Governance

1. NEWS: Audit reform, 6 July, 2020

   FRC issues principles for separation of audit from other services

   The UK financial watchdog has announced that the operational separation of audit must take place by the end of June 2024.

2. Governance reform, 3 July, 2020

   Companies Act duties ‘need testing in the courts’ to improve governance

   Sections 171 and 172 can support the shift to stakeholder capitalism, says Professor Bob Garratt—but only if they are taken seriously and enforced.

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   COMMENT: Stakeholder debate, 3 July, 2020

   What’s a company for? An answer from Ancient Greece

   An imagined dialogue between Milton Friedman, the economist who has come to represent the shareholder primacy world view, and Socrates.

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   INSIGHT: Corporate strategy, 2 July, 2020

   The PEP framework: how business can harness the power of purpose

   By tapping into corporate purpose and individual management style, PEP fosters outcomes that benefit all stakeholders in a corporate ecosystem.

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   Reform, 1 July, 2020

   Governance centre aims to rebuild ‘professional legitimacy’ of directors

   The future of AGMs, corporate purpose and stakeholder primacy were some of the topics covered at the inaugural event by the Centre for Corporate Governance.

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   Research, 29 June, 2020

   Institute of Directors launches new corporate governance centre

   The independent body will examine issues such as artificial intelligence, stakeholder governance and sustainability, as well as post-pandemic recovery.

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   Executive remuneration, 26 June, 2020

   Top US CEO pay falls 53% as pandemic and investor pressure continues

   CEOs of the 50 largest US companies saw their compensation cut from $4.73bn to $2.24bn in 2019, with Covid-19 adding further pressure this year.

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   Diversity strategy, 25 June, 2020

   Investors want gender diversity on boards—but aren’t sure about targets

   While investors are split on the issue of adopting targets, support is growing for taking proactive steps to promote greater board gender diversity.

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   Global governance trends, 24 June, 2020

   Importance of culture ‘ignored by most corporate governance codes’

   Research reveals many watchdogs and regulators around the world are not considering the role of corporate culture when formulating governance codes.

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   Emerging risks, 23 June, 2020

   Investors use securities law to sue over sexual misconduct

   Shareholders have begun using laws governing corporate disclosures to hold companies to account over "material impact" of sexual harassment.

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   Investors, 19 June, 2020

   Norges Bank issues warning over shareholder proposals

   Shareholder proposals should not be used for “micromanaging” boards or drawing them away from their main responsibilities, the investment manager said.

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    Corporate responsibility, 10 June, 2020

    Investors signal unease with banks’ support for Hong Kong security law

    Aviva Investors' CIO reveals concerns about HSBC and Standard Chartered's backing for the new law, which has been widely criticised.

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