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NEWS: Shareholder rights, 11 December, 2024
Railpen ‘resists the race to the governance bottom’
The pension fund, one of the country’s largest, seeks to protect shareholders after the recent changes to UK listing rules.

NEWS: UK board diversity, 10 December, 2024
UK board diversity among new directors falls
Only 4% of new director roles went to ethnic minority candidates, down from nearly 30% two years ago, latest figures show.

PODCAST: International trade, 9 December, 2024
‘Don’t panic over US tariffs’
Other challenges—that affect every business—are more pressing, according to Board Agenda’s The Macro Memo podcast.

NEWS: Governance, 6 December, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
Revolut chief says London listing is ‘not rational’; the US and new EU disclosure rules; Elon Musk pay case is ‘a cautionary tale’.

NEWS: Audit market, 6 December, 2024
UK audit market shows signs of diversifying
There has been an increase—albeit small—in challenger audit firms’ share of the takings, according to FRC figures.

NEWS: CEO pay, 3 December, 2024
Delaware court rejects Elon Musk’s pay appeal
The US judge’s January ruling against the Tesla board stands, highlighting the issue of corporate governance and compensation.

NEWS: Sustainability reporting, 2 December, 2024
Boards struggle with CSRD ‘double materiality’ demands
A further challenge emerging from the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive is accurate and thorough data collection, survey finds.

NEWS: Governance, 29 November, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
Record audit fees; companies failing on sustainability risk reporting; Meta and other companies face ‘underminers of democracy’ claim.

INVESTORS, 27 November, 2024
Proxy voting trends to watch in 2025
For AGMs in 2025 ESG will remain important; ‘pass-through’ voting will make its mark; retail investors are coming; enhanced engagement from issuers and GenAI is a ‘game changer’.

INSIGHT: Worker protection, 26 November, 2024
The board’s new duty to protect workers
Legal reforms, placing an emphasis on preventing worker harassment, have come into effect. What are the implications for directors?