China resources firms should improve governance

As China's resources companies expand overseas, corporate governance will become a more pressing consideration, according to research presented in a new book*. The country's resources companies should be making more effort to increase the level of independence of their boards of directors, which are currently staffed mainly by government-appointed or government-linked individuals, says Jia Xinting, responsible investment specialist at Mercer in Melbourne and co-author of the book. A…