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MoFo FCPA and Global Anti-Corruption Team: “Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for October 2015”

2015-12-02 posted by

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counseland compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments in the past month with links to primary resources. October saw another SEC-only corporate FCPA settlement, an explanation from DOJ as to why theapparent decrease in volume of FCPA criminal actions does not mean anti-corruption is no longer an enforcement priority, an important ruling in an FCPA whistleblower case, and a variety of other anti -corruption developments in the U.S. and abroad.

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Global Financial Literacy – Among Developed Nations, Japan Ranks Low, Just Slightly Higher than Italy

2015-11-28 posted by

On the link below, you can download S&P's report comparing global financial literacy in various countries.  (See definition below.) S&P asked four simple questions about things like how interest works and ranked countries based on the percent of correct responses.  At 41%, Japan has a relatively low score among developed nations, which ranks it just above Italy in most respects. 

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ICGN’s Public Comment to the FSA’s Follow-Up Council on the Corporate Governance Code and the Stewardship Code

2015-11-27 posted by

ICGN submitted a response to the call for comments to improve the corporate governance of listed companies in Japan. This includes comment on independent directors, accounting fraud and audit committees, procedures for class actions, translation of disclosure documents and caution around special class ‘Model AA’ shares.

http://bit.ly/1XvPBae

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NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT – “Top Ten Things To Remember When Considering Virtual Shareholder Meetings”

2015-11-22 posted by

Overview  —  In recent years, a small but growing number of companies have held annual shareholder meetings exclusively online or provided for online participation. Some of the early-adopting companies that decided to switch to an annual shareholder meeting held exclusively in cyberspace (without a physical meeting of shareholders happening simultaneously) received objections from investors and negative publicity, and this topic continues to be debated in corporate governance circles.

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Columbia Senior Professor Hugh Patrick’s Annual Essay on the Japanese Economy

2015-11-08 posted by

Japan now again seems to be breaking out of the doldrums it has been in since the early 1990s. Even though the daily news makes one wonder, I retain my optimism and faith, based on some six decades of studying Japan and watching it grow and evolve. I have addressed this theme in previous essays, and despite the subsequent ups and downs, I believe it applies today.

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