OECD Corporate Governance Factbook March 2015 has been released. This second edition of the Corporate Governance Factbook was developed as a complementary reference for the review of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance carried out during 2014 and 2015, and may also support follow-up work related to implementation of the Principles in OECD member and partner countries.
By maintaining and regularly re-issuing this publication, this Factbook is intended to provide an easily accessible and up-to-date, factual underpinning for understanding countries’ institutional, legal and regulatory frameworks, and to support their further implementation of good corporate governance practices. It may serve as a useful first resource for governments who want to compare their own framework with that of other countries or seek information about practices in specific jurisdictions.
The Factbook is divided into four key areas that are crucial to an understanding of how corporate governance functions in different jurisdictions: 1) the corporate landscape; 2) the corporate governance framework; 3) the rights of shareholders and key ownership functions; and 4) the corporate board of directors.