News
Sustainability, 1 June, 2018
OECD publishes guidance on responsible business due diligence
New guidelines have been produced on measures to be taken to ensure contracts include conditions on responsible business.
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…”
RBS CFO, 30 May, 2018
Board moves at RBS; BP; and Safestyle
RBS CFO quits prior to its AGM; BP’s outgoing chairman to head up influential European business group; and Safestyle’s chairman quits after one month in the role.
Airlines, 29 May, 2018
Air France-KLM appoints interim governance structure
New governance arrangements at Air France-KLM include the appointment of Anne-Marie Couderc as chairman.
Insolvency, 25 May, 2018
Measures to protect stakeholders in insolvent firms proposed
Measures to reduce the risk of major company failure through poor governance or stewardship, and to strengthen the responsibilities of directors of firms in or approaching insolvency, have been proposed by the UK government.
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.
Halfords chairman, 24 May, 2018
Board moves at Halfords; St. James’s Place; and C&C Group
New chairs lined up at major retailer Halfords, investment management firm St. James’s Place, and cider brands owner C&C Group.
Sustainability, 23 May, 2018
Asset managers devise questions for “purpose-led” companies
A group of asset managers has agreed a set of questions designed to test whether companies are “genuinely” purpose-led.
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.
Investors, 21 May, 2018
Campaign for RBS shareholder committee takes another turn
UK Government Investments, the body representing the British government on the board of the Royal Bank of Scotland, could be pivotal in winning approval for a shareholder committee.