DSW's Voting Guidelines
DSW published its Voting Guidelines for German general meetings to specifically make clear for national and foreign investors how DSW exercises votes for its members and other investors or representatives.
DSW's comments on the EU Green Paper Corporate Governance framework
22 Jun 2011: DSW strongly welcomes the initiative of the EU-Commission to review and improve the existing Corporate Governance rules - where necessary.
Nevertheless from a German point of view we would underline that a lot of these proposals are based on the one tier board system and is therefore not easily transferable and applicable to the very specific German two tier board system with its strong checks and balances.
DSW's comments on the consultation on the taxation problems that arise when dividends are distributed across borders
30 Apr 2011: DSW highly welcomes this consultation on possible solutions for taxation problems that arise when dividends are distributed across border. Juridical and economic double taxation of cross-border dividends continues to be a reality for EU individuals.
DSW's Comments on the EU Action Plan on Corporate Governance (2)
DSW strongly supports the Action Plan of the EU-Commission on Corporate Governance. In general we welcome the proposals of the Commission which should improve investor confidence and strengthen the protection of investors throughout Europe.
DSW's Comments on the EU Action Plan on Corporate Governance (1)
DSW strongly supports the Action Plan of the EU-Commission on Corporate Governance and here especially the topic of directors’ remuneration.
DSW's Comments on the Review of the OECD Corporate Governance Principles
DSW, Germany’s leading shareholder association with more than 28.000 members, appreciates the review of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance.
Board evaluation in the German supervisory board
As the experience of DSW in the last AGM season shows, board evaluation were – up till then - only carried out in a few cases. This was reason enough for DSW to initiate and develop a guide in order to evaluate the efficiency of the supervisory board.
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