News
Reputational damage, 28 August, 2015
Thomas Cook’s calamity
As the travel giant counts the cost of holidaymaker deaths, Board Agenda looks at the wider impact of reputational crises, and how businesses can better manage or avoid them.
EU audit reform, 27 August, 2015
EU audit reform consultation afoot
Consultation is under way on the implementation of European Union audit reform.
Ethical dilemmas, 21 August, 2015
Norway’s principled divestment
Norway’s central bank spotlights ethics in Asian corporates by excluding investment in more than 50 companies, including its own oil fund, due to rainforest concerns.
Pensions deficit, 17 August, 2015
Pensions deficits exceed combined annual salary of UK workforce
The shortfall in defined benefit pension schemes would require more than a year’s salary from every person in the UK to fix, a consultancy claims.
16 August, 2015
CEO pay shows UK governance is ‘weak’
Chief executive pay in the FTSE 100 continues to rise, according to a think-tank.
13 August, 2015
Investors take a stand on climate change
Investors are pressuring companies for greater transparency on the alignment of corporate climate positions with those of the trade associations.
13 August, 2015
Red tape and diversity giving boards a headache
Despite an increase in economic confidence, one-third of boards will fail to meet the gender target for women.
12 August, 2015
Investor giant’s fresh focus on governance
Shareholders attempt to influence company standards but none are as big as Norway’s oil fund, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, which has a new focus on governance.
10 August, 2015
Proposed EU rule changes may add to pensions risk
Changes to European pension rules may mean employers could struggle to change long-term pension offerings, says consultancy.
Cyber-security, 10 August, 2015
Counter measures
Brussels is edging closer to new information security regulations.