Governance
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AGMs, 6 June, 2018
Shareholder body advises against reappointment of Coca-Cola HBC chair
Shareholder advisory group PIRC says the drinks company's current chairman can not be considered independent.
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Financial services, 5 June, 2018
Commonwealth Bank faces record fine over money laundering failings
Australia's largest bank receives AU$700m fine for failings on money laundering regulation, thought to be the biggest civil penalty ever imposed in Australia.
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Financial Reporting Council, 4 June, 2018
More powers for FRC receives scant support from company secretaries
A survey of company secretaries reveals that fewer than a third back the prospect of more powers for the UK's audit and governance regulator.
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Remuneration, 1 June, 2018
Remcos must be reformed to reign in executive pay
If executive pay is to be brought under control, a different approach will be needed for remuneration committees and strategic planning.
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Boardroom diversity, 31 May, 2018
FTSE 350 bosses give ‘pitiful’ excuses for failing to hit gender targets
One of the reasons given by FTSE 350 chairs and CEOs for failing to appoint women on to boards is “we have one woman already on the board, so we are done..."
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Gender diversity, 30 May, 2018
Making a difference through diversity in the boardroom
Voting is not just about boardroom composition but also the quality of organisations’ diversity policies, and that is why LGIM is putting its money where its mouth is.
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Investors, 25 May, 2018
Activist attacks accounting and governance at Samsonite
Global luggage brand sees share price fall and stock trading suspended after claims by Texas-based activist investor that the company's accounting needs independent examination.
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Share buybacks, 23 May, 2018
Buyback mountain: why the rise in share buybacks is causing concern
The number of share buybacks is mounting and the UK is concerned that they may happen to be boosting executive pay. Board Agenda considers the arguments for and against share buybacks.
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Audit ownership reform, 18 May, 2018
The audit market concentration ratchet strengthens case for reform
The audit market is being accused of lacking competition, but there is a case for reforming ownership rules.
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Executive pay excess, 18 May, 2018
Remuneration tightrope: what is the future of exec pay?
Executive pay has become a core issue in corporate governance. As companies begin to act on excess, we ask what’s in store for pay in the future.
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Sustainable investment, 18 May, 2018
Sustainable expectations: how the ESG investment agenda is shifting
Investors are placing environmental, social and governance issues at the top of their agendas, and they expect companies to do the same.
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Carillion, 16 May, 2018
MPs call on competition regulator to review audit market post-Carillion
MPs investigating the collapse of Carillion have levelled scathing criticism at the former finance director, the board, auditors and regulators, calling for the referral of Big Four auditors to the Competition and Markets Authority.
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Boardroom, 8 May, 2018
Standard Life’s Gilbert counts the days to non-executive resignation
Standard Life Aberdeen co-CEO Martin Gilbert offers reassurance that he will relinquish one of the two non-executive roles which currently place him in contravention of the UK Corporate Governance Code.
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AIM governance code, 3 May, 2018
QCA updates smaller quoted companies’ governance code
With AIM companies having to apply a corporate governance code from September, the Quoted Companies Alliance has updated its own version.
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Volkswagen governance concerns, 2 May, 2018
Asset manager Hermes calls for external review of culture at Volkswagen
Major investment adviser wants shareholders to vote against new Volkswagen board appointments, and an independent and analytical review of the carmaker's plan to improve its culture and governance.
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17 April, 2018
Listed Companies Conference: The new governance landscape for PLCs – London, April 2018
In this conference we dig deeper into some of the main issues for company secretaries and governance professionals for the coming year and beyond. Topics include executive pay and incentives, corporate culture and both current and future reporting and disclosure requirements.
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Facebook governance, 3 April, 2018
Zuckerberg must quit Facebook, says New York pension fund official
New York City pension fund overseer urges Facebook chairman Mark Zuckerberg to quit, as part of cleansing itself after the Cambridge Analytica data leak.
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Shareholders, 29 March, 2018
Watchdog to review Aviva’s plan to cancel preference shares
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a review to establish whether Aviva may have broken market abuse rules.
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Remuneration, 29 March, 2018
Will a private company governance code really duck executive pay?
James Wates has made emphatic statements on the role of executive pay in the forthcoming governance code for private companies. But what do they mean?
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Climate change risk reporting, 28 March, 2018
Gove told financial regulators should get tough on climate risk reporting
UK parliamentary committee calls on environment secretary Michael Gove to push regulators towards enforcing stronger climate change risk management and reporting.