TY - JOUR T1 - GovernanceMetrics International JF - Special Issues SP - 101 LP - 103 VL - 2003 IS - 2 AU - Gavin Anderson Y1 - 2003/09/21 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/2003/2/101.abstract N2 - To avoid oversimplifying corporate governance into a few “litmus test” issues, GovernanceMetrics International has developed a set of 600 factual indicators (with answers of “yes,” “no,” or “not disclosed”) to assess a company's governance profile. They are divided into seven broad categories: 1) board accountability, 2) financial disclosure and internal controls, 3) remuneration, 4) ownership base and potential dilution, 5) market for control, 6) shareholder rights, and 7) corporate behavior. Ratings, conducted every six months, are relative; companies are measured against each other both domestically and globally with scores ranging from 1 to 10. Once scores are assigned, analysts prepare written reports summarizing a company's overall governance profile and highlighting particular items that merit investors' attention. No ratings are confidential. Subscribers have access to all of GMI's ratings. ER -