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Institutional Investor has an article out describing the proactive things techniques that are becoming available to protect against loss of data or other cybersecurity threats (Progress in the War Against Cybercrime). This all directs attention to the issue, how far should boards go in requiring the use of such techniques? BDTI will cover some of these issues in its Japanese-langauage seminar on cybersecurity. See more at: https://bdti.or.jp/node/742 .
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(Client Alert byBingham McCutchen) On August 5, 2013, the Japan Financial Services Agency announced the formation of the “Review Panel on the Stewardship Code for Japan” (the “Panel”). As part of its overall mandate to establish guiding principles by which institutional investors can properly fulfill their roles as fiduciaries from the perspective of promoting sustainable growth of Japanese companies, the Panel aims to enact a Japan version of the United Kingdom Stewardship Code.
With the spotlight shining ever more intensely on companies and their approach to corporate governance, the role of the company secretary has become increasingly important. In fact, in many businesses the secretary has come to be seen as the guardian of the organisation’s compliance with both the law and best practice guidelines.
See this concise and useful video:
BDTI would like to express its deep gratitude to Cosmo PR and its CEO, Kumi Sato, for allowing our organization to use Cosmo'sconference roomfacilities on numerous occasions, – often for BDTI's English language Director Boot Camp -and other support. Cosomo PR is a long-time leading communiations consulting firm in Japanthat has particularly strong expertise in the healthcare industry. Details from the company appear below.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) issued a Viewpoint which calls on the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Government of Japan led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to act swiftly to ensure that the proposed amendments to the Company Law to be submitted to the Diet include the measures described in the LDP’s own campaign platform to accelerate corporate governance reform. BDTI closely watch (a)(iii).
「STANFORD, CA – July 31, 2013 – “It’s lonely at the top” appears to be truer than ever, according to a new study conducted by the Center for Leadership Development and Research at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University’s Rock Center for Corporate Governance, and The Miles Group. Nearly two-thirds of CEOs do not receive coaching or leadership advice from outside consultants or coaches, and almost half of senior executives are not receiving any either, the survey reveals.
This one-dayintensive program teaches participants the key legal and corporate governance knowledge they need to responsibly serve on, report to, or analyze boards of Japanese companies, both public and private. The course consists of short lectures interspersed with ample time for interactive discussion and questions-and-answers about real-life situations that occur on boards, and how to handle them. The course is usually good fun for everybody, since we all learn from each others' experiences, as well as from BDTI. The program will cover topics such as:
Useful key metrcis – warning signs – developed by GMI. Simple but effective!
Here is the CFA Institute's great summary of shareholder rights in all world markets. Japan scores well in this category of corporate governance.
Practical Law Company has publicized the United States chapter of thePLC Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions Handbook 2013/2014.The chapter provides a basic overview of public company M&A in the U.S. and is organized in an easy-to-use question and answer format that we hope you find useful.
Click the following address for download.
http://bit.ly/14VGIMQ