Tag: corporate governance
Stobart chairman wins pyrrhic AGM vote as board overhaul looms
Iain Ferguson survives attempts to oust him from Stobart, but he isn’t part of the board’s plan to bring shareholders onside by overhauling personnel, governance and ownership.
Flexibility on offer for chairman terms in new governance code
A new UK governance code to be published on Monday will offer flexibility to allow some chairmen to serve for longer than nine years.
Solving deep problems with corporate governance requires more than rearranging deck chairs
What is really required to fix Australian corporate governance is wholesale change in prudential regulation, corporate law, competition law, and electoral law, writes Andrew Linden.
Competition regulator asks Big Four to look for ways to change audit market
Reports suggest that the Competition and Markets Authority has already met with Big Four leaders to discuss audit market change.
Institutional investors’ group publishes Dutch stewardship code
The Netherlands’ first stewardship code emphasises the role shareholders can play in creating long-term value creation in Dutch-listed companies.
Zuckerberg under fire over Facebook governance
Shareholders reportedly seek an independent chairman and a reform of voting rights at the social media giant.
KPMG under further scrutiny over audit of booze business
Big Four audit firm faces yet another investigation of its work, this time over the collapse of wine business Conviviality.
Deloitte investigated over SIG audit
The FRC is to investigate Deloitte’s audit of buildings and materials firm SIG, conducted in 2015 and 2016.
Ex-Olympics minister takes Camelot chair in board evolution
Sir Hugh Robertson takes chairman role, as National Lottery operator Camelot takes another step in beefing up governance and driving a return to growth.
French business groups adopt revised governance code
Business groups in France have opted for a tougher governance code for private companies and entrepreneurs after public criticism for big payouts to executives.