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Exploring Romgaz: What to Expect from the First Round of General Meetings in September

Sep 61 min read

Exploring Romgaz: What to Expect from the First Round of General Meetings in September

ROMGAZ SA (#SNG) called an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting and an ordinary shareholder meeting for 11 September 2024

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What's on the Agenda for BVB and CCP.RO at the Extraordinary General Meetings in September?

Valeria Nistor

Aug 302 min read

What's on the Agenda for BVB and CCP.RO at the Extraordinary General Meetings in September?

BURSA DE VALORI BUCURESTI SA (#BVB) called an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders for topics related to CCP.RO București S.A....

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"Is There Progress? Analyzing the Gender Balance in Boards of Romanian Listed Companies Over the Past 4 Years"

Valeria Nistor

Mar 80 min read

"Is There Progress? Analyzing the Gender Balance in Boards of Romanian Listed Companies Over the Past 4 Years"

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The Audit Committee and Its Communication with Shareholders

Valeria Nistor

Feb 290 min read

The Audit Committee and Its Communication with Shareholders

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What Impact Do 'Against' Votes Have on a Listed Company?

Valeria Nistor

Feb 223 min read

What Impact Do 'Against' Votes Have on a Listed Company?

Listed companies are characterized by having a high number of shareholders and usually, having a diverse structure of shareholders:...

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2023 in a Nutshell: how shareholders meetings changed during 2023

Valeria Nistor

Feb 153 min read

2023 in a Nutshell: how shareholders meetings changed during 2023

Valgreen issued 169 reports for general meetings called during 2023. Valgreen covers now more listed companies: - 28 companies...

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HOW INDEPENDENT IS AN 'INDEPENDENT' MEMBER OF THE BOARD?

Valeria Nistor

Jan 114 min read

HOW INDEPENDENT IS AN 'INDEPENDENT' MEMBER OF THE BOARD?

The independence of the members of the board is a strong recommendation for listed companies, but only for them. There are different...

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Valeria Nistor

Dec 20, 20232 min read

The Voting Choice Initiative

< How many asset managers does it take to change a light bulb? Just one. He hires a light-bulb installer to do it and then charges you 1%...

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Valeria Nistor

Sep 28, 20232 min read

The Board of Advisors

<Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.> The advisory board is not a common...

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Valeria Nistor

Sep 14, 20232 min read

The Agency Problem in Listed Companies

<What do you call someone who gets paid not to work? A shareholder.> Going beyond the joke above (seen from management and / or board...

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Valeria Nistor

Sep 8, 20232 min read

The Code of Ethics

<How to fail an ethics exam? You cheat on it.> The code of ethics is a kind of nightmare for compliance teams in some companies. It...

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Valeria Nistor

Aug 31, 20234 min read

What is Succession Planning?

<The boss called one of his employees into the office. "David," he said, "you've been with the company for a year. You started off in...

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Cost Benefit Process’ Importance for Legal Professionals

Valeria Nistor

Aug 24, 20232 min read

Cost Benefit Process’ Importance for Legal Professionals

Even though I am a legal professional at base, during last 14 years I performed many cost-benefit checks and now I use this tool for...

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Valeria Nistor

Aug 17, 20232 min read

How Expensive is Greenwashing?

A colleague that I appreciate a lot comments that greenwashing has been the biggest ‘concern’ for environment of some big companies...

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Greenwashing from Governance Perspective

Valeria Nistor

Aug 11, 20231 min read

Greenwashing from Governance Perspective

Greenwashing is a term that is difficult to be translated from English in Romanian, as it is with many new terms used in last years. As ...

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The Climate Related Risks and the Role of the Auditor for Listed Companies

Valeria Nistor

Aug 3, 20232 min read

The Climate Related Risks and the Role of the Auditor for Listed Companies

I joined a public event few months ago and I was surprised to hear a panelist saying that ESG and climate change are not so important...

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The Size of the Board for Listed Companies

Valeria Nistor

Jul 27, 20231 min read

The Size of the Board for Listed Companies

The size of the board is more and more important, especially considering the most recent legislative developments requiring or...

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Institutional Investor’s Types Based on Their Interests

Valeria Nistor

Jul 14, 20233 min read

Institutional Investor’s Types Based on Their Interests

The definition of ‘interest’ (in English) is complex: 1. the feeling of wanting to know or learn about something or someone. 2....

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Valeria Nistor

Jul 6, 20232 min read

Vote reporting developments

In Romania we have a saying: when there is an issue the Government establishes a working group and the working group ‘kills’ the...

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Valeria Nistor

Jun 28, 20232 min read

What investors want?

There are different types of investors and the discussion on the Romanian IPO of Hidroelectrica (H2O) manipulates the entire market...

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