Ministerial concern at the potential sale of jet fighter components producer GKN to investment company Melrose will see the deal investigated—including whether the deal should be blocked.

Better reporting is needed to support “long-term” investment, says the UK government, but it is criticised for failing to mention human capital in its long-anticipated Industrial Strategy.

The absence of corporate governance reform details from the government’s legislative agenda has caused concern in the business community.

Remuneration consultant Mercer Kepler insists that long-term incentive plans are an “effective” executive pay approach after MPs demand no new LTIPs in 2018.

The key focus of governance reform should not be on reducing the number of scandals, but instead on how to encourage risk-taking and investment in pursuit of a societal purpose, says think-tank Tomorrow’s Company.

Yngve Slyngstad, the head of Norway’s giant sovereign wealth fund, wants to see long-term incentive plans phased out, and says chief executives should hold stock for up to five years, preferably ten.

Government committee suggests an overhaul of governance reform, including targets for women on boards, publication of pay ratios, and the end of LTIPs.

In a bid to tackle the gender pay gap, large companies in the UK will be obliged to publish annual gender-based pay statistics from April 2017.

Financial Reporting Council will review UK Corporate Governance Code once outcome of government’s own reform consultation is complete.

Think tank Tomorrow’s Company tells MPs the UK needs new investment trusts to encourage long-term patient capital.