1 April, 2020
Board leadership and culture will be a differentiator in this crisis
There has never been a more testing time for boards. Covid-19 feels like SARs, 9-11 and the financial crisis all rolled into one. The existential threat to businesses and, more importantly, to our col...
30 March, 2020
M&A activity predicted to increase post-Covid-19 crisis
The world may be in the grip of a global pandemic, but corporate leaders are already thinking about what will happen when the situation stabilises—and research finds that mergers and acquisitions (M...
30 March, 2020
Who is an ‘essential worker’ at times of crisis?
There is a scene in Johan Renck’s highly acclaimed historical drama series, Chernobyl, when the Soviet authorities have to persuade 400 Russian and Ukrainian miners to risk their lives to p...
26 March, 2020
FRC warns firms to be candid about prospects of corporate failure
The UK’s financial reporting regulator expects more companies to report “material uncertainties” about their future prospects in the coming reporting season and warned companies to be clear abou...
24 March, 2020
Regulators must grant boards flexibility during Covid-19 crisis
The outbreak and spread of coronavirus has put real pressure on all aspects of human life including the functioning of our corporate governance framework. In order to support directors over this perio...
24 March, 2020
Leadership in risk: share your experiences
Covid-19 has forced national governments into radical action to protect their nations from the pandemic. Boards too are adjusting, transforming strategy and business models to manage their way through...
23 March, 2020
Stakeholder accountability at risk from the Covid-19 crisis
It’s becoming clear that businesses responding to the Covid-19 crisis are putting their reputations on the line. As the pandemic increases in intensity and governments shut down whole countries to c...
18 March, 2020
Regulators offer guidance on AGMs amid Covid-19 pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing companies to rethink arrangements for their annual general meetings (AGMs) as UK residents come to terms with advice to avoid “mass gatherings”. A partnership o...
17 March, 2020
Leaders in crisis: why teamwork is the way forward
The UK is now at the heart of the coronavirus storm and the economic and financial effects are becoming clear. While companies have worked on their processes to cope with implications of Covid-19, att...
17 March, 2020
