3 July, 2020
Companies Act duties ‘need testing in the courts’ to improve governance
New legislation will not be needed for corporate governance reform resulting from a move to a stakeholder capitalism model, says a leading academic. In an
1 July, 2020
Governance centre aims to rebuild ‘professional legitimacy’ of directors
While the Covid-19 pandemic may not have been caused by a corporate governance failing, it has certainly shone a light on areas that need reform. This week the UK’s Institute of Directors launche...
7 February, 2020
The stakeholder capitalism era could mean more UK governance reform
It’s almost a month since the UK general election and already the policies on corporate governance reform paraded by the main parties as part of their manifestos seem like a fading memory. But no...
28 June, 2018
Ex-Olympics minister takes Camelot chair in board evolution
UK National Lottery operator Camelot has reinvigorated its board with major new appointments. Former Olympics minister Sir Hugh Robertson has been appointed chairman, while Ei group chairman Robert...
29 August, 2017
Governance reform expands reporting obligation of large UK firms
Large non-listed companies in the UK will have to report on how they take into account the interests of employees, shareholders and the environment in which they operate, in what will be the biggest ...
10 May, 2017
IoD calls for shareholders to have second vote on pay
The next government should introduce new laws giving shareholders a second vote, if there is a significant minority vote against a company's remuneration report, according to the UK's Institute of Dir...
27 February, 2017
Singapore puts governance under review
Corporate governance in Singapore is to be reviewed. An announcement from the state's financial regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, said a special council would be set up to review the...
30 January, 2017
Why the pay debate refuses to go away
In late 2015, ACCA published joint research with the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), which suggested that people valued "recognition at work" more highly than "pay", even though t...
20 January, 2017
May: governance reform at heart of UK effort to remain ‘global’
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3 January, 2017
