Insight
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Boardroom behaviour, 8 October, 2016
How conflict makes for effective boards
Harmonious boards may not be the most effective. Eelke Heemskerk explores why the right kind of conflict can improve your board performance.
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Corporate crimes, 26 September, 2016
Corporate bosses could soon take the rap for staff criminality
The proposed criminal finance bill means it's time for company directors to come up with adequate procedures against money laundering, false accounting and fraud.
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Boardroom diversity, 14 September, 2016
Limits to value in board diversity
A mix of gender and ethnic differences inside the boardroom is broadly accepted as better for a company's prospects. Recent research suggests, however, that diversity has more complex facets than previously understood.
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Boardroom talent, 16 August, 2016
10 questions for building a board
There is more attention than ever on how companies recruit talent to their boards. Tim Copnell lists the key questions directors need to ask when recruiting new blood to join them round the boardroom table.
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IT start-ups, 8 July, 2016
Tech world governance
IT start-ups can be naive about governance. Christopher Beveridge explores the steps they should take to establish a good culture from the start.
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Economic crime, 20 June, 2016
Crime in the making
In May David Cameron announced his intention to introduce a new corporate offence: failing to prevent an economic crime. Simon Airey and Joshua Domb discuss what it means for boards.
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Reputation experts, 15 June, 2016
Specialist deficit on boards
Managing corporate reputation has never been more critical, so why are there so few specialists on FTSE boards?
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Governance structures, 13 June, 2016
Create value, support growth
UK companies are not investing. Laurie Fitzjohn-Sykes argues that governance structures are too focused on risk aversion rather than entrepreneurial leadership.
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Governance regimes, 1 June, 2016
Investor support
Where minority shareholders are protected, more investment takes place.
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Technology risk, 1 June, 2016
The true cost of cyber breaches
Cyber-security and data breaches have been making headlines following high-profile incidents at TalkTalk and Vodafone, but cyber-attacks can jeopardise the security of any company.
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Whistleblowing, 30 May, 2016
The plague of VW
Given the magnitude of the wrongdoing surrounding emissions tests at Volkswagen, where were all the whistleblowers?
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FIFA, 28 May, 2016
FIFA’s own goal
FIFA recently suffered yet another resignation over its governance. Bruce Bean assesses the world football body's journey to reform and whether it has made any significant progress.
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Culture, 1 May, 2016
Agents for positive change
Internal auditors can help support the development of a company's values. Peter Montagnon describes how they can be agents for positive change.
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1 May, 2016
Prioritising mental health
Millions of working days are lost each year to mental health issues, making it a top issue for boards.
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CEO pay, 6 January, 2016
Executive pay should focus on more than cost
Complaints about executive pay continue because commentators focus on the "cost" of executives instead of their "value".
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Board Effectiveness, 2 December, 2015
It’s all about attitude
Listed companies in the UK are required under the country's governance code to undergo a board evaluation. But they need to be set up and implemented in the right way to have the desired effects.
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Country by country reporting, 16 November, 2015
Taxing reports
The impending introduction of country-by-country tax reporting will pose issues for European companies of cost and resources needed to comply. Tom Dane explains the process.
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Skills, 3 November, 2015
Critical distance
New non-executives must have their areas of expertise but must also understand the "none-too-subtle" tension between challenging management and knowing what's going on inside their companies.
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Brazil governance, 29 October, 2015
Family affair
Governance in Brazil has undergone major change but still struggles with the dominance of family control and the low number of shareholders with voting rights.
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Governance in China, 27 October, 2015
Serious action required
China's corporate governance regime suffers from concentrated state ownership, a lack of independent directors and executive pay that is both excessive and disconnected from company performance.