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VII. Disclosure and Transparency

A dominant theme in all issues related to corporate governance is the vital importance of disclosure. The more transparent the internal workings of the company and cash flows, the more difficult it will be for management and controlling shareholders to misappropriate company assets or mismanage the company.

The most basic and all encompassing disclosure requirement is that all material information, i.e., any thing that could potentially affect share price, should be publicly disclosed. Such information would include earnings results, acquisition or disposal of assets, board changes, related party transactions, shareholdings of directors and changes to ownership. Other information that should always be disclosed includes remuneration (including stock options) of all directors and senior management corporate strategy, and off balance sheet transactions. All disclosed information should be released via the approved stock exchange procedure for company announcements as well as through the annual report.

The Board shall therefore, commit at all times to full disclosure of material information dealings. It shall cause the filing of all required information for the interest of the stakeholders.

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