Governance
NEWS: Executive pay, 19 July, 2022
CEO Covid pay cuts merely ‘symbolic’
Top-level pay was boosted to pre-pandemic levels by incentives schemes in many cases, leaving investors ‘outraged’, researchers found.
NEWS: Ethics, 19 July, 2022
FRC launches probe into professional exams
Cheating overseas sparks investigation by the Financial Reporting Council into conduct of UK accountancy and audit exams.
NEWS: Governance, 12 July, 2022
Governance code reforms will ramp up internal controls
Watchdog ‘lays groundwork for the creation of ARGA’ with planned consultation on audit committee ‘minimum standards’.
NEWS: ESG ratings, 11 July, 2022
Regulator to review impact of ESG ratings on firms
The FRC has commissioned a review to investigate how ESG ratings agencies and proxy advisers affect investment decisions.
INSIGHT: Governance, 11 July, 2022
Focus on the ‘G’ of ESG
Listening to what stakeholders define as valuable is the key to successful governance—and it will make corporate reporting much easier, too.
INSIGHT: Governance, 8 July, 2022
Why do boards fail?
We can learn from governance first principles to build better boards, which can enable organisational success and create lasting value.
NEWS: ESG reporting, 4 July, 2022
Greenwashing threatens shareholders’ interests
‘Companies that believe their own greenwash are embedding liability and storing up risk’, warns chair of UK Environment Agency.
COMMENT: Governance, 1 July, 2022
The 30-year itch: time to ditch the UK Corporate Governance Code
Now that governance has come of age, businesses should be able to innovate within the boundaries of good regulation.
NEWS: Risk, 28 June, 2022
Companies that make political donations are ‘less risky’
Research finds lower levels of both systemic and idiosyncratic risk among politically connected businesses.
COMMENT: Ethics, 27 June, 2022
The UK needs a code of conduct for company directors
A formal code of conduct for company directors would signal their willingness to apply high ethical standards in governance and leadership.