
Management of corporate pension fund assets from the view point of the
Company finance ( 1/2 )
-Noboru Fukumoto, Chief Fund Manager, Pension Fund Management Division,
THE MITSUBISHI TRUST AND BANKING CORPORATION |
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May 2002 No.3
Hurdle to the Restructuring of Corporation
-Core object of corporate revolution for increasing shareholder's value
-Nobuo Sayama, Ph.D., UNISON CAPITAL, INC.
-Nobumichi Hattori, Managing Director, Investment Banking Division, Goldman
Sachs(Japan)Ltd.
-Yoichiro Yokoyama, Deputy Director General, Business Restructuring Department,
Development Bank of Japan
-Raita Sakai, Editor in Chief, M&A Review
Corporate Communication Strategy to save the Company ( 2/2 )
- Yoshinobu Sato, Director, Burson-Marsteller |
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March 2002 No.2
Corporate Governance Reform in Japan: How do you make it happen?
-Issues & Steps-
- Dr. Shigeo Kagami, Partner, Heidric & Struggles
Proxy Fight in the U.S. and Japan
- Arthur M.Mitchell, Attorney at Law/Shinya Tago, Attorney at Law, COUDERT
BROTHERS.
Corporate Communication to save the Company ( 1/2 )
- Yoshinobu Sato, Director, Burson-Marsteller |
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November 2001 No.6
An IR theme as viewed from a perspective of Corporate Governance
- Hisashi Watanabe, President & CEO, Investor Relations Business Corporation |
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September 2001 No.5
Revised Commercial Codes vis-a-vis Corporate Governance
- Kenichi Osugi, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Tokyo Metropolitan
University |
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May 2001 No.3
Mike Armstrong' s principles of leadership
- Thomas Neff, Chairman, Spencer Stuart / James Citrin, Managing Director,
Spencer Stuart's Internet practice |
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March 2001 No.2
Looking forward to discussing with serior Japanese Pension Fund Executive
- Dr. William D. Crist, President, CalPERS
The Corporate Governance Issue is also very important for the working family
around the world
-John J. Sweeney, President, AFL-CIO |
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November 2000 No.6
Contractual Procedures to Prevent Risks in M&A Transactions
-Tomohiro Tsuchiya, Attorney-At-Law, MORI SOGO LAW OFFICES |
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September 2000 No.5
Report of 6th Conference of International Corporate Governance Network
Annual Conference in New York
- The established role of the globally harmonized institution on corporate
governance
- Raita Sakai, Chairman, The Research Center of Corporate Governance in
Japan |
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November 1999 No.6
The World Bank and OECD collaborate for Campaign of Good Corporate Governance
diffusion
-The 4th Annual Conference of International Corporate Governance Network
-Raita Sakai, Japan Institute of Corporate Governance |
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September 1998 No.6
Did the Corporate Governance increase shareholders value?
-"CalPERS' Effect"-
- "M&A Review"Editorial Office |
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July 1998 No.4
Introducing the International Corporate Governance Network, and its 3rd
Annual Conference
- "M&A Review"Editorial Office |
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May 1998 No.3
The Progress of Corporate Governance in the United States, and the Position
of CalPERS
-Dr. William D. Crist, President, Board of Administration, California Public
Employees Retirement System
What is the real concept of Corporate Governance in Japan・・/B>
-Tomoji Komine, Deputy Editor in Chief, "・ｭ・・ｼ｡ Review" |
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November 1997 No.6
The defence argument for cash compensation to the Board directors
- Hoffer Koback, President of Gloucester Capital Corp., |
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May 1997 No.3
The 20th Century Company Meets the 21st Century Board
-The conditions of the Board of Directors apropos to the 21st century
- Noeman R. Augustine, Vice Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corp. |
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December 1996 No.12
International Advisory Committees
- William C. Turner, Chairman, International Advisor Council of Avon Products
Inc.
Should Directors Meet With Shareholders?
