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1. Corporate culture, 20 February, 2019

   Think tank recommends culture and people role for remcos

   Remuneration committees (remcos) tend to focus on executive pay, but a think tank has called for their remit to be widened to include culture and people.

2. Data security, 18 February, 2019

   Cambridge Analytica and Facebook scandal ‘a failure of governance’

   The data breach involving 87 million Facebook users and Cambridge Analytica, the data analytics firm, was a “profound failure of governance” within the social media business, according to a committee of UK MPs.

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   Company dislosures, 11 February, 2019

   EU non-financial reporting: Good start, could do much better

   EU companies now report under the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). They've made a good start but there's scope to improve their performance and the rules guiding them, say campaigners.

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   2020 US election, 6 February, 2019

   Share buybacks prompt promise of fresh US legislation

   As Democrat presidential hopefuls line up, corporate governance—including share buybacks—emerges as a campaign issue.

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   Ethics, 4 February, 2019

   Data security poses growing ethics risk

   Research finds an increasing number of ethical lapses reported in the tech industry, while banking and finance continues to be the biggest area for wrongdoing.

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   Investors, 30 January, 2019

   New stewardship code shifts emphasis to disclosures and ‘outcomes’

   A new stewardship code for investors seeks to answer criticism that it was too focused on policy with little attention to outcomes.

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   Davos and climate, 28 January, 2019

   Battling climate change boosts stock performance

   Davos became a story about climate change. One research group found that good climate change policies helps boost stock performance—good news for investors.

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   Renault-Nissan, 23 January, 2019

   Ghosn scandal poses big questions for strategic alliances

   The continuing saga over the future of one-time Renault-Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn presents significant questions for running strategic alliances.

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   Investors, 21 January, 2019

   Culture and intangibles top list of engagement concerns

   Letters from State Street and BlackRock's CEO Larry Fink indicate the emphasis investors now place on corporate culture and intangible assets.

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   Activist investors, 18 January, 2019

   Citi’s information-sharing deal unlikely to spread

   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.

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   Risk, 16 January, 2019

   Brexit, cybersecurity and climate change lead risk concerns for 2019

   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.

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    Senior independent directors, 9 January, 2019

    Domino’s debacle poses questions for SIDs

    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?

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