Governance
NEWS: Climate disclosures, 19 April, 2024
Investors must use ‘unreliable’ climate data
Corporate climate disclosures are ‘inconsistent’ and the resulting data limited, according to a report by a global investment association.
NEWS: Governance, 18 April, 2024
Ex-Royal Mail chair insists he gave appropriate attention to Post Office
Speaking at the public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal, Allan Leighton was refuting a suggestion of ‘overboarding’.
INSIGHT: Governance, 16 April, 2024
What will the 2024 US proxy season bring?
Recent rule changes and the ongoing ESG debate will mean increased complications for most US public companies.
NEWS: Executive pay, 15 April, 2024
Executive pay debate intensifies with proxy advisors in the firing line
Big pharma chair Michel Demaré points to proxy advisors as cause of block on higher pay while more FTSE 100 companies plan boost to packages.
NEWS: Audit reform, 11 April, 2024
Reform audit ‘payment model’, academic argues
Dirk Beerbaum writes the Wirecard scandal underlines the need to confront the ‘inherent’ conflicts of interest caused by companies paying the auditors who police their financial reporting.
NEWS: AGM season, 9 April, 2024
Pension fund savers value votes against directors
Survey finds that majority of savers believe shareholder votes enable ‘strong’ corporate goverance.
NEWS: Chair independence, 8 April, 2024
Splitting CEO and chair jobs becomes proxy season feature
Activists argue combining CEO and chair roles creates ‘inherent conflict of interest’.
NEWS: Climate risk reporting, 4 April, 2024
Climate risk disclosures show shortfall
Sustainability reporting reveals gap between companies affected and those who say boards take care of climate risk, OECD finds.