Friday, June 03, 2005
MSWG-NUBS Corporate Governance Survey 2005
In June 2005, MSWG, in collaboration with the Business School of the University of Nottingham, Malaysia campus, will release a survey of the Corporate Governance of the largest 100 companies listed on the local stock exchange, Bursa Malaysia. This will be the second such collaboration between these two institutions. This survey is unique in that it will benchmark companies firstly, under prevailing local Corporate Governance rules, secondly, under current international best practices, and thirdly, will add the previous two scores for each company to obtain a combined Corporate Governance score. This survey which will be available to MSWG and the general public will allow investors to clearly compare how local companies fair under local and international benchmarks. The analysis of the results of the survey will be a collaborative efforts from academics from Nottingham University and our MSWG Analysts. It is the intention of both MSWG and Nottingham University to make the release of their “Corporate Governance Survey” an annual event to be eagerly anticipated by the financial press, and domestic and foreign investors.
See full Press Release.