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News: Governance, 29 November, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
Record audit fees; companies failing on sustainability risk reporting; Seven companies face “underminers of democracy” claim.
INVESTORS, 27 November, 2024
Proxy voting trends to watch in 2025
For AGMs in 2025 ESG will remain important; ‘pass-through’ voting will make its mark; retail investors are coming; enhanced engagement from issuers and GenAI is a ‘game changer’.
INSIGHT: Worker protection, 26 November, 2024
The board’s new duty to protect workers
Legal reforms, placing an emphasis on preventing worker harassment, have come into effect. What are the implications for directors?
NEWS: Governance, 22 November, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
NEWS: Sustainability , 21 November, 2024
Research uncovers doubts about CEO and boardroom abilities
INSIGHT: Non-financial disclosure, 21 November, 2024
How to build shareholder trust through disclosure
NEWS: Gender & Pay, 19 November, 2024
‘Considerable’ progress still to be made on boardroom gender pay gap
NEWS: Governance, 15 November, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
Interviews
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NEWS: NED Awards 2025
The right skills blend for the perfect board
The evolution of boards and of the skills they require is gathering pace, according to a Non-Executive Director Awards webinar.
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PODCAST: Economic growth
Europe must invest to stave off economic ‘decline’
The bloc will face problems with funding but has no option, said a leading economist speaking on Board Agenda’s The Macro Memo podcast.
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PODCAST: Inflation and interest rates
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.
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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.
Board Moves
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Board moves, 14 November, 2024
Keller Group appoints Carl-Peter Forster as chair designate
Chemring’s chair will join the Keller Group board as a non-executive director with effect from 16 December this year.
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Board moves, 13 November, 2024
Karina Deacon appointed as a non-executive director of SSP
Currently auditco chair of Norwegian Air Shuttle and VELUX, Deacon joins the restaurant operator in January.
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Board moves, 8 November, 2024
Janice Crawford takes a non-executive director role at Severfield
The chartered engineer, formerly a global director for Johnson Matthey, will join the structural steel group on 25 November.
Regulation
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INSIGHT: Worker protection, 26 November, 2024
The board’s new duty to protect workers
Legal reforms, placing an emphasis on preventing worker harassment, have come into effect. What are the implications for directors?
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NEWS: Governance, 22 November, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
‘Tough gig’ for non-execs under dual class shares; KPMG’s bounce back with Jon Holt; SEC losing its progressive chair Gary Gensler.
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INSIGHT: Non-financial disclosure, 21 November, 2024
How to build shareholder trust through disclosure
Effective corporate reporting on topics such as AI, cybersecurity and ESG is key to keeping investors onside.
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.
