News
Cyber-risk, 14 March, 2017
Intelligence chief calls on boardrooms to act on cybersecurity
The head of GCHQ, the UK intelligence centre, says boardrooms have failed to grasp the risk from cyber-threats.
Financial Reporting Council, 14 March, 2017
Legal & General man joins board of FRC
Chief executive of Legal & General Investment Management to join leadership at governance watchdog, the Financial Reporting Council.
ESG, 13 March, 2017
M&S and BHP Billiton lead new human rights benchmark
New Corporate Human Rights Benchmark launches with M&S and BHP Billiton leading the rankings.
Insurance, 13 March, 2017
Mark Tucker to chair HSBC
Former Prudential chief executive to chair the board at HSBC.
Proxy season, 10 March, 2017
Governance uncertainty prompted by Trump unlikely to end ESG demands
Report says shareholders are likely to maintain pressure over ESG issues, despite uncertainty hanging over US governance following Donald Trump’s presidential election.
Worker representatives, 10 March, 2017
Employee representative ‘will do little’ to fix Sports Direct governance
Institute of Directors’ Oliver Parry says appointing a worker representative to the board of Sports Direct is not enough to resolve the company’s governance failings.
Sustainability, 8 March, 2017
ESG issues see Norwegian oil fund divest from 210 companies
Report on responsible investment reveals that Norway’s sovereign wealth fund voted against 6,700 company resolutions.
Merger, 6 March, 2017
Merger created between Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management
Merger of the asset managers will see equal representation of both boards, with newly created dual chief-executive roles.
Mining, 3 March, 2017
Rio Tinto withholds bonus payments from former CEO
Annual report reveals bonuses have been withheld until the conclusion of an investigation into a $10.5m payment.
Reporting, 3 March, 2017
IIRC seeks global feedback on integrated reporting
International Integrated Reporting Council launches worldwide call for feedback on the use of integrated reporting.