Executive pay levels have caused rows and debate across Europe. The answer for many is increased transparency.

A new form of limited partnership is introduced in the UK, in a bid to modernise the law in this area and to allow private fund limited partnerships to be established.

Government committee suggests an overhaul of governance reform, including targets for women on boards, publication of pay ratios, and the end of LTIPs.

Sustainability questions are on the rise from Legal and General Investment Management as the asset manager also spotlights executive pay and boardroom diversity.

Engineering company's executive pay proposal provokes public ire and displeasure of Canadian prime minister.

European Council formally adopts the Shareholder Rights Directive, giving shareholders the right to vote on company remuneration policies.

European Banking Authority guidelines on internal governance is strong on the monitoring role of boards, but lacks attention to other key duties.

Demands for a shareholder committee at RBS have taken a further step as investor groups consider legal action.

Asset managers are to tackle the composition of boardrooms, with all-male boards coming under increased pressure to redress the gender balance.

World's leading proxy adviser ISS is in the process of changing its relationship with activist investors.

Large French corporates now face new legislation that places a "duty of care" on them, in order to improve risk management and protect human rights, health and safety, and the environment.

Legal and regulatory roundup from around the UK and Europe: EU tax, tightened money laundering legislation, gender pay gap regulation in the UK, review of governance codes in Germany and the UK, and Belgian FSMA guidelines.

Trade body the Confederation of British Industry identifies quick wins for the UK government on the day Theresa May triggers Article 50.

The European Central Bank is increasingly political and not technical, and needs to be more transparent about its decision-making, says campaign group.

Only a third of financial services firms in the UK manage to increase applications from women, despite targeted recruitment campaigns.

Retailer reaches deferred prosecution agreement with Serious Fraud Office, and agrees compensation for shareholders over 2014 accounts which overstated profits by £250m.

French IT services firm tops ranking for CAC 40 companies rated on their environmental, social and governance performance.

Top entrepreneur James Dyson describes extending governance code to private companies as an "infringement".

Research reveals that the number of board positions in public companies held by women is improving, but is still just 22%.

Housebuilder Crest Nicholson is said to be "consulting" after shareholders voted against changes to the company's executive pay plan.