Tag: annual reports
How government proposals aim to rebuild faith in UK audit and auditors
The reforms will place renewed scrutiny on boards, audit committees and their work—and it’s essential that boards review the key issues.
LGIM annual report reveals 21% rise in ‘active engagement’ in 2020
Engagement figures from LGIM show investors did not allow Covid-19 to shift their focus from core concerns such as diversity and climate.
Will your next annual report come with installation instructions?
The FRC has been considering what cutting-edge corporate reporting looks like—and it involves virtual and augmented reality.
FRC issues further warning over Covid and corporate reporting
The watchdog is maintaining pressure on companies to be transparent in reporting the impact of the pandemic on their prospects.
ICGN calls for inclusion of buy-backs in governance code
The ICGN’s policy director has called for the inclusion of share buy-backs in the UK’s corporate governance code, which the government is currently reviewing.
The Bored: Higgins on (un)sustainability
Higgins, Board Agenda’s resident cartoonist, seems to think that some board executives just don’t get this whole sustainability thing—but their businesses will lose out in the end if they don’t embrace it.
Annual reports swell in size and content improves, but work to be done
Despite FTSE350 annual reports swelling by 25%, their content is better aligned to stakeholder requirements, and is more “joined up”, though disclosures need to focus on “actions and outcomes, rather than just processes”.
Annual reports expected to describe Brexit impact
Governance regulator offers advice for the 2016 annual reporting season, including a call for narratives describing the impact on business performance of leaving the EU.