Insight

1. Company law, 18 June, 2018

   Lawful impediment: company law and insider control

   Does an increase in legal shareholder protection reduce insider control? Recent academic research finds that sometimes it does, but sometimes it does not.

2. Responsible investment, 14 June, 2018

   ESG: is it truly being integrated with investment decisions?

   Responsible investment is a critical step in the move towards sustainable economies. But are asset owners and managers really integrating ESG principles into their practices?

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   Data security, 12 June, 2018

   Facebook’s fail: the ‘story’, the risks and the role of the board

   Cambridge Analytica harvested the data of 50 million Facebook users to help swing the US presidential election, but amid the trend for corporate governance 'narratives', did Facebook's directors forget the chapter on ethics?

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   Japanese stewardship and governance, 11 June, 2018

   Japan’s wave of governance reform is welcomed, and isn’t over yet

   Abenomics—or “Japan’s Revitalisation Strategy”—is awakening the concept of investor stewardship and focusing the minds of Japan’s corporate elite on how to improve governance standards.

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   Data security, 4 June, 2018

   Cybersecurity is a key corporate governance concern

   The security of a company’s data is no longer an IT issue but a key concern for corporate governance, writes Fiona Reynolds of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.

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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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   Pay inequality, 1 June, 2018

   Research reveals executives’ views on the ethics of high pay

   It is now widely recognised that there has been an exceptional increase in executive pay over the past 30 years. But recent academic research asked executives: is it right and fair that some people earn disproportionately more than others?

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   Venture capital, 18 May, 2018

   Preparation key for growing trend of corporate venture capital deals

   Companies increasingly make their own venture capital deals to win strategic advantage. But investors need to prepare properly before they begin the deal-making.

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   Banking regulation reform, 18 May, 2018

   Why it is time to take stock of governance in banking

   In the decade since the collapse of Lehman Brothers triggered the global financial crisis, governance and leadership roles in banking have been transformed for the better. But is it now time for banks to assess progress, and question whether it is necessary to reduce the regulatory burden and the increasingly one-size-fits-all approach taken by supervisory bodies?

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   Executive recruitment, 18 May, 2018

   A practical guide to executive onboarding

   An effective onboarding process is now viewed as a highly valuable part of establishing diverse boards that can innovate and adapt to change.

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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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    Shared services, 18 May, 2018

    How automation and digitisation are driving an outsourcing rethink

    The use of shared service centres (SSCs) has grown over the decades. They offer many benefits to finance and accounting departments, but the rise in automation and digitisation will bring a radical shakeup of the SSC business model, which has implications for the companies using them.

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