Corporate governance health check: how strong are your foundations?
IVLF’s free corporate governance health check scores your Vietnamese company on ten basics that investors, banks and regulators look at: records, approvals, authority limits, related-party dealings, licences, contracts and policies. You get a score and a prioritised list of gaps to fix.
Answer ten questions to get your score
Answer yes, partly or no. Your score and a list of gaps appear at the end.
What the corporate governance health check covers
Records and minutes
Meetings, minutes and resolutions that match the charter.
Ownership records
Registers and capital contribution evidence.
Authority limits
Who can sign what, and up to what amount.
Related parties
Identifying and approving related-party dealings.
Financial review
Annual independent review or audit.
Licences and contracts
Registers, renewal dates and key contract terms.
Policies
Conflicts of interest and anti-corruption.
Data protection
Ownership and handling of personal data.
Read the full explanation
A corporate governance health check is a quick way to see whether the basics are in order before an investment, a sale, a bank review or a regulatory inspection. For foreign-invested companies, weak records are one of the most common causes of delay in a transaction.
The scorecard covers ten areas: meetings and minutes, ownership records, authority limits, related-party transactions, financial review, licences, key contracts, policies on conflicts and anti-corruption, data protection, and consistency of resolutions with the charter. Each answer is worth up to two points, and the result is a score with a prioritised list of gaps.
A score is a starting point, not a verdict. A qualified professional should review the underlying documents against the company charter and applicable rules. Read our corporate and commercial practice and check legal texts in the national legal documents database.
How to use the health check
Answer ten questions
Yes, partly or no for each governance basic.
Read your score
See the band and the gaps that matter most first.
Fix or ask for help
Copy the action list or send it to IVLF for a review.
Corporate governance health check: frequently asked questions
Who should use the health check?
Founders, finance heads and in-house counsel of Vietnamese companies, especially before fundraising, a sale or a bank review.
Is the score a legal opinion?
No. It is a self-assessment based on your answers. A qualified professional should review the documents behind it.
What do investors check first?
Usually ownership records, board minutes and resolutions, licences and related-party dealings, which is why the scorecard starts there.
Have IVLF review your governance
Our team reviews governance records and fixes gaps with AI-assisted research and professional review. See how we work, explore our corporate and commercial practice or send your request here.
