Tag: corporate governance
Lawful impediment: company law and insider control
Does an increase in legal shareholder protection reduce insider control? Recent academic research finds that sometimes it does, but sometimes it does not.
New UK CEO pay-ratio reporting laws announced
The UK government has drafted regulations to hold large UK-listed companies to account for the pay gap between executives and their average employees.
Board moves at Domino’s Pizza Group and Stanley Gibbons
Rachel Osborne departs abruptly from Domino’s Pizza; and a non-executive steps up to CEO at stamp collectibles retailer Stanley Gibbons.
ESG: is it truly being integrated with investment decisions?
Responsible investment is a critical step in the move towards sustainable economies. But are asset owners and managers really integrating ESG principles into their practices?
Corporate governance principles for private companies published
New corporate governance principles for private companies is revealed as new reporting requirements are laid before Parliament.
EU inches closer to banking governance reforms
EU leaders have agreed a package of reforms for banking, paving the way for negotiations to begin.
Facebook’s fail: the ‘story’, the risks and the role of the board
Cambridge Analytica harvested the data of 50 million Facebook users to help swing the US presidential election, but amid the trend for corporate governance ‘narratives’, did Facebook’s directors forget the chapter on ethics?
Companies face new law demanding they justify pay gap
New laws will require companies to justify their pay gap and report on how their policies “act in the interests of employees and shareholders”.
Japan’s wave of governance reform is welcomed, and isn’t over yet
Abenomics—or “Japan’s Revitalisation Strategy”—is awakening the concept of investor stewardship and focusing the minds of Japan’s corporate elite on how to improve governance standards.
UK listings rules for sovereign companies to change
UK regulator clears the way for sovereign companies to list on the London Stock Exchange.