News
Corruption, 17 January, 2017
Rolls-Royce agrees £671m settlement over bribery claims
Engineering company reaches agreement with the Serious Fraud Office, the US Department of Justice and Brazil’s Ministério Publico Federal.
Remuneration, 16 January, 2017
Blackrock warns FTSE 350 to link pay to performance
Blackrock tells FTSE 350 that misalignment of executive pay with long-term performance casts doubt on the quality of boards.
Climate change risk, 16 January, 2017
Norwegian oil fund to focus on ‘unacceptable emissions’
Ethics panel of Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global puts greenhouse gas emissions under scrutiny.
Legal, 14 January, 2017
UK to beef up corporate crime law
“Failure to prevent” economic crime at heart of Ministry of Justice consultation to reform corporate law.
Governance & leadership, 14 January, 2017
2017: Key issues in the year ahead
The PM’s green paper, technology, responsible leadership and Brexit: experts highlight the issues they see as most important for corporate governance and leadership in the next 12 months.
Engagement, 13 January, 2017
Project launches to improve boardroom understanding of stakeholders
ICSA and Investment Association develop guidelines for improving boardroom understanding of employee and stakeholder concerns.
Financial crisis, 13 January, 2017
OECD: governance a weapon in the battle against inequality
Chief of staff at the OECD argues improved governance forms part of the answer to rising inequality and a full recovery from the financial crisis.
Remuneration, 13 January, 2017
Pension funds set for action against executive pay levels
Pensions association is preparing guidelines for more assertive action on high executive pay levels.
Oil & gas, 12 January, 2017
Tullow’s CEO to become chairman
Oil company appointment runs counter to governance guidance.
Aerospace, 11 January, 2017
Activists muster against Zodiac
CIAM, the activist shareholders, are campaigning for governance reform.