1 October, 2023

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  1.

    NEWS: Governance, 29 September, 2023

    News round-up: this week in governance

    Auckland calling auditors; why ESG ratings matter; Victoria carpets’ ‘qualified’ audit; ethics and oligarchs; US litigation warning.

  2.

    NEWS: Governance, 28 September, 2023

    Review reveals leadership failure at PwC Australia

    Investigation into confidentiality leak finds ‘excessive’ power at the top and says poor decisions added to initial wrongdoing.

board control

COMMENT: Governance, 26 September, 2023

Are boards losing control?

We need to ensure that regulations do not inappropriately reduce a board’s ability to take decisions in the best interests of the company.
audit reform

NEWS: Audit reform, 25 September, 2023

Labour commits to audit reform legislation

Shadow minister for business, Jonathan Reynolds, says Labour will push through audit reform when in office.

NEWS: Governance, 22 September, 2023

News round-up: this week in governance

Lonely leadership; how governance helps in a crisis; Kerrie Waring to depart ICGN; ESG and competitiveness may not go together
say-on-pay votes

NEWS: AGM trends, 21 September, 2023

Say-on-pay votes lack link to sustainability

Very few investors use their AGM votes on executive pay as a spur to improve the company’s ESG performance, research shows.
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Board Moves

  1. Ryanair NED

    Board moves, 29 September, 2023

    Ryanair appoints non-executive director

    Bertrand Grabowski, also a NED at Jazeera Airways, will join the airline group’s board with effect from 1 October.
  2. GSK board

    Board moves, 28 September, 2023

    Wendy Becker joins GSK as NED

    She will become an independent non-executive director of the global biopharma company with effect from 1 October.
  3. NED asos

    Board moves, 21 September, 2023

    ASOS appoints new NED

    William Barker will join the board of the online fashion retailer as a non-independent non-executive director.
  4. Pearson CEO

    Board moves, 20 September, 2023

    Pearson announces next CEO

    Microsoft’s Omar Abbosh will succeed Andy Bird in early 2024 as chief executive officer of the global learning company.
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