News
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NEWS: Legal and regulatory, 25 March, 2024
Opposition to dual-class shares resumes
Proposals to lessen the restrictions on dual-class shares are again met with investor protests over board accountability.
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NEWS: Governance, 21 March, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
Sustainability reporting assurance is on the cards; leaders gain status through humility; the biggest bonuses; older CEOs cut less carbon.
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NEWS: Governance, 21 March, 2024
C-suite and non-executive directors’ views ‘not aligned’
Boardroom opinion is divided over key values and central issues, according to a global board governance survey.
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NEWS: Cybercrime, 20 March, 2024
Most businesses ‘vulnerable to or at high risk’ of cybercrime
A mere 13% of firms are ‘resilient’ to cyber-attack or disruption from AI-powered assaults, research reveals.
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NEWS: Executive pay, 18 March, 2024
US CEO pay not an ‘effective benchmark’ for the UK
Executive pay policy cannot be detached from societal and economic concerns, according to leading City figure.
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NEWS: Governance, 15 March, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
Racism at work; companies overwhelmed by ESG issues; the smartphone generation of ‘wireless investors’; employers who are ‘quiet firing’.
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NEWS: Business reform, 14 March, 2024
Business leaders call for election promises on audit reform
The Institute of Directors’ ‘Manifesto for Business’ also seeks change to section 172 to promote company purpose.
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NEWS: Executive pay, 13 March, 2024
Pay expert disputes case for higher executive pay
‘High equity-based pay should be an outcome, not an input,’ according to London School of Economics professor.
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NEWS: Internal audit, 13 March, 2024
Industry body opens consultation on internal audit code of practice
Code addresses need for ‘robust, competent and appropriately resourced internal audit’, according to the Institute of Internal Auditors.
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NEWS: Parker Review, 11 March, 2024
FTSE 250 warned to ‘review’ approach to ethnic minority target
Board representation in FTSE 100 has improved, but many listed firms are lagging behind, the Parker Review reveals.
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NEWS: Climate disclosure, 8 March, 2024
SEC votes in new US climate risk disclosure rules
The US regulator-approved rules mean companies must make extensive new disclosure on “material” climate change risks.
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NEWS: Sustainability reporting, 8 March, 2024
EU negotiates in bid to pass sustainability directive
After the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive vote was delayed, Belgium has come up with proposed revisions.
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NEWS: Governance, 7 March, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
No parity for women on boards ‘before 2038’; Elon Musk’s stratospheric pay packet; how to avoid climate risk violations.
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PODCAST: Global competitiveness, 5 March, 2024
Competitiveness: what can Europe do to improve economic prospects?
An expert panel discuss their view of global trends for the business world in Board Agenda’s The Macro Memo podcast.
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NEWS: Diversity, equity and inclusion, 5 March, 2024
Talent pipelines fail to include women and minorities
The top corporate leadership roles are being filled in ways that neglect diversity, equity and inclusion, research reveals.
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NEWS: Climate disclosure, 5 March, 2024
US regulator to vote on new climate disclosure rules
The level of materiality in the new regulations from the Securities and Exchange Commission remains to be seen.
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NEWS: CEO appointments, 1 March, 2024
Filling top CEO roles externally is on the rise
Survey also shows poor progress on diversity, with chief executive appointments being almost exclusively white and male.
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NEWS: Governance, 1 March, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
Listed companies’ audit fees rocket; billionaire gives boost to sustainability directive; Sir Jon Thompson joins Frasers Group.
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NEWS: Executive pay, 28 February, 2024
Fund managers urge caution over executive pay
‘There needs to be clear alignment between pay and performance,’ writes the Investment Association in an open letter.
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NEWS: Gender diversity, 27 February, 2024
Women fill more board roles, but fewer are CEOs
Although female representation at board level has improved, most chief executives are men, annual survey reveals.