Finance

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   INSIGHT: Chief financial officer, 25 September, 2024

   How to help your finance team evolve

   Finance teams have a vital role to play in building sustainable businesses, and CFOs can help them step up to the challenge.

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   NEWS: Stewardship, 18 September, 2024

   Stakeholders meet to boost best practice on investor stewardship

   Stewardship professionals, asset owners, asset managers and expert advisers from around the world will convene in London.

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   PODCAST: Inflation and interest rates, 12 September, 2024

   Are expected US Federal Reserve interest rate cuts good news?

   If the Fed reduces the headline rate, other countries will likely follow its lead, according to Board Agenda’s The Macro Memo podcast.

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   NEWS: Internal audit, 11 September, 2024

   Internal audit code of practice to ‘restore trust’

   The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors has published the code to boost independent assurance and bolster corporate governance.

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   INSIGHT: Board expertise, 10 September, 2024

   How to navigate financial difficulties

   A focus on governance and getting the right advice can help steer the board through financial uncertainty and mitigate potential liability.

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   NEWS: CEO pay, 13 August, 2024

   Median FTSE 100 CEO pay rises to record high

   AstraZeneca’s chief executive, Sir Pascal Soriot, tops the list with £16.85m, High Pay Centre research reveals.

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   NEWS: Audit quality, 6 August, 2024

   Watchdogs to keep tabs on private equity investment in audit sector

   Private equity funding of audit firms is an emerging issue to watch, according to the Financial Reporting Council.

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   INSIGHT: Corporate liability, 25 July, 2024

   How to prepare for the new fraud law

   Defending your company against failure to prevent fraud means getting ‘reasonable procedures’ in place now.

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   INSIGHT: Share buybacks, 19 July, 2024

   Is there more to share buybacks than boards have thought to ask?

   Share buybacks are hugely popular, but boards need to watch their step, not least in terms of what is legal and fair.

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    NEWS: London Stock Exchange, 16 July, 2024

    Investment experts criticise London listings reforms

    Cherry picking US elements such as dual-class shares can’t ensure success in attracting IPOs, ICGN conference heard.

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    NEWS: Audit reform, 10 July, 2024

    Business renews calls to government for audit reform

    Accountancy body ACCA seeks ‘timetables for addressing key issues such as economic, fiscal and corporate governance reforms’.

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    NEWS: Dual-class shares, 2 July, 2024

    Support for dual-class shares in London grows

    New listings rules could be the ‘antidote’ to short-termism in the market, according to the Chartered Governance Institute.

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    NEWS: London Stock Exchange, 25 June, 2024

    Listings reforms needed to ‘rehabilitate’ City of London

    Investment expert writes that the proposed changes to dual-class shares, listing categories and listing rules should go ahead.

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    NEWS: London Stock Exchange, 18 June, 2024

    Governance body calls on FCA to halt London listings changes

    Investors’ ‘strong concerns over the proposed reforms’ are highlighted in an ICGN open letter to the Financial Conduct Authority.

15. 

    NEWS: Due diligence, 5 June, 2024

    Shein sparks controversy over possible London listing

    Listing a company with questionable human rights due diligence is not ‘healthy’ for a stock exchange, writes investment CEO.

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    NEWS: CEO pay, 29 May, 2024

    Consultants push up executive pay

    When pay consultants include existing clients in peer groups for comparison, it results in CEO remuneration rising, research found.

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    INSIGHT: AI in finance, 23 May, 2024

    How to lay solid foundations for AI in finance

    A focus on trust and transparency is the key to gaining the benefits of artificial intelligence—and steering clear of its pitfalls.

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    NEWS: Executive pay, 23 May, 2024

    LSE chief claims remco chairs willing to suffer ‘naughty step’ for higher executive pay

    Julia Hoggett says Capital Markets Industry Taskforce’s campaign to enhance CEO pay is winning converts.

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    INSIGHT: Financial backing, 20 May, 2024

    7 ways to raise growth finance in tough markets

    Investors have had their fingers burned and now, more than ever, are seeking reliable and sustainable businesses to back.

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    NEWS: London Stock Exchange, 14 May, 2024

    London Stock Exchange Group defends proposed reforms

    Suggested changes to the UK listings regime had come under fire from LAPFF, a £350bn pension funds investment body.