News

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   Executive conduct, 7 September, 2015

   France’s AMF investigates exec on ‘corporate behaviour’

   Former Alcatel chief executive faces criticism for departing during Nokia takeover.

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   Shareholder activists, 7 September, 2015

   Activism on the rise

   Statistics reveal hedge fund shareholders are more active outside the US.

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   Boardroom relations, 2 September, 2015

   El Corte Inglés in shareholder clash

   Retailer courts controversy with ejection of shareholder.

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   Changing jurisdictions, 2 September, 2015

   Going Dutch

   Telecomms group migrates to more "flexible" governance code.

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   2 September, 2015

   Bank accounting attacked

   A fresh attack has been levied on a key accounting measure for banks, calling on MEPs to block their endorsement by the EU.

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   2 September, 2015

   Tesco forced to offer workers concessions

   Tesco to provide staff with concessions after plans to close its defined benefit pension scheme triggered a flood of complaints from employees and activists.

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   Reputational damage, 28 August, 2015

   Thomas Cook’s calamity

   As the travel giant counts the cost of holidaymaker deaths, Board Agenda looks at the wider impact of reputational crises, and how businesses can better manage or avoid them.

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   EU audit reform, 27 August, 2015

   EU audit reform consultation afoot

   Consultation is under way on the implementation of European Union audit reform.

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   Ethical dilemmas, 21 August, 2015

   Norway’s principled divestment

   Norway's central bank spotlights ethics in Asian corporates by excluding investment in more than 50 companies, including its own oil fund, due to rainforest concerns.

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    Pensions deficit, 17 August, 2015

    Pensions deficits exceed combined annual salary of UK workforce

    The shortfall in defined benefit pension schemes would require more than a year’s salary from every person in the UK to fix, a consultancy claims.

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    16 August, 2015

    CEO pay shows UK governance is ‘weak’

    Chief executive pay in the FTSE 100 continues to rise, according to a think-tank.

12. 

    13 August, 2015

    Investors take a stand on climate change

    Investors are pressuring companies for greater transparency on the alignment of corporate climate positions with those of the trade associations.

13. 

    13 August, 2015

    Red tape and diversity giving boards a headache

    Despite an increase in economic confidence, one-third of boards will fail to meet the gender target for women.

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    12 August, 2015

    Investor giant’s fresh focus on governance

    Shareholders attempt to influence company standards but none are as big as Norway’s oil fund, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, which has a new focus on governance.

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    10 August, 2015

    Proposed EU rule changes may add to pensions risk

    Changes to European pension rules may mean employers could struggle to change long-term pension offerings, says consultancy.

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    Cyber-security, 10 August, 2015

    Counter measures

    Brussels is edging closer to new information security regulations.

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    7 August, 2015

    Proxy adviser complaints continue

    Finance directors and investor relations professionals say new code has yet to change proxy advisers.

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    7 August, 2015

    Female non-executives increase at FTSE 350 companies

    The proportion of new female non-executive directors increased significantly last year to 39%.

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    6 August, 2015

    Regulator adopts CEO pay-ratio rule

    The SEC has pushed ahead with a rule forcing companies to reveal how CEO’s pay sizes up to average employees.

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    Accounting restatements, 5 August, 2015

    Quindell restates 2013 accounts

    Insurance tech company’s restatement turns 2013 profits into £68m loss after watchdog’s review.