We believe corporate governance matters. Governance is one of the Amity Funds nine positive pillars of responsible investing and is a fundamental part of what, for us, makes an attractive long-term investment.
Corporate governance is the framework by which companies are directed and controlled for the long-term benefit of shareholders. It concerns the arrangements for appointing and remunerating directors and auditors and for ensuring an appropriate balance of independent non-executives is in place.
A strong corporate governance regime should reassure investors that the companies they invest in are managed by directors in the long-term interest of their shareholders. Shareholders, in turn, exercise a stewardship role in holding companies to account via informed exercising of their voting rights and through constructive long-term engagement.
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