Investor Relations
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NEWS: Sustainability reporting rules, 1 December, 2025
Diluted EU sustainability reporting laws ‘may still be effective’
Stakeholder pressure, business value and ethics could fill the obligation shortfall left by the omnibus process, suggests business professor.
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NEWS: Governance, 28 November, 2025
News round-up: this week in governance
Executive Pay: When is a naughty step not a naughty step?, US boardroom gender progress slows, Glass Lewis looks for change in status
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COMMENT: Autumn budget, 28 November, 2025
The role of the board when the budget strikes
It’s time for businesses to weigh up the content of the autumn budget delivered this week by the chancellor of the Exchequer.
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INSIGHT: Reputational risk, 25 November, 2025
Step back or step up? Fiduciary duties in a volatile world
In times of turbulence, retreating may seem like the safest option, but it is far from a board’s real duty.
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NEWS: Audit quality, 20 November, 2025
Investors’ trust in auditors grows
Faith in the independence and objectivity of auditors and satisfaction with the audit process have risen, according to a recent survey.
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NEWS: US governance, 18 November, 2025
SEC allows US boards to exclude shareholder AGM proposals
The move means corporates can bypass regulatory governance when deciding on the validity of shareholder proposals.
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NEWS: Climate risk, 11 November, 2025
Companies slow to make headway on sustainability reporting
Barely half of organisations surveyed are using the information gathered, finds ACCA research released at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
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NEWS: Sustainability reporting rules, 10 November, 2025
Lawyers take EU sustainability proposals to task
A letter highlights the potential legislative breaches that could occur via the ‘omnibus’ process of revising the CSRD and CSDDD.
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NEWS: Regulation, 5 November, 2025
FRC issues guidance on share payments for non-executive directors
Companies can flex remuneration structure ‘provided they preserve director independence and are transparent with shareholders’.
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NEWS: Regulation, 23 October, 2025
Government backs payment in shares for non-executive directors
Treasury reforms are aimed at streamlining regulation in order to promote UK growth, and include changes to the Public Register.
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WEBINAR: Resilience, 22 October, 2025
Shareholders and regulators focus on resilience
Boards are now expected to ensure they are on point in looking to, and handling, emerging risks and trends that will affect business.
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NEWS: Executive pay, 16 October, 2025
Rule change means earlier bonuses for bankers
Regulators call the move—which sees an eight-year wait cut to four years—a ‘commitment to boosting UK competitiveness’.
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NEWS: Sustainability governance, 9 October, 2025
Fall in E&S shareholder resolutions ‘cuts investment intel’
Proxy season no longer sends clear signals to the US market on which sustainability topics fund managers value, Morningstar warns.
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NEWS: Sustainability reporting rules, 1 October, 2025
Revised EU sustainability reporting rules risk conflicting global standards
Guidance should align with current financial reporting standards, says the International Corporate Governance Network.
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INSIGHT: Chief executives, 30 September, 2025
How to spot a ‘quiet quitting’ CEO
A chief executive with leadership fatigue may let the organisation drift and strategic vision break down. What can the board do?
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INSIGHT: Activism, 25 September, 2025
Navigating the activist landscape
How corporate leaders and boards can recognise, prepare for and react to external attacks on their organisations.
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NEWS: Sustainability assurance, 25 September, 2025
Support grows for a wider sustainability assurance market
UK watchdog’s proposal to place fewer restrictions on which firms can offer sustainability assurance garners support.
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NEWS: Diversity, equity and inclusion, 22 September, 2025
Ethnic minority appointments to US boards fall
The 22% drop is partly down to the ‘ripple effect’ from Trump’s anti-DEI executive order, Equilar blog suggests.
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COMMENT: Reputational risk, 18 September, 2025
Think of your reputation—before it’s too late
As with financial risk oversight, reputational risk thinking requires the continuous, systematic and proactive attention of the board.
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NEWS: US governance, 17 September, 2025
Warning over SEC bid to limit US lawsuits against boards
Senators raise concerns about the risks of ‘mandatory arbitration’, where facts could be ‘hidden behind closed doors’.