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IOSCO consults on auditor transparency, communication and ownership structures

Norton Rose LLP
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Global
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September 24 2009

Concerns over the transparency of audit firms and the relationship between transparency and the quality of audits and the availability and delivery of audit services, the adequacy of the standard audit report, and the impact of audit firm ownership structure on concentration in the market for auditing large issuers have prompted the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to expand the scope of its work to include a number of audit service-related issues

IOSCO - monitoring group launches assessment of effectiveness of IFAC governance reforms

Norton Rose LLP
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Global
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August 3 2009

The IOSCO Monitoring Group is launching its review of the effectiveness of the reforms to the governance of the International Federation of Accountants which were agreed upon in 2003

ICGN non-executive director remuneration guidelines and policies

Norton Rose LLP
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Global
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April 9 2010

In March 2010 the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) published guidelines and policies on non-executive director (NED) remuneration

Financial institutions in the future - global financial recovery

Norton Rose LLP
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Global
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January 15 2010

Our latest survey, conducted during Q4, 2009, shows a distinct change in mood from its predecessor in April 2009 with a new sense of optimism replacing the gloom that pervaded following the financial system’s near collapse

Global CSR monitor - IFC Environmental & Social Performance Standards

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Global
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November 26 2010

The International Finance Corporation Environmental & Social Performance Standards ("IFC Standards") has become the global benchmark for corporate social responsibility ("CSR") in project financing

OECD Good Practice Guidance on internal controls, ethics and compliance

Norton Rose LLP
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Global
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May 10 2010

The OECD published its (non legally binding) 'Good Practice Guidance' addressed to companies for creating and ensuring the effectiveness of internal controls, ethics and compliance programmes or measures for preventing and detecting the bribery of foreign public officials in their international business transactions, and to business organisations and professional associations, which play an essential role in assisting companies in these efforts

Principles for Periodic Disclosure by Listed Entities - final report

Norton Rose LLP
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Global
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March 1 2010

The Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a final report entitled Principles for Periodic Disclosure by Listed Entities

ISO 26000 social responsibility standard: a sneak-peek and legal implications

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Global
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March 10 2010

The International Standards Organization ("ISO") Social Responsibility Standard 26000 (hereinafter referred to as "ISO 26000") is an attempt to standardize and codify the concept of social responsibility for organizations, including business

International sales contracts: new Incoterms in effect January 1, 2011

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Global
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November 24 2010

Export transactions generally involve international sales contracts, whose clarity of terms is crucial to avoiding disputes between parties

OECD: corporate governance and the financial crisis: Conclusions and emerging good practices to enhance implementation of the Principles

Norton Rose LLP
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Global
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February 26 2010

On 24 February 2010 the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a report from the OECD Steering Group on corporate governance setting out conclusions and emerging good practices regarding corporate governance

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