Governance
NEWS: Strategy, 27 September, 2021
Boards prioritising company insiders over independence
After a previous trend for independent directors, crisis-hit boards have been appointing more company insiders with firm-specific knowledge.
NEWS: Governance, 23 September, 2021
Company law ‘should place purpose at the centre of business’
Report from the British Academy calls for new regulatory powers that would enable watchdogs to hold directors to account.
NEWS: Regulation, 20 September, 2021
Dual-class shares ‘would enhance investor protection’
Allowing dual-class shares on London’s premium market would provide a “higher level of regulatory protections” for minority shareholders, says Min Yan.
INSIGHT: Legislation, 20 September, 2021
What boards need to know about sanctions risk and legislation
The forced diversion of a Ryanair flight has put sanctions on the news agenda. Boards should be aware of the risks and legislation.
INSIGHT: Research, 20 September, 2021
Covid causes fall in CEO pay—but excessive earnings remain an issue
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen a reduction in overall CEO pay levels. Is this an opportunity for further equalisation of pay ratios?
INSIGHT: Legislation, 20 September, 2021
What boards need to know about sanctions risk and legislation
The forced diversion of a Ryanair flight to Belarus has put sanctions on the news agenda. Boards should be aware of the risks and legislation.
NEWS: Regulation, 20 September, 2021
Dual-class shares ‘would enhance investor protection’
Allowing dual-class shares on London’s premium market would provide a “higher level of regulatory protections” for minority shareholders, says Min Yan.
INSIGHT: Governance, 17 September, 2021
How resilience reporting could help firms meet future challenges
Boards face a formidable piece of new work as the government pushes forward with reforms to corporate reporting.
INSIGHT: Directors, 13 September, 2021
Board networks: who you know contributes to what you know
Each link in a boardroom network can facilitate both learning from the rest of the network and information diffusion to the network.
NEWS: Governance, 13 September, 2021
Academic warns that ‘good’ corporations are bad for democracy
So called ‘good’ corporations have “not actually changed, at least not in terms of their legal mandates”, claims Joel Bakan.