Governance
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COMMENT: Investment, 14 January, 2022
Are UK corporate governance rules leading to market malaise?
A recent article argued the UK needs "more directors who understand risk-taking, not virtue signalling" if London is to regain its status.
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NEWS: US governance, 13 January, 2022
US corporate governance improvements ‘slowed or stagnated’ in 2021
Report suggests crisis "fatigue" is eating away at gains made during 2020, with employee issues and ESG highlighted as concerns.
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INSIGHT: Corporate governance, 12 January, 2022
Board priorities 2022: a checklist for directors
The pandemic continues to impact agendas, but climate, data security and succession are some of the other priorities demanding board focus.
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NEWS: Research, 11 January, 2022
Anglo-Saxon CEOs ‘increase a firm’s risk profile through their decisions’
Swiss research reveals Anglo-Saxon boards and CEOs are more likely to increase debt, reduce dividend payments and embark on M&As.
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NEWS: Legislation, 10 January, 2022
TUC urges change to company law that prioritises shareholders
New report says the balance of company interests has swung too far towards shareholders and “away from working people who create the wealth”.
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NEWS: Remuneration, 7 January, 2022
High Pay Day reflects slight fall in FTSE 100 CEO pay
This year is the first time since 2011 that the median FTSE 100 CEO has had to work into a fourth day to make the average annual income.
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NEWS: Outlook, 22 December, 2021
Governance 2022: multidimensional landscape brings board challenges
From ESG and climate reporting to audit reform and board diversity, governance trends for the coming year predict a packed agenda.
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INSIGHT: Strategy, 21 December, 2021
Financial reporting must show real impact—and costs—of ESG activities
To make ESG activities meaningful, IFRS and GAAP should feature data that is relevant to long-term corporate and societal value creation.
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NEWS: Selection, 20 December, 2021
Boards must ‘keep momentum going’ to improve ethnic diversity
Research reveals 123 boards in the FTSE 350 now have at least one director who is a person of colour, compared with just 59 last year.
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INSIGHT: Strategy, 17 December, 2021
What the decline of General Electric can teach us about M&As
GE has been pursuing M&As for over 20 years—with disastrous outcomes. A closer look reveals obvious governance failures.
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NEWS: Strategy, 15 December, 2021
Boards ‘lack the right knowledge’ to set effective climate policies
Research reveals disconnect between what boards say about the significance of climate change and their actual policies.
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INSIGHT: Board impact, 14 December, 2021
Greater board diversity drives company climate action
Research reveals that greater gender and age diversity on boards improves company engagement across all critical climate action indicators.
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NEWS: Board composition, 14 December, 2021
Top 150 UK firms have more women than men in non-executive roles
Board diversity push sees 51% of non-exec roles held by women, compared with just 24% of executive committee positions.
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NEWS: Legislation, 9 December, 2021
NGOs challenge European Commission on delay to human rights law
Amnesty International and Oxfam are among 47 NGOs that have written to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen demanding progress.
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NEWS: Shareholders, 7 December, 2021
Elliott Advisors calls for restructuring of the SSE board
The hedge fund has questioned the adequacy of SSE’s corporate governance and criticised the board's “notable lack of renewables expertise”.
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NEWS: Outlook, 6 December, 2021
Investor activism set to enter ‘golden age’ as firms emerge from pandemic
Consultancy Alvarez & Marsal says 2022 will see a 10% boost in activism across Europe, with 148 companies at risk of targeting by activists.
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NEWS: Ethical business, 3 December, 2021
UN calls for ‘culture change’ to improve human rights in supply chains
Push for due diligence comes as part of a roadmap aiming to embed use of the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
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COMMENT: Strategy, 1 December, 2021
Executive pay, sustainability KPIs and the climate crisis
Linking KPIs to sustainability targets results in complexity. A focus on corporate purpose is a better way to tackle climate change.
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NEWS: Governance, 1 December, 2021
Watchdog highlights companies’ lack of progress on C-suite succession planning
The UK financial regulator wants to see greater cohesion between succession planning, diversity commitment and board evaluations.
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NEWS: Report, 25 November, 2021
Boards need dedicated ESG committees ‘as part of company strategy’
Report for the Institute of Directors says boards need to integrate ESG into strategy and operations as a response to climate concerns.