Capital Markets Policy Group

 

The staff of the Capital Markets Policy Group establishes positions, policies, and standards for the investment profession on issues related to the fair, efficient, and effective functioning of global capital markets and corporate disclosure.

 

What We Do

 

Address Leading Issues

We recently evaluated the future of self regulation in today's securities markets.

  

Educate Investors

We developed a guide for investors and shareholders for evaluating and monitoring corporate governance practices and their associated risks: "The Corporate Governance of Listed Companies: A Manual for Investors." We followed that up with complementary reports specifically studying executive compensation and environmental and social issues.

 

Propose Industry Best Practices

• We worked with the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics on a template for quarterly earnings reports
• We addressed the issue of quarterly guidance in today's financial markets with "Breaking the Short-Term Cycle"