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NEWS: Stewardship, 18 September, 2024
Stakeholders meet to boost best practice on investor stewardship
Stewardship professionals, asset owners, asset managers and expert advisers from around the world will convene in London.
Board moves, 17 September, 2024
Sir Alex Chisholm joins BT
The ex-Whitehall mandarin, chair of EDF, has become an independent non-executive director of the BT Group.
NEWS: AI governance, 17 September, 2024
OpenAI looks at ditching nonprofit structure
With the company potentially valued at $150bn, CEO Sam Altman has held talks about putting in place a ‘for profit’ arrangement.
NEWS: Governance, 13 September, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
PODCAST: Inflation and interest rates, 12 September, 2024
Are expected US Federal Reserve interest rate cuts good news?
NEWS: Internal audit, 11 September, 2024
Internal audit code of practice to ‘restore trust’
NEWS: AGM season, 10 September, 2024
European AGM shareholder opposition down on last year
NEWS: Shareholder proposals, 6 September, 2024
Norges Bank backs shareholders on Nike human rights proposal
Interviews
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PODCAST: Business uncertainty
Elections cause greater global corporate uncertainty
Business needs predictability—and that’s in short supply, according to Board Agenda’s The Macro Memo podcast.
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INTERVIEW: ESG
Brian Stafford: ‘What organisations want is stability’
A focus on sustainability is a constant in the face of rapidly emerging corporate priorities, explains Diligent’s chief executive.
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NEWS: Cybersecurity webinar
Boards face cybersecurity regulation hurdles
Complying with the slew of new regulation that is coming means companies must act fast to up their game, a webinar panel heard.
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PODCAST: Economic growth
Incoming banking rules could ‘harm economic growth’
Speaking in Board Agenda’s The Macro Memo podcast, a senior economist voiced fears over banks’ ability to lend being hampered.
Board Moves
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Board moves, 17 September, 2024
Sir Alex Chisholm joins BT
The ex-Whitehall mandarin, chair of EDF, has become an independent non-executive director of the BT Group.
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Board moves, 16 September, 2024
Sonia Baxendale to join ICG as a non-executive director
She will take her seat on the board of the global alternative asset manager Intermediate Capital Group on 1 January 2025.
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Board moves, 5 September, 2024
Loraine Woodhouse to take a seat at Primark
On 1 October, she will join the board of Associated British Foods as a non-executive director and audit committee chair-designate.
Regulation
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NEWS: Stewardship, 18 September, 2024
Stakeholders meet to boost best practice on investor stewardship
Stewardship professionals, asset owners, asset managers and expert advisers from around the world will convene in London.
-
NEWS: AI governance, 17 September, 2024
OpenAI looks at ditching nonprofit structure
With the company potentially valued at $150bn, CEO Sam Altman has held talks about putting in place a ‘for profit’ arrangement.
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PODCAST: Inflation and interest rates, 12 September, 2024
Are expected US Federal Reserve interest rate cuts good news?
If the Fed reduces the headline rate, other countries will likely follow its lead, according to Board Agenda’s The Macro Memo podcast.
Partner Contributions
NEWS: Technology
Boards are ‘inundated with data’ and face growing compliance risks
Organisations are struggling to achieve the data literacy that would empower their decision-making, new survey reveals.
Corporates with an international presence need to understand the incoming disclosure demands from regulators, a webinar panel agreed.
NEWS: Webinar
Collaboration is key to UK energy transition
Communication, innovation and engagement are needed for the move to net zero, an expert panel recently concluded.