- Michael A. Miles, Former Chairman and CEO, Philip Moris
Globalizing Your Board of Directors
- David W. Johnson, Chairman and President, Campbell Soup Co. |
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July 1996 No.7
The U. S. Pension Fund and Corporate Governance
- Shinobu Muramatsu, Professor of Management, Soka University
How to Evaluate The CEO
- The NACD Blue Ribbon Commission, National Association of Corporate Directors |
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June 1996 No.6
Cal PERS decides the Principles of International Corporate Governance
-The California Public Employees Retirement System |
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March 1996 No.3
The US history of M&A: its 30-year record of dynamism
-Martin Sikora, Editor of "Mergers & Acquisitions" |
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November 1995 No.11
US-Japan Conference on Corporate Governance & Corporate Relations (
Part 2 )
-CalPERS' Role in US and Japanese Corporate Governance:1990-1995
-William D. Crist, President, Board of Administration, CalPERS
Relationships between Institutional Investors and Corporations in the US
-John Crawford, Partner, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue
Survey on Japanese Corporation's Attitude toward Corporate Governance
-Yoshiko Iwata, General Manager, Technimetrics, Inc. |
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July 1995 No.7
Talking Straight
- Dr. William D. Crist, President, Board of Administration, CalPERS
US-Japan Conference on Corporate Governance & Corporate Relations (Part
1)
Editorial office
International Reference Points:
The prevailing State of company equity investments in Major European Financial
Markets.
- Ms. Helene Ploix, Directeur Generale Adjoint, Caisse des Depots et de
Consignations, Paris |
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May 1995 No.5
Analysis on CalPERS's Investment Portfolio of Japanese Equityies
- Shinichi Kurosaka, Head of Fixed Income, Investment Division II,
CIGNA International Investment Advisors K.K. |
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March 1995 No.3
CalPERS Japanese equities Portfolio Holdings Summary:
Active and Index Complete List of 709 Japanese Companies
-Editorial office |
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December 1994 No.12
CalPERS and Relationship Investment-Part 4
-Can external Pressure ( Gaiatsu ) Make the Japanese Corporate Governance
Change Direction? part II
- Hideaki Kubori, Attorney-at-Law, Mori Sogo Law Offices
- Akira Koike, Advisor, NEC
- Shinobu Muramatsu, Professor of Economics, Seikei University
- Shigeru Watanabe, Manager, Corporate Finance research Group, Business
& Management Research Department,
Nomura reseatch Institute, Ltd. |
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November 1994 No.11
CalPERS and Relationship Investment-Part 3
--Can external Pressure ( Gaiatsu ) Make the Japanese Corporate Governance
Change Direction? part I
- Hideaki Kubori, Attorney-at-Law, Mori Sogo Law Offices
- Akira Koike, Advisor, NEC
- Shinobu Muramatsu, Professor of Economics, Seikei University
- Shigeru Watanabe, Manager, Corporate Finance Research Group, Business
& Management Research Department,
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
Japanese Corporate Governance in Transition - Lowest ROEs of the Post War
Era
- Shigeru Watanabe, Manager Corporate Finance Research Group, Business
& Management Research Department,
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
Recent Developments in U.S. Corporate Governance and Thier Relevance to
Japan
- David G. Litt, Associate, O'Melveny & Myers (Dale Araki Gaikokuho
Jimu Bengoshi Jimusho)
Corporate Governance in England
- Julian Howard, Attorney-at-Law, Howard Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi Jimusho
(Macfarlanes)
Corporate Governance Committee of the Board
- Louis M. Thompson Jr., President, National Investor Relations Institute
The importance of superior information to the Board |
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October 1994 No.10
Corporate Governance:
CalPERS and Relationship Investment
U.S. Institutional Investers Have Launched on Corporate Governance in Earnest
: CalPERS' Proxy Agent Discusses Investment Policy
-Joseph c. F. Lufkin, President, Global Proxy Services Corporation
Corporate Governance and CalPERS's Experiences:
CalPERS's Views, Opinions and Suggestions Regarding Japanese Companies
-Robert F. Carlson, Board of Administration, California Public Employees
Retirement System
Present Situation of CalPERS' Investment Activities in Japanese Companies.
