British Virgin Islands
SUPPLEMENT - THE 2005 GUIDE TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE - October 01, 2005
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As the offshore corporate domicile of choice, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has, since 1984, been home to nearly 700,000 companies and, like most offshore jurisdictions, the BVI has already taken constructive steps (in partnership with various international bodies) to achieve a tighter regulatory regime. It is probably fair to say that a more robust but sensible system in relation to corporate governance is a natural development on that theme as the BVI and other offshore jurisdictions recognize more fully the continuing importance of reputation, and attempt to put measures in place to avoid corporate scandals such as Enron. Is there a mechanism or a combination of things that can be put in place to ensure that directors manage a company for the benefit of shareholders (whose main interest is profit but who generally do not have the experience in running a company) and not themselves? Should all...
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