Governance

1. Corporate culture, 20 February, 2019

   Think tank recommends culture and people role for remcos

   Remuneration committees (remcos) tend to focus on executive pay, but a think tank has called for their remit to be widened to include culture and people.

2. Data security, 18 February, 2019

   Cambridge Analytica and Facebook scandal ‘a failure of governance’

   The data breach involving 87 million Facebook users and Cambridge Analytica, the data analytics firm, was a “profound failure of governance” within the social media business, according to a committee of UK MPs.

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   Compliance, 14 February, 2019

   How information overload can threaten board effectiveness

   An increased focus on risk and compliance for financial services firms has led to a rise in committees, reporting and key performance indicators. But boards must ensure that short-term targets do not hamper long-term strategic vision.

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   Corporate governance, 14 February, 2019

   Establishing vision and values in financial services

   The boards of global financial institutions must have the expertise, diversity and operational understanding to ensure effective oversight, but they must start by setting the company's culture and strategy.

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   Regulation, 14 February, 2019

   A new culture of compliance in a complex environment

   The unprecedented pace of regulatory change in the financial services industry has led to substantial investment in the compliance function, but it needs greater support at board and executive levels in order to be effective.

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   Company dislosures, 11 February, 2019

   EU non-financial reporting: Good start, could do much better

   EU companies now report under the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). They've made a good start but there's scope to improve their performance and the rules guiding them, say campaigners.

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   Investors, 30 January, 2019

   New stewardship code shifts emphasis to disclosures and ‘outcomes’

   A new stewardship code for investors seeks to answer criticism that it was too focused on policy with little attention to outcomes.

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   Financial services, 16 January, 2019

   Special report: Future-proofing financial services

   From compliance to new technology and broader stakeholder engagement, financial services firms today must be fighting fit in order to thrive. Enter the effective board, which must govern like never before. In this special report, we outline six key areas of knowledge and insight to equip boards for the unprecedented challenges ahead.

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   Year in Review, 24 December, 2018

   2018: A year in governance

   This past year has been packed with governance events from the launch of new codes, executive pay debates, and leadership behaviour debacles to climate change, cybersecurity scandals and the Khashoggi murder.

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   Banking governance, 21 December, 2018

   A healthy balance for parent banks

   Boards of banks face an increasingly broad array of responsibilities when managing foreign subsidiaries, ensuring the parent company has control and oversight without sacrificing independence or creating a culture of complacency.

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   Corporate sustainability, 20 December, 2018

   Survey reveals boards struggle with sustainability

   A new study reveals that boards accept the critical nature of sustainability, but may struggle with the right policies.

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    Corporate governance, 17 December, 2018

    High hopes for Wates’ private companies governance code

    How seriously will the Wates Principles—the new governance code for large private companies—be taken and reported on?

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