-Analysis of Portfolio, Investment Return- Worst 30 Companies, ROE Analysis,
Prospected Target Companies
-M&A Review, Editorial office |
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September 1994 No.9
Corporate Governance:
CalPERS and Relationship Investment
-The Biggest Public Pension Funds in the United States, CalPERS, Talks
about Its Japanese Investment Policy
-Robert F. Carlson, Board of Administration, California Public Employees
Retirement System
CalPERS' Portfolio Holdings Summary:
-Complete Japanese equity List of 277 Japanese Companies
Are There Payoffs For "Patient" Corporate Investors?
-Robert T. Kleiman, associate Professor of Finance, Oakland University,
Mich.
-Kevin Nathan, Associate Professor of Accounting, Oakland University, Mich.
-Joel M. Shulman, the Robert Weissman Professor of Finance, Babson College,
Mass.
The GM Board's oversight Responsibility
-Directors & Boards
Critique of the GM Board Guidelines
-Nell Minow, Principal, Lens Inc. |
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May 1994 No.5
The Board Director's Stake In the Enterprise
-David J. McLaughlin, President, McLaughlin & Co. Inc.
Break the Mold On Director's Pay
-James Kuhns, Principal, Sibson & Company
-David Chase, Consultant,
-Linda Amuso, Senior Associate, CSC/Index |
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October 1993 No.10
A Director's Performance Appraisal
- Robert K. Mueller, The Former Chairman, Arthur D. Little Inc
A Job Description for the Board
- J. Keith Louden, President, The Corporate Director Inc. |
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October 1991 No.10
My Best Foreign Acquisition
-Directors & Boards |
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June 1991 No.6
Fair treatment for managerial personnel following their dismissal due to
the company's Sale
-James C. Cabrera, President of Drake Beam Morion Inc. |
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December 1988 No.22
Voluntary Liquidations, The Golden Road to Corporate Oblivion
-Ronald J. Kudla, Professor of Finance,
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
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November 1988 No.20
Public Relations and Mergers and Acquisitions
-Stan Sauerhaft, Vice Chairman, Burson-Marsteller
The Board, Takeovers, and Wall Street
-Edmund J. Kelly |
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October 1988 No.19
Augument the existing poison pills against new M&A deffence actions. |
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October 1988 No.18
Improving verbal Communication Between Japanese Managers and American Employees
-Hideo S. Onoda, Partner, Laner, Muchin, Dombrow and Becker, Ltd. |
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September 1988 No.17
DataCard's Acquisition by the Quandts of Germany
-Case of finding White knight in time |
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August 1988 No.15
American Hospital Supply and Bentley Labs - Was the Price Right? Did Shareholders
Benefit? |
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June 1988 No.12
Handling Labor Relations in the Sale of a Company
-Partner, Laner, Muchin, Dombrow and Becker, Ltd. |
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June 1988 No.11
Takeover Defense - How US companies are dressing up their poison pills.
Board Director Compensation, Fees and Benefits in 1987
-Donald R. Simpson |
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April 1988 No.8
What the Stockholders Must Know About a M&A Deal
-Kenneth L. Altman, Senior Vice President of Hill and Knowlton Inc. |
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February 1988 No.4
Merging Human Resources -Review of Current Research-
-Mitchell Lee Marks
How to Handle Labor issues in M&A
-Hideo S. Onoda, Laner, Muchin, Dombraw and Becker, Ltd. |
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February 1988 No.3
The training of global executives in the U.S.
-Directors & Boards |
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January 1988 No.2
The effect on the rating of the commercial paper by M&A deal
Post Merger; merger after the maerger deal
-- A distinct hardle to merge two production department -- |
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January 1988 No.1
The Board that faced a TOB |
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