| Shareholder Rights |
Positive (+) or negative (-) effect |
Countries |
Emerging Markets |
Russia |
| One share - one vote |
(+) |
There is no such country |
Malaysia, Greece, Chile, South Korea |
There is |
| Voting by mail using ballots |
(+) |
United Kingdom, USA, France, Canada |
Argentina, South Korea |
There is |
| No blocking of shares before the meeting of shareholders |
(+) |
United Kingdom, USA, Japan, Canada |
Brazil, Chile, Portugal, South Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Turkey, South Africa |
There is |
| Minority shareholder right to cancel management meeting |
(+) |
United Kingdom, USA, France, Japan, Canada Germany |
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, India, South Africa |
There is |
| The right of a minority of shareholders to demand redemption of shares at a fair price in the event of major transactions, reorganization or changes in the articles of association |
(+) |
United Kingdom, USA, Japan, Canada, Germany |
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, India, South Africa |
There is |
| Percentage of shares to convene an extraordinary shareholders meeting |
(+); (-) |
1%- USA, 3%- Japan, 5%- Canada, Germany, 10%- United Kingdom, France 20% - Italy |
1%-Chile, 3%-Taiwan, 5%-South Africa, Greece., Argentina, Brazil, Portugal, South Korea, 10-India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, Philippines, 20%-Thailand, 33%-Mexico |
10% |
