http://www.kodkollegiet.comNews, articles, code revisions, and more from KodkollegietThe Board for Swedish Corporate GovernanceESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, has requested information regarding Empty Voting, i.e. voting by shareholders where the ownership.../news/2011/comments-on-empty-voting-to-esma28/11/2011 09:17:53PageThe Board was invited by the Ministry of Justice to comment on its memorandum on changes to the legislation concerning private placements of shares, Ds.../news/2011/views-on-proposed-changes-to-the-so-called-leo-rules-ds-20112125/11/2011 16:51:12PageThe Board submitted its views on the proposed corporate governance rules contained in the draft directive and regulation for the implementation of CRD IV to.../news/2011/views-on-crd-iv-to-the-swedish-ministry-of-finance17/08/2011 00:00:00PageThe Board has on 19 July 2011 submitted its views on the EU Green Paper on Corporate Governance in listed companies to the EU Commission/news/2011/views-on-the-eu-green-paper-on-corporate-governance-in-listed-companies19/07/2011 00:00:00PageThe closing date for submission of comments on the Takeover rules is Friday 16 September 2011. Comments should be sent to info@bolagsstyrningskollegiet.se./news/2011/invitation-to-comment-on-takeover-rules07/07/2011 10:21:01PressReleaseThe Board publishes the 2011 Annual Report./news/2011/annual-report-201123/09/2011 16:39:32PageCarl Bennet and Lars Pettersson have been appointed to the Board. Bennet and Pettersson replace Lars Otterbeck and Michael Treschow, both of whom have been.../news/2011/new-board-members15/06/2011 11:14:24PressReleaseThe Swedish Corporate Governance Board has decided to undertake a minor review of takeover rules, including rules for agreements between bidders and target.../news/2011/review-of-takeover-rules26/05/2011 17:37:15PressReleaseBjörn Kristiansson, partner at Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd, succeeds Per Lekvall as Secretary and Executive Director of the Swedish Corporate.../news/2011/new-executive-member-of-the-board16/05/2011 16:47:00PageAt the request of the Ministry of Justice, the Board presented its comments on the EU Commission's Green Paper on the EU Corporate Governance Framework to.../news/2011/the-board's-comments-to-the-swedish-government-on-the-corporate-governance-green-paper20/05/2011 14:43:13PageBoth the general public and the capital market actors have increasing confidence in Swedish corporate governance. This is one of the findings of the 2010.../news/2011/code-barometer-201015/03/2011 08:45:17PressReleaseThe EU is currently working on a Green Paper on corporate governance of stock exchange listed companies. Judging by preliminary discussions on the subject.../news/2011/can-increased-regulation-prevent-future-crisis08/02/2011 15:24:17PageOn behalf of the Board, Nordic Investor Services has conducted a thorough study of how Swedish nomination committees works and conduct their duties. The.../news/2010/the-board-publishes-study-on-swedish-nomination-committees14/01/2011 14:52:57PageThe Board has been invited by the Swedish Government's Finance Department to submit comments on the EC Commission's Green Book on corporate governance in.../news/2010/the-board-issues-response-on-the-commission's-green-book-on-corporate-governance-in-financial-companies14/01/2011 14:28:38PageIn the Corporate Governance Board's Annual Report for 2009 a description of the work with the revised Code, applicable from this year, including i.a. new.../news/2010/the-board-presents-2010-annual-report14/01/2011 14:17:10DocumentAt the annual meeting on 18 May 2010 of the Association for Generally Accepted Principles in the Securities Market, the parent association of the.../news/2010/the-board-assumes-the-nbk-tasks-and-includes-new-members14/01/2011 09:37:27PageThe Swedish Corporate Governance Board has decided to introduce requirements on code application for foreign companies listed in Sweden. As of the beginning.../news/2010/three-new-instructions10/12/2010 14:26:32PressReleaseThe Corporate Governance Board plans to issue a new Instruction. The requirement in rule 9.8 that the vesting period or the period from the commencement of.../news/2010/the-corporate-governance-board-plans-to-issue-a-new-instruction15/10/2010 14:46:41PageAt a conference in London in March 2010, organised by the International Corporate Governance Network, the British think tank Tomorrow's Company presented a.../news/2010/british-study-endorses-swedish-style-nomination-committees25/03/2010 00:00:00PageThe Swedish Code of Corporate Governance has been revised in order to take into account the EU Commission's recommendation on directors' remuneration.../news/2010/revised-code-comes-into-force-as-of-1-february-201001/02/2010 00:00:00CodeIn conjunction with the Swedish EU Presidency, the Swedish Corporate Governance Board organised, in co-operation with the European Corporate Governance.../news/2009/8th-european-corporate-governance-conference03/12/2009 17:20:00PageThe Swedish Corporate Governance Board is to introduce more comprehensive rules in the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance on the subject of remuneration.../news/2009/new-code-rules-on-executive-pay27/10/2009 10:00:00PressReleaseA joint working group of the code monitoring bodies of the five Nordic countries has produced an overview of the main features of the "Nordic corporate.../news/2009/report-on-nordic-corporate-governance17/04/2009 21:08:00PageThe Board has issued a formal response to the Ministry of Justice’s invitation for comments on a forthcoming recommendation on director remuneration from.../news/2009/reply-to-the-ministry-of-justice-regarding-director-remuneration14/04/2009 21:09:00PageThe Swedish Corporate Governance Board has launched a new website. This will make it easier to find relevant information concerning corporate governance in.../news/2009/new-website-launched05/03/2009 21:13:00PageNew legislation on mandatory corporate governance reports and presentation of how the Code is applied in stock exchange listed companies came into force on.../news/2009/new-legislation-requires-adjustments-to-the-code01/03/2009 21:14:00PageThe Board has issued a formal response to the Ministry of Justice's proposed legislation on audit committees based on the 2008 Accounting Directive./news/2008/reply-to-the-ministry-of-justice-regarding-audit-committees18/12/2008 21:16:00PageIn collaboration with the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, the Swedish Corporate Governance Board will hold an information day on the subject of the.../news/2008/information-day-about-the-revised-code25/10/2008 21:19:00PageThe revised version of the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance comes into force for all Swedish companies listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm or.../news/2008/the-revised-swedish-code-of-corporate-governance-01/07/2008 08:00:00PagePress release on the presentation of the revised Swedish Code of Corporate Governance./news/2008/a-shorter-and-simpler-corporate-governance-code-from-1-july-2008-07/05/2008 08:00:00PagePress release on the timing of the presentation and circulation for comment of the proposed text of the revised Swedish Code of Corporate Governance./news/2008/revised-corporate-governance-code-to-be-presented-in-february07/01/2008 21:22:00Page