As part of its effort on improving and enhancing corporate governance by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, a series of white papers on corporate governance has been issued every other year since 2007.

The Asian Corporate Governance Association wrote to the Financial Services Agency of Japan on the issue of capital raising, addressing ongoing weaknesses in the country’s system of public offerings, rights issues and private placements, and made a series of recommendations for improving efficiency a

This study by the CFA Institute examines ways to ensure that so-called independent directors are, in fact, independent.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore Corporate Governance Framework, which comprises regulations and guidelines for locally-incorporated banks, financial holding companies and direct insurers, was first implemented in 2007

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a consultation paper to seek comments on the draft legislative amendments to give effect to the revised regulatory regime for fund management companies, as well as additional proposals to further enhance the business conduct requirements.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore announced that Singapore-incorporated banks will meet capital adequacy requirements that are higher than the Basel III global capital standards.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued the revised Code on Collective Investment Schemes, together with its response to public feedback received from its public consultation on proposed amendments to the Code released in May 2010.

The Private Banking Code of Conduct is the result of an industry-led effort to enhance the competency of private banking professionals and foster high market conduct standards.

The Institute of Directors for Southern Africa has issued The Code for Responsible Investing in South Africa which gives guidance on how the institutional investor should execute investment analysis and investment activities and exercise rights so as to promote sound governance.

The consultation paper sets out the Reserve Bank’s proposals for implementing core Basel III capital measures relating to capital ratios, the definition of capital and the leverage ratio.