7 May, 2020
Quarter of FTSE 100 companies cut executive pay
New analysis reveals just how significant the role of executive pay has been in the corporate response to the Covid-19 crisis. Analysis by
19 July, 2018
Board moves at Speedy Hire; Barclays; and BTG
Speedy Hire Tools and equipment business Speedy Hire has named David Shearer as its new chairman. Shearer will succeed Jan Åstrand from 1 October 2018. Shearer has served as a non-execut...
18 June, 2018
Executives warned of action using senior managers regime
The fine imposed on Barclays' chief executive Jes Staley has been signalled as a warning to executives that regulators will not hold back from acting on the rules in the
23 February, 2018
Barclays International reveals its gender pay gap of 48%
Barclays International, the investment bank, has revealed it has an average gender pay gap of 48%, a hefty differential illustrating the challenge facing financial services on equal pay. The figure...
10 October, 2017
Diageo tops UK’s good governance index
Diageo, the owner of drink brands such as Jonnie Walker, Guinness and Baileys, has a topped rankings for good corporate governance in the UK. The Institute of Directors annual ranking, the
5 October, 2017
Investigation into PwC’s client asset reporting at Barclays closes
Accountancy’s watchdog has closed a three-year investigation into Barclays’ auditor PwC, after deciding there was “not a realistic prospect” of winning a tribunal. The Financial Reporting C...
28 July, 2017
Barclays CEO’s whistleblower hunt ‘completely inexcusable’
A former head of investigations oversight at Barclays has described the behaviour of the bank's chief executive Jes Staley towards a whistleblower as "completely inexcusable". Dino Bossi, now a fou...
21 June, 2017
SFO brings fraud charges against Barclays and former executives
John Varley, the former chief executive of Barclays Bank, is among four former senior managers charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The charges relate to...
28 April, 2017
Barclays’ CEO risks shareholder backlash over whistleblowing scandal
Shareholders in Barclays Bank have been advised to abstain when voting on the reappointment of chief executive Jes Staley because he is being investigated over efforts made to
11 April, 2017
