US bank Citigroup has agreed a deal to share "confidential information" with activist investor ValueAct. EU regulation means a copycat arrangement would be tricky in the UK.

Risk experts have highlighted concerns about data security, global warming and the effect of geopolitical uncertainty on trade and supply chains as major risk factors this year.

The pizza chain is reportedly under pressure to replace its senior independent director. But what should SIDs be doing and how can the role go wrong?

This past year has been packed with governance events from the launch of new codes, executive pay debates, and leadership behaviour debacles to climate change, cybersecurity scandals and the Khashoggi murder.