News
Ethics, 4 February, 2019
Data security poses growing ethics risk
Research finds an increasing number of ethical lapses reported in the tech industry, while banking and finance continues to be the biggest area for wrongdoing.
Investors, 30 January, 2019
New stewardship code shifts emphasis to disclosures and ‘outcomes’
A new stewardship code for investors seeks to answer criticism that it was too focused on policy with little attention to outcomes.
Davos and climate, 28 January, 2019
Battling climate change boosts stock performance
Davos became a story about climate change. One research group found that good climate change policies helps boost stock performance—good news for investors.
Renault-Nissan, 23 January, 2019
Ghosn scandal poses big questions for strategic alliances
The continuing saga over the future of one-time Renault-Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn presents significant questions for running strategic alliances.
Investors, 21 January, 2019
Culture and intangibles top list of engagement concerns
Letters from State Street and BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink indicate the emphasis investors now place on corporate culture and intangible assets.
Activist investors, 18 January, 2019
Citi’s information-sharing deal unlikely to spread
US bank Citigroup has agreed a deal to share “confidential information” with activist investor ValueAct. EU regulation means a copycat arrangement would be tricky in the UK.
Risk, 16 January, 2019
Brexit, cybersecurity and climate change lead risk concerns for 2019
Risk experts have highlighted concerns about data security, global warming and the effect of geopolitical uncertainty on trade and supply chains as major risk factors this year.
Senior independent directors, 9 January, 2019
Domino’s debacle poses questions for SIDs
The pizza chain is reportedly under pressure to replace its senior independent director. But what should SIDs be doing and how can the role go wrong?
Year in Review, 24 December, 2018
2018: A year in governance
This past year has been packed with governance events from the launch of new codes, executive pay debates, and leadership behaviour debacles to climate change, cybersecurity scandals and the Khashoggi murder.
Justin King back at M&S, 22 December, 2018
Board moves at Marks & Spencer; Huntsworth; and RBS
Justin King rejoins Marks & Spencer; David Lowden shifts roles following Huntsworth chairmanship; and RBS promotes Katie Murray to CFO.