Private Sector Opinion, Issue 1, Dealing with Non-Controlling Shareholders: Issues and Best Practice by Christian Strenger Since the establishment of the Forum in 1999 following the financial crises in East Asia and Russia, followed not long after by stunning corporate governance failures in the business world in the United States and Europe, corporate governance has become the DNA of nearly every discussion concerning investment, development and corruption. All with serious implications for economic performance and poverty alleviation.

Private Sector Opinion, Issue 2, Corruption, Economic Development and Governance: Private Sector Perspectives from Developing Countries by John D. Sullivan Corruption is now widely recognized as one of the greatest barriers to prosperity, economic competitiveness and development, and political and social stability of countries. The key question now is not whether we should combat it or whether it is important - but how can we effectively combat it?

Private Sector Opinion, Issue 3, Corporate Governance: A North American Perspective by Ira M. Millstein The recent wave of US corporate governance failures prompted a round of legal and regulatory reform which has attracted a worldwide attention. The cross border impact of Sabanes-Oxley has been direct as it extends the reach of US regulation beyond home territory primarily in the case of foreign operations.

Private Sector Opinion, Issue 4, Auditors and Independence by John Plender Plender reviews the evolution of auditors' role in corporate governance and the challenges in achieving independence.

Private Sector Opinion, Issue 5, Whistleblowing: Recent Developments and Implementation Issues by Mak Yuen Teen Mak Yuen Teen has raised some very important considerations for the internal governance of corporations when he argues for additional legal protections for whistleblowers.

Private Sector Opinion, Issue 6, Reform Realism and the Boardroom, Philip T. N. Koh, a senior partner of Messers Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh and member of the Forum's Private Sector Advisory Group The article contributes to understanding a director's duties of good faith, care, skill, and diligence by implying intellectual honesty and acting in the best interests of the company.

Private Sector Opinion, Issue 7, News and Corporate Governance: What Dow Jones and Reuters teach us about Stewardship?, Donald Nordberg, Senior Lecturer at London Metropolitan University In this paper Donald Nordberg, a former senior editorial executive at Reuters who also worked as a consultant for Dow Jones, explores the respective governance of these two media giants, which received bids last year respectively from Thomson Corp of Canada and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

Private Sector Opinion, Issue 8, Governance Scorecards as Tools for Breakthrough Results, Jesus P. Estanislao, Chair of the Institute of Corporate Directors, President of the Institute for Solidarity in Asia, and a Member of the Forum’s Private Sector Advisory Group The article introduces the usage of scorecard tools in helping companies to achieve their governance improvements. It will help to steadily improve company performance and generate above market returns for investors.