11 October, 2018
Balancing act: stock exchanges and dual-class shares
Stock exchanges form a critical component of the global financial market ecosystem, serving as gatekeepers linking companies to investors and as ...
10 October, 2018
Conflicts of interest: the global fight over dual-class shares
There is a quiet battle underway in corporate governance that rages from New York all the way to the Far East. The battleground? Dual-class share...
14 March, 2018
Goldman Sachs criticises Hong Kong’s dual class share limit
Goldman Sachs has suggested that the Hong Kong Stock Exchange may be making an error in limiting company founders to ownership of only 50% of dual class shares.
28 February, 2018
Hong Kong Stock Exchange proposes allowing dual class shares
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has proposed allowing IPOs with "weighted voting rights", including dual class shares, in a package to reform corporate governance for the territory. The move is widely...
30 March, 2017
Why one share, one vote is the best long-term investment option
The protection and enhancement of minority shareholder rights has been a long-standing focus of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN). As such, ICGN has long advocated a preference for...
3 February, 2017
Twitter faces calls for user ownership
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1 February, 2017
US investors reveal deadline for new governance principles
Listed companies in the US have been given 11 months to implement a set of new governance principles published this week by a coalition of the world's largest institutional investors. The six pr...
31 January, 2017
