Governance
CEO remuneration, 17 August, 2018
US chief executive pay surges 17.6%
Research finds that chief executive pay at the largest US companies rose significantly in 2017, taking the CEO-worker pay ratio to 312 to 1.
Auditors, 15 August, 2018
PwC heavily criticised for ‘failed’ audit of BHS
A report from the Financial Reporting Council delivers scathing criticism of PwC’s audit of collapsed retail chain BHS and the partner who headed the work.
Remuneration, 15 August, 2018
Chief executive pay up 11%, despite rising opposition
High Pay Centre and CIPD research reveals that chief executive pay continues to rise, in spite of opposition.
Executive remuneration, 14 August, 2018
Investors tougher on pay in latest voting season
Figures reveal that shareholders have hardened their response to remuneration reports, with more registering their opposition.
Investors, 10 August, 2018
ICGN reveals stewardship awards nominees
The International Corporate Governance Network has unveiled its list of star players in global stewardship.
FRC review, 7 August, 2018
IoD calls for independent commission to take governance from FRC
The Institute of Directors has called for the supervision of UK governance to be removed from the Financial Reporting Council and placed with a new independent commission.
Governance, 6 August, 2018
Governance chief defends Australian code process
The figure leading the drafting process for a new governance code in Australia denies it has been written by “left-wing activists”.
Investors, 30 July, 2018
Stewardshop code adopted by vast South Korean pension fund
The National Pension Service in South Korea has voted to adopt a stewardship code that will see it engage more with companies.
Future of governance, 26 July, 2018
Next-generation thinking on governance can’t be ignored
Tapping into the thinking of young professionals on issues that affect business, society and the economy is a vital part of any evolutionary process. Corporate governance is no exception.
Corporate Governance Code reaction, 17 July, 2018
Investor urges boards to embrace worker representation set out by new code
Hermes chief executive Saker Nusseibeh is pleased the new UK Corporate Governance Code sets out a number of paths that boards can follow to improve worker representation.