Finance
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NEWS: Internal Audit Conference 2025, 21 October, 2025
‘AI is not magic; AI is maths’
Correctly decoded, artificial intelligence can help businesses to predict and plan, delegates to the Internal Audit Conference heard.
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NEWS: Executive pay, 16 October, 2025
Rule change means earlier bonuses for bankers
Regulators call the move—which sees an eight-year wait cut to four years—a ‘commitment to boosting UK competitiveness’.
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INTERVIEW: Corporate governance, 14 October, 2025
Metlen: a governance journey from Athens to London
The energy and metals multinational joined the FTSE 100 this summer, well prepared to adopt the UK Corporate Governance Code.
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NEWS: Sustainability governance, 9 October, 2025
Fall in E&S shareholder resolutions ‘cuts investment intel’
Proxy season no longer sends clear signals to the US market on which sustainability topics fund managers value, Morningstar warns.
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NEWS: Board expertise, 6 October, 2025
Finance firms in UK boost their tech expertise
There is a rise in the number of new directors bringing the hands-on experience and skills to help integrate AI, EY research finds.
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NEWS: Audit reform, 3 October, 2025
Watchdog sets out new approaches to audit regulation
The Financial Reporting Council will consult on proposals for a ‘graduated set of interventions’ for investigating audit failings.
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COMMENT: Audit reform, 24 September, 2025
We need decisive action on audit reform
The absence of meaningful audit and corporate governance reform is undermining the UK’s economic growth potential.
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NEWS: Sustainability reporting rules, 9 September, 2025
Support grows for retaining core sustainability reporting
A letter signed by 475 companies and investors sets out measures to achieve ‘the EU’s economic and sustainability goals’.
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NEWS: Pay equality, 4 September, 2025
Flawed gender pay gap data is ‘barrier to progress’
University pro-chancellor stresses the need for transparency and accountability to make headway on equality at work.
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COMMENT: Corporate reporting, 28 August, 2025
Carbon markets: we need consistency in accounting
In the absence of an IFRS global standard, reliable accounting data on carbon-related instruments is hard to come by.
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NEWS: Shareholder rights, 22 July, 2025
Pensions fund managers speak up on governance
A new campaign puts its faith in the UK’s ‘world-leading corporate governance and shareholder rights mechanisms’.
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NEWS: Audit quality, 16 July, 2025
UK audit inspections reveal good progress
A growing number of audits from the top firms require only limited improvement, according to the Financial Reporting Council.
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NEWS: Executive pay, 8 July, 2025
Rise in FTSE 100 investors voting against high pay deals
Voting revolts against remuneration reports have more than doubled among the annual general meetings held so far this season.
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COMMENT: Pay ratios, 7 July, 2025
Pay gap transparency needs to be better
It’s not unknown for a CEO to earn 500 times as much the median employee, but high and persistent pay gaps can damage morale and erode trust.
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INSIGHT: AGM season 2025, 1 July, 2025
Executive pay trends in 2025
Opposition to remuneration reports has grown sharply, according to Georgeson’s analysis of voting outcomes in the AGM season so far.
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INSIGHT: Public v private markets, 12 June, 2025
How can we boost public markets?
Growing companies need adequate liquidity, together with smart regulation and corporate governance that is not overly prescriptive.
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INSIGHT: UK governance law, 14 March, 2025
A guide to developments in UK governance law
Stay on top of the latest corporate governance legal and regulatory developments that may have an impact on your business.
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NEWS: London Stock Exchange, 20 February, 2025
Glencore hints at delisting from London Stock Exchange
Gary Nagle, CEO of Glencore, said the mining giant’s board was considering whether a move to another stock exchange would be better.
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NEWS: Executive pay, 13 February, 2025
Executive pay is investors’ top concern for 2025
Shareholder rights, climate transition and capital management are also prominent issues, reveals global survey.
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INSIGHT: Chief financial officer, 12 February, 2025
How your CFO can boost investor confidence
UK investors expect the chief financial officer to drive growth, while also focusing on organisational purpose.