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Tánaiste and Minister Donohoe launch new €90m fund for Irish start-ups

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Corporate governance refers to the set of systems, principles and processes by which a company is governed. They provide the guidelines as to how the company can be directed or controlled such that it can fulfil its goals and objectives in a manner that adds to the value of the company and is also beneficial for all stakeholders in the long term.

 

Benefits: Corporate governance is known to be one of the criteria that foreign institutional investors are increasingly depending on when deciding on which companies to invest in.

It is known to have a positive influence on the share price of the company. 

It could also make it easier for companies to source capital at more reasonable costs (Thomson, 2009)

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-01-18/news/28462497_1_corporate-governance-satyam-books-fraud-by-satyam-founder 

 

Many people (and many family businesses even) are under the impression that governance in family business is a contradiction in terms. KPMG have an interesting article in relation to family business and Corporate Governance. Click here to read more:

http://www.kpmgfamilybusiness.com/corporate-governance-vs-family-business-meeting-in-the-middle/