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Boardroom skills, 5 October, 2017
Information asymmetry is good for effective boards
Commentators often complain that non-executives need more information. But recent research suggests that it is information asymmetry that actually makes non-executives effective.
Remuneration, 5 October, 2017
Give investors a greater say on executive pay
Even non-binding shareholder votes on CEO pay improve firm performance and shareholder value.
Reputation management, 5 October, 2017
Reputation for the long term requires a change of attitude
Ensuring long-term success is about protecting reputation. But it may mean a painful adjustment from short to long-term thinking and to a more inclusive form of capitalism.
Ethics & leadership, 5 October, 2017
Non-executives and setting the right tone at the top
Striking the right tone is important for company leadership but it needs action to make it work.
Uber governance, 4 October, 2017
Uber board agrees governance reforms and Japanese investment
The board of taxi firm Uber votes unanimously for governance reforms, increasing the number of independent directors and paving the way for new Japanese investment.
Corporate crime, 3 October, 2017
Corporate tax evasion crimes added to Criminal Finances Act
Failure to prevent the facilitation of UK and foreign tax evasion have been implemented as new corporate offences under the Criminal Finances Act.
Executive pay, 3 October, 2017
Governance reform proposals ‘took the easy line’, says City grandee
Standard Life Aberdeen chairman Sir Gerry Grimstone takes aim at the government’s executive pay policy, calling for “radicalism” not “incrementalism”.
Integrated reporting, 2 October, 2017
Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild heads IIRC convention line-up
Annual convention of the International Integrated Reporting Council includes coverage of breakthroughs from around the world on integrated reporting and its impact on markets.
Reputational risk, 2 October, 2017
Managing reputation risk in the boardroom
A lot is spoken about organisational risk, but non-executives should remember their reputations are on the line too. Nick Hood describes the steps need to protect a personal reputation.
Corporate governance, 29 September, 2017
PM criticises Uber decision while lauding UK’s governance record
UK prime minister Theresa May has criticised the decision to remove Uber’s licence to trade in London for corporate responsibility reasons, while on the same day calling for the highest standards of governance.