Centre for Corporate Governance

Leading international thinking in Corporate Governance

The Centre for Corporate Governance's vision is to lead international thinking in this field and move governance practices beyond mere regulatory compliance towards the creation of value for companies, investors and other stakeholders

• Provides independent, cross-disciplinary research and recommendations designed to influence and drive the corporate governance debate
• Engages the academic and professional communities to facilitate interaction, provide a platform to stimulate debate and define solutions
• Serves the needs of business, investors and policy makers alike
• Focuses on the emerging issues surrounding the rise of alternative investors in the fields of Private Equity and Hedge Funds, and their value creation strategies
• Objectively examines contentious issues including:
       - shareholder activism
       - issues surrounding family ownership and control
         of public corporations
       - measuring CEO and Board effectiveness
       - the new demands on boards and how these can be helped
         by information management and systems
       - valuing corporate social responsibility   
• Is international in the scope and dissemination of its research and recommendations through publications, seminars and conferences

The Centre is supported by Oracle, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Prudential