Governance
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.
Governance code review, 12 July, 2018
Flexibility on offer for chairman terms in new governance code
A new UK governance code to be published on Monday will offer flexibility to allow some chairmen to serve for longer than nine years.
Corporate governance Australia, 9 July, 2018
Solving deep problems with corporate governance requires more than rearranging deck chairs
What is really required to fix Australian corporate governance is wholesale change in prudential regulation, corporate law, competition law, and electoral law, writes Andrew Linden.
Audit, 9 July, 2018
Competition regulator asks Big Four to look for ways to change audit market
Reports suggest that the Competition and Markets Authority has already met with Big Four leaders to discuss audit market change.
Corporate governance Netherlands, 4 July, 2018
Institutional investors’ group publishes Dutch stewardship code
The Netherlands’ first stewardship code emphasises the role shareholders can play in creating long-term value creation in Dutch-listed companies.
Social media, 3 July, 2018
Zuckerberg under fire over Facebook governance
Shareholders reportedly seek an independent chairman and a reform of voting rights at the social media giant.
Audit, 3 July, 2018
KPMG under further scrutiny over audit of booze business
Big Four audit firm faces yet another investigation of its work, this time over the collapse of wine business Conviviality.
Audit firms, 2 July, 2018
KPMG chief concedes that public trust in audit is waning
KPMG’s UK head Bill Michael suggests that the audit market needs to change if public trust is to be maintained.
Corporate governance, 26 June, 2018
French business groups adopt revised governance code
Business groups in France have opted for a tougher governance code for private companies and entrepreneurs after public criticism for big payouts to executives.