News
Infrastructure, 3 January, 2018
Tyler becomes chairman at Amey
Chairman of housebuilder Bovis takes on the leadership of infrastructure company Amey.
Sustainability, 2 January, 2018
Japanese companies face call for rapid improvement on ESG
The chief investment officer of the Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan calls on companies to make the country the most improved market on ESG measures.
Remuneration, 2 January, 2018
European CEO pay ratios highest in UK, France and Germany
Study reveals the UK has the biggest pay ratios for chief executives, closely followed by France and Germany.
Technology, 22 December, 2017
Eric Schmidt steps down as chairman of Google owner
Boardroom leadership for Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is set for change after it was announced that chairman Eric Schmidt is to leave his post to become a “technical adviser”.
Executive pay, 20 December, 2017
Pearson tops list of shareholder revolts on remuneration
New public register names and shames companies over the largest shareholder revolts against executive pay.
Boardroom composition, 19 December, 2017
Non-executive directors’ average age breaks through 60
The average age of UK non-executive directors has risen to 60.3 years, topping 60 for the first time; and while more women occupy boardroom positions, there are still very few female chairs.
Gender pay equality, 19 December, 2017
Regulator warns of ‘unlimited’ fines for failures over pay gap reports
The watchdog supervising gender pay gap reporting has signalled it will seek big fines and convictions if companies fail to comply with disclosure rules that come into force in 2018.
Shareholder votes, 18 December, 2017
London Stock Exchange chairman Donald Brydon likely to remain in post
London Stock Exchange chairman Donald Brydon is likely to survive a shareholder vote tomorrow, despite demands to oust him over the departure of chief executive Xavier Rolet.
Remuneration, 15 December, 2017
Persimmon chairmen resign over executive pay cap omission
Housebuilder loses its board chairman and remuneration committee chairman after admitting they could have introduced a cap to the company’s controversial long-term incentive plan.
Corporate reporting, 15 December, 2017
BlackRock to target diversity and climate change reporting in 2018
Fund manager BlackRock says it will look to ensure boardrooms are diverse and that companies are revealing their exposure to climate risk.