Tag: corporate governance
Air France-KLM appoints interim governance structure
New governance arrangements at Air France-KLM include the appointment of Anne-Marie Couderc as chairman.
Measures to protect stakeholders in insolvent firms proposed
Measures to reduce the risk of major company failure through poor governance or stewardship, and to strengthen the responsibilities of directors of firms in or approaching insolvency, have been proposed by the UK government.
Activist attacks accounting and governance at Samsonite
Global luggage brand sees share price fall and stock trading suspended after claims by Texas-based activist investor that the company’s accounting needs independent examination.
Asset managers devise questions for “purpose-led” companies
A group of asset managers has agreed a set of questions designed to test whether companies are “genuinely” purpose-led.
Buyback mountain: why the rise in share buybacks is causing concern
The number of share buybacks is mounting and the UK is concerned that they may happen to be boosting executive pay. Board Agenda considers the arguments for and against share buybacks.
The audit market concentration ratchet strengthens case for reform
The audit market is being accused of lacking competition, but there is a case for reforming ownership rules.
Remuneration tightrope: what is the future of exec pay?
Executive pay has become a core issue in corporate governance. As companies begin to act on excess, we ask what’s in store for pay in the future.
Why it is time to take stock of governance in banking
In the decade since the collapse of Lehman Brothers triggered the global financial crisis, governance and leadership roles in banking have been transformed for the better. But is it now time for banks to assess progress, and question whether it is necessary to reduce the regulatory burden and the increasingly one-size-fits-all approach taken by supervisory bodies?
Sustainable expectations: how the ESG investment agenda is shifting
Investors are placing environmental, social and governance issues at the top of their agendas, and they expect companies to do the same.
Big Four auditors ‘prepared’ if regulators push for split
The Big Four audit firms have prepared contingency plans for being broken up, if regulators insist on making big interventions in the market.