Governance
Boardroom diversity, 31 May, 2018
FTSE 350 bosses give ‘pitiful’ excuses for failing to hit gender targets
One of the reasons given by FTSE 350 chairs and CEOs for failing to appoint women on to boards is “we have one woman already on the board, so we are done…”
Gender diversity, 30 May, 2018
Making a difference through diversity in the boardroom
Voting is not just about boardroom composition but also the quality of organisations’ diversity policies, and that is why LGIM is putting its money where its mouth is.
Investors, 25 May, 2018
Activist attacks accounting and governance at Samsonite
Global luggage brand sees share price fall and stock trading suspended after claims by Texas-based activist investor that the company’s accounting needs independent examination.
Share buybacks, 23 May, 2018
Buyback mountain: why the rise in share buybacks is causing concern
The number of share buybacks is mounting and the UK is concerned that they may happen to be boosting executive pay. Board Agenda considers the arguments for and against share buybacks.
Audit ownership reform, 18 May, 2018
The audit market concentration ratchet strengthens case for reform
The audit market is being accused of lacking competition, but there is a case for reforming ownership rules.
Executive pay excess, 18 May, 2018
Remuneration tightrope: what is the future of exec pay?
Executive pay has become a core issue in corporate governance. As companies begin to act on excess, we ask what’s in store for pay in the future.
Sustainable investment, 18 May, 2018
Sustainable expectations: how the ESG investment agenda is shifting
Investors are placing environmental, social and governance issues at the top of their agendas, and they expect companies to do the same.
Carillion, 16 May, 2018
MPs call on competition regulator to review audit market post-Carillion
MPs investigating the collapse of Carillion have levelled scathing criticism at the former finance director, the board, auditors and regulators, calling for the referral of Big Four auditors to the Competition and Markets Authority.
Boardroom, 8 May, 2018
Standard Life’s Gilbert counts the days to non-executive resignation
Standard Life Aberdeen co-CEO Martin Gilbert offers reassurance that he will relinquish one of the two non-executive roles which currently place him in contravention of the UK Corporate Governance Code.
AIM governance code, 3 May, 2018
QCA updates smaller quoted companies’ governance code
With AIM companies having to apply a corporate governance code from September, the Quoted Companies Alliance has updated its own version.