Corporate Issuers

Every source of capital has different risks for the company and the investor. For example, debt is a safer investment than common stock because it has a higher priority in claims in case of financial distress. It is, however, riskier…

Weaknesses in corporate governance practices and stakeholder management processes expose a company and its stakeholders to several risks. The reverse scenario is that effective corporate governance and stakeholder management practices can create several benefits for a company and its stakeholders….

Both market and non-market related factors can affect stakeholder relationships and corporate governance. Market factors are those factors that are related to the capital markets, while non-market factors are those that are not related to the capital markets. Market Factors…

The board of directors oversights company operations and serves as the link between its shareholders and managers. It has the ultimate responsibility of ensuring that the company adopts proper corporate governance principles and complies with all applicable laws and regulations….

In seeking to balance stakeholder interests, a company may employ various mechanisms in stakeholder management. Common mechanisms include: holding general meetings, electing a board of directors, having an audit function, company reporting and transparency, policies on related-party transactions, and remuneration…

The term ‘Principal-agent relationship’ or just simply, ‘Agency relationship’ is used to describe an arrangement where one entity, the principal, legally appoints another entity, the agent, to act on its behalf by providing a service or performing a particular task….