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Enhancing Corporate Governance in APEC Region

Strengthening financial markets through corporate governance reform. Promoting regional cooperation and private sector initiatives for effective governance practices. Complementary training and knowledge sharing efforts. Collaboration with APEC initiatives.

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Enhancing Corporate Governance in APEC Region

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  1. APEC SOM III Stephen Y L Cheung Coordinator, core group on corporate governance Peer Assistant Review Network PECC

  2. The APEC Road Map on Strengthening Markets submitted to SOM III in Brunei endorsed by Ministers :Needs to strengthening our financial markets including corporate governance reform

  3. During the 12 th APEC Ministers Meeting “ they endorsed the proposal to invite the PECC to develop ideas which APEC may consider furthering its work on improving economic and corporate governance in the region. In doing so Ministers commended the progress in the APEC Finance Ministers’Initiates on Corporate Governance.

  4. The special feature of PECC • Government • Business • Academic

  5. PARnet • IDEA.net (Institute of Director of East Asia) • More regional cooperation in corporate governance reform • Proposed by ABAC in 2000

  6. Coordination with APEC’s initiatives on corporate governance: • Participation in the APEC Deputy finance Ministers Meeting • Participation in the APEC policy dialogue in Corporate governance reform • Circulating our work for comments

  7. Complementary to the APEC’s initiatives: • Training • Sharing training materials • Sharing training experiences • Cases; good and bad cases • Trainers With the help of the World Bank Institute

  8. 2) Private Sector Initiatives • As identified by the APEC’s initiatives that corporate governance reform needs private sector participation • Resulted from a series of consultative meetings including regulators, academics, and private sector representatives (Institute of Director of the region) = > This represents their views of how the Board should run

  9. Supported by the Private Sector Advisory Group of the WB/OECD: • Asian Chapter of the Business Sector Advisory Group formed by the top business people of each economy in the region, e.g. we are extending our invitation to Mr William Fung (chairman of Li & Fung Ltd) to chair the Hong Kong committee

  10. International Standard: • One size could not fit all • APEC economies are in different stages of development • In line with the OECD principles

  11. Comments received from • SOM process • Finance Ministers process Will continue to work closely with the APEC’s initiatives

  12. Thank You

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