Corporate Governance in the Oil, Gas and Energy Industries: Shareholder Participation Under Stock Exchange Listing Rules - The Historical Background
Article from: OGEL 1 (2004), in Governance Issues
Summary
The legal framework for corporate governance consists of company law, securities law and regulation, and stock exchange listing rules. The article reviews the early history of shareholder-oriented corporate governance requirements in listing standards beginning with the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the 19th century, the London Stock Exchange in the early 20th century, and to a much lesser extent the Toronto and Amsterdam Stock Exchanges. Future articles will address current stock exchange listing rules pertaining to shareholder participation, cross border voting issues, ...