31 May, 2018
FTSE 350 bosses give ‘pitiful’ excuses for failing to hit gender targets
“I don’t think women fit comfortably into the board environment” is one of the excuses given by FTSE 350 chairs and CEOs to the team behind the government’s executive gender diversity campaign...
17 April, 2018
‘Root and branch’ review of FRC launched by government
A “root and branch review” of the UK’s accounting and finance regulator is to be led by former Treasury head Sir John Kingman. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) will have its governance, ...
20 March, 2018
Changes to merger thresholds in the UK announced
Rules to strengthen the UK government’s powers to scrutinise takeovers, which could raise national security concerns in specific areas of the economy, have been updated. The new rules, announced ...
20 March, 2018
UK directors and shareholders face tougher post-insolvency regulation
Punishing the bad behaviour of directors and recouping creditor funds during corporate insolvencies is the target for the UK government. A consultation by the Department for Business, Energy & ...
1 March, 2018
Carillion chairman ‘lacked even a tenuous grasp’ on its position
Former Carillion chairman Philip Green “appeared to lack even a tenuous grasp” on the company’s parlous condition, according to ministerial committees investigating its demise. The latest com...
26 February, 2018
Share buybacks: a question of governance?
The common practice of share buybacks is on the UK government’s agenda. In late January the department for business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS) annou...
22 February, 2018
Government considers intervention in Melrose bid for GKN
Sentiment for government intervention in a takeover has arisen, as the detail behind the proposed takeover of UK engineering business GKN by investment firm Melrose Industries is investigated. GKN,...
27 November, 2017
Industrial strategy calls for improved reporting of capital allocation
The government has said it will introduce "better and more transparent" corporate reporting on capital allocations as part of its newly published industrial strategy. The long-awaited paper also in...
22 June, 2017
Disquiet after governance reform fails to appear in Queen’s Speech
Advocates of change to the UK's corporate governance code have revealed unease and disappointment after the government failed to include reform as part of its agenda, following the June general electi...
26 April, 2017
