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Shareholders, 3 April, 2017
Investors consider legal action over RBS shareholder committee rejection
Demands for a shareholder committee at RBS have taken a further step as investor groups consider legal action.
Diversity, 3 April, 2017
Companies with all-male boards could lose investor votes
Asset managers are to tackle the composition of boardrooms, with all-male boards coming under increased pressure to redress the gender balance.
Proxy voting, 31 March, 2017
ISS cuts support for activist investors
World’s leading proxy adviser ISS is in the process of changing its relationship with activist investors.
Corporate responsibility, 30 March, 2017
France: large firms face new ‘duty of care’ on risk management
Large French corporates now face new legislation that places a “duty of care” on them, in order to improve risk management and protect human rights, health and safety, and the environment.
European regulation, 30 March, 2017
Legal & Regulatory Roundup – Europe
Legal and regulatory roundup from around the UK and Europe: EU tax, tightened money laundering legislation, gender pay gap regulation in the UK, review of governance codes in Germany and the UK, and Belgian FSMA guidelines.
Article 50, 29 March, 2017
CBI calls for Brexit quick wins
Trade body the Confederation of British Industry identifies quick wins for the UK government on the day Theresa May triggers Article 50.
Transparency, 29 March, 2017
European Central Bank urged to beef up governance
The European Central Bank is increasingly political and not technical, and needs to be more transparent about its decision-making, says campaign group.
Gender diversity, 29 March, 2017
Financial services firms battle to increase female applications
Only a third of financial services firms in the UK manage to increase applications from women, despite targeted recruitment campaigns.
Accounting, 28 March, 2017
Tesco agrees £129m penalty over accounting scandal
Retailer reaches deferred prosecution agreement with Serious Fraud Office, and agrees compensation for shareholders over 2014 accounts which overstated profits by £250m.
ESG, 28 March, 2017
Atos tops CAC 40 governance index
French IT services firm tops ranking for CAC 40 companies rated on their environmental, social and governance performance.