The share price of any listed company is influenced by an evaluation of the corporate governance standards of the market where the company is listed and the corporate governance practices of the company itself. Inadequate or false information about the company may harm both the company and its investors.
The purpose of this brochure is to facilitate a good understanding among international investors of specific Swedish corporate governance provisions and practices.
The Swedish model of corporate governance is fundamentally the same as its counterparts existing in most industrialised countries. However, there are specific features that mirror a market in which a few major shareholders often assume particular responsibility for a company. This is a legal tradition involving a strict division of powers between the governance bodies and a business climate permeated by a high degree of transparency.
Swedish corporate governance is based on legislation and self-regulation. Some issues covered by corporate governance codes in other markets are governed by statute and are therefore not reiterated in the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance or companies’ articles of association.
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