News
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Technology risk, 9 September, 2015
Technology: be quick or be dead
Corporations are at risk of bankruptcy from disruptive technologies, says Oracle spokesperson.
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Shareholder vote, 8 September, 2015
Royal London targets Sports Direct
Asset manager seeks departure of Sports Direct deputy chairman and founder Mike Ashley.
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Executive pay, 8 September, 2015
FTSE 100 continues pay restraint
A third of CEOs received no increase in their salary as pay becomes harder to earn.
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Governance reform, 8 September, 2015
Toshiba restructures board
Losses restated to $317m and changes introduced to shore up compliance.
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Court ruling, 8 September, 2015
Swiss court backs sale of Sika stake to Saint-Gobain
The Burkard family claim victory over sale described by some as bad corporate governance.
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Leadership succession, 7 September, 2015
Nestlé chairman to step down
Chairman of Swiss food group reiterates notice of departure.
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News, 7 September, 2015
Natural disasters could cost businesses $4.6trn
Lloyd’s City Risk Index warns that a total of $4.6 trillion projected GDP is at risk from manmade and natural disasters in 301 major cities around the world.
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Governance benchmarks, 7 September, 2015
OECD launches governance principles
Revised guidelines, backed by the G20, are released to form benchmark for national governance regimes.
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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.
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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.