Governance
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Ethics and financial reporting, 14 September, 2017
Ethics must be ‘front and centre’ as non-executives check financial reports
Governance expert Guy Jubb calls on non-executives to consider ethics and culture in their "critical role" of helping produce true and fair financial reports.
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King IV by Ansie Ramalho, 14 September, 2017
King IV on corporate governance: a product of African soil
The highly respected King reports lead global thinking on corporate governance. The most recent report drops the “apply or explain” principle for “apply and explain”—a significant change born of an effort to transform African economies.
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Board intervention, 14 September, 2017
Corporate governance and the proactive board
When should boards take a more proactive approach to governance and strategic decision-making? Research shows that non-executives needn't wait for a crisis to intervene.
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Gender diversity Asia, 13 September, 2017
Malaysia to disclose companies lacking female board members
Malaysian companies that lack female board directors will be named and shamed, and barred from bidding for government contracts.
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Governance Asia, 13 September, 2017
Hong Kong firms see improvement in corporate governance
Public companies listed on two Hong Kong indices have seen a major improvement in corporate governance, but there is still work to do, according to PwC Hong Kong.
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Corporate governance, 8 September, 2017
Recommendations to rethink UK corporate governance
During the government's consultation period on corporate governance reform, a series of events in London enabled discussion of a governance model fit for the 21st century. Filip Gregor and Jeroen Veldman summarise the key conclusions.
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Hong Kong exchange, 8 September, 2017
China’s Communist Party occupies central governance role
Disclosures reveal that China's Communist Party takes the lead over the Chinese state in the governance of many state-owned enterprises.
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Executive behaviour, 7 September, 2017
Improve executive behaviour with better board education
Everyone wants executive behaviour to improve. But the solution cannot just be to increase regulation—the answer lies in better managerial education and audacious corporate governance reform.
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Corporate governance reform, 4 September, 2017
UK government waters down plans to strengthen corporate governance
In a follow-up to its Corporate Governance Reform green paper consultation, the UK government has dropped many of its previous proposals to strengthen corporate governance.
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Pay ratio reporting, 29 August, 2017
Publishing pay ratios is ‘crude’, but are a ‘step in the right direction’
Business groups are largely in favour of the government's planned law to publish pay ratios, but the TUC describes the 'tick-box' approach as 'feeble'.
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Expansion of governance regulation, 29 August, 2017
Governance reform expands reporting obligation of large UK firms
Large private businesses will be obliged to report on responsibility and their impact upon employees and the wider world, under the government's follow-up on its green paper.
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Comment: Irena Prijović – Chair of ecoDa, 29 August, 2017
Directors must do more to restore public trust
If business is to restore public confidence and trust, then responsibility must fall with directors to communicate with society beyond company reporting, argues Irena Prijović of ecoDa.
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21 August, 2017
Inclusive capitalism and total stakeholder value: the ideal marriage
In response to Board Agenda's interview with Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild on inclusive capitalism, Paul Kearns of the Maturity Institute continues the debate with the idea that "inclusive" really should mean inclusive.
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Executive pay, 17 August, 2017
Specialist pay consultants and their relationship with the Remco
While the debate over executive pay continues unabated, research sheds light on a largely overlooked element—the relationship between the remuneration committee and specialist pay consultants.
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Investment management merger, 15 August, 2017
Governance on the agenda for newly formed Standard Life Aberdeen
One of the world’s largest investment companies is formed following the merger of Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management. Co-chief executive Keith Skeoch says the new business will focus on improving boardroom standards.
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Share divestments, 4 August, 2017
Major investors ditch Sports Direct holdings as governance concerns continue
As Standard Life and Aviva drastically reduce their holdings in Sports Direct, the retailer prepares to face investors at its AGM in a month's time.
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Sovereign-controlled companies, 2 August, 2017
Easing rules for sovereign-controlled listings ‘detrimental’ to governance
UK plans to free up listing rules to attract sovereign-controlled companies could have a detrimental impact on the region's reputation for sound corporate governance, warns the Institute of Directors.
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Shares and governance, 1 August, 2017
S&P bars companies from indices over voting rights concern
The US index will exclude new IPOs from their indices, where companies fail to offer investors voting rights. The move follows FTSE Russell’s decision to limit access after the controversial Snap IPO.
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Human resources, 1 August, 2017
Human capital disclosure – resist, comply or exploit?
Efforts to improve global reporting on human capital management represents a major shift in corporate governance, and offers companies a competitive advantage that no board should ignore.
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IIRC, 31 July, 2017
IIRC marks advances in integrated reporting, but ‘work to be done’ in US
The International Integrated Reporting Council's annual report reveals an expansion of its network and celebrates bringing China on board, but concedes there is still work to be done in the US.