10 March, 2021
Ethics survey reveals global pandemic of misconduct
The strain of managing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has rebounded into company ethics, with employees across the world reporting a deterioration in the behaviour of colleagues around them. I...
13 August, 2018
Enforcement activity of City watchdog FCA increases
Enforcement activity at the Financial Conduct Authority has increased year-on-year to record levels. The year to March saw 508 cases opened and 510 cases resolved. That compares with 445 and 431 in...
5 April, 2018
Sir Martin Sorrell investigated by WPP over alleged misconduct
An investigation has been launched against WPP founder and CEO Sir Martin Sorrell following an allegation of “personal misconduct”. A terse statement to the stock exchange states that independe...
16 March, 2018
Whistleblowing: the problem with speaking out
Last year, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority received information from 900 whistleblowers. The Care and Quality Commission received more than 7,000 disclosures from whistleblowers. ...
14 March, 2018
Former easyJet CFO takes IoD chair during Lady Judge case
An acting chairman has been put in place at the Institute of Directors