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Governance Index 2008. The results have been released and are to be published in the November 2008 issue of The Asset. The Asset, a financial business magazine for the financial services industry in Asia, has focused in understanding corporate governance practices in Asian companies by comparing these with international best standards. The magazine's basis for corporate governance standards is The Combined Code Principles of Good Governance and Code of Best Practice derived by the magazine's committee on its final report and from the Cadbury and Greenbury Reports. The Code is also based on the White Paper on Corporate Governance in Asia produced by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Agenda, a Financial Times service, is the most influential source of intelligence for today's corporate directors. A world-class staff of senior reporters and editors report what's going on in other boardrooms. Agenda delivers that information directly to thousands of U.S. board directors both online and in print every week. 96% of the largest 100 companies have a director or officer with a subscription to Agenda. The Agenda Governance Tracker is a product delivered via the Agenda website and is available for purchase as a separate service. It offers a searchable database of governance-related public documents from S&P 500 companies. This allows companies to benchmark their peers' policy positions and disclosure of those policies to shareholders.
The Corporate Board is the nation's leading corporate governance magazine, providing corporate directors and senior executive officers with information vital to the efficiency and success of their corporate governance actions. The Corporate Board meets the ever-increasing needs of corporate directors, as directors. The chairmen and CEOs of hundreds of large corporations provide The Corporate Board to their boards of directors and senior officers across the U.S. and in 27 foreign countries -- companies such as Perry Ellis, Goodrich, Kennametal, US Airways, and Verizon. The Corporate Board contains articles written by directors of major corporations, chairmen, chief executives, legal and financial advisors.
Five Feature Articles -- written by board members of major corporations, corporate governance and legal advisors, financial experts, and fellow chairmen and CEOs. In Review -- a roundup of current business news concerning corporate strategy, finance, mergers and acquisitions, D&O liability, pensions and benefits, executive and board of directors compensation, and reviews of the most current business books. Concise synopses to save board members hours of research time. Spoken & Written -- Excerpts of recent directorship articles and speeches relating to corporate
governance, executive management, and other corporate board issues. Conversations -- candid interviews with corporate business leaders providing insight into boardroom issues and trends. Directors' Register -- keeps you informed about recent board of directors elections at Fortune 1000 companies. Index of Articles -- a listing of articles in THE CORPORATE BOARD during the past 12 months.