News
Corporate Governance Code reaction, 17 July, 2018
Investor urges boards to embrace worker representation set out by new code
News Analysis
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Behavioural ethics and corporate culture, 25 June, 2018
Business ethics: Why do good people do bad things?
The UK’s revised governance code will require boards to keep a watchful eye on their corporate cultures. To this end, understanding behavioural ethics can help instil the right values in employees.
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Share buybacks, 23 May, 2018
Buyback mountain: why the rise in share buybacks is causing concern
The number of share buybacks is mounting and the UK is concerned that they may happen to be boosting executive pay. Board Agenda considers the arguments for and against share buybacks.
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Executive pay excess, 18 May, 2018
Remuneration tightrope: what is the future of exec pay?
Executive pay has become a core issue in corporate governance. As companies begin to act on excess, we ask what’s in store for pay in the future.
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Whistleblowing process, 16 March, 2018
Whistleblowing: the problem with speaking out
According to research, most whistleblowers raise the alarm by first approaching their boss or senior managers. However, if they then turn to regulators, it's a clear sign that management has failed to listen.
Board Moves
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Board moves, 19 July, 2018
Board moves at Speedy Hire; Barclays; and BTG
Speedy Hire gets a new chairman; and BTG's new remuneration committee chair will have interesting discussions ahead, as a tranche of shareholders vote against recent remuneration policy.
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UK board composition, 13 July, 2018
Brexit could increase European voices on UK boards, says report
The need to maintain ties with the EU could see more European representatives appointed to UK boards, according to Odgers Berndtson's Virginia Bottomley.
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Stobart board overhaul, 12 July, 2018
Stobart chairman wins pyrrhic AGM vote as board overhaul looms
Iain Ferguson survives attempts to oust him from Stobart, but he isn't part of the board's plan to bring shareholders onside by overhauling personnel, governance and ownership.
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Sainsbury's chairman, 12 July, 2018
Board moves at Sainsbury’s; TP ICAP; and Ocado
Another accountant is set for the Sainsbury's chair; and TP ICAP's chief executive leaves the broker with immediate effect.
