Tag: Capital Markets Industry Taskforce
London Stock Exchange Group defends proposed reforms
Suggested changes to the UK listings regime had come under fire from LAPFF, a £350bn pension funds investment body.
Pension funds body warns against London stock market reforms
Proposed governance changes lack supporting evidence and may not bring benefits, claims major UK investment body.
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.
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.
News round-up: this week in governance
London ‘must evolve’ with responsible oversight; allegations made over Post Office compensation; repairing reputational damage.
Changes to London listings ‘expose investors to undue risk’
FCA proposals will ‘roll back’ governance and mean ‘weaker voting rights’, writes global investor stewardship body.
UK Corporate Governance Code an ESG ‘disappointment’
Thinktank criticises the Financial Reporting Council for deleting ‘pretty tame’ measures related to ESG from the latest version.
News round-up: this week in governance
Investor Forum invites listed company boards to join; saving companies from the climate crisis; leaders welcome AI
Executive pay gap widens further
Top CEOs will have earned more than a typical UK worker’s median annual pay by lunchtime on 4 January, thinktank estimates.
Proxy adviser warns LSE over governance
Abolishing the public register of shareholder revolts ‘won’t stop capital providers exercising their democratic rights’, letter states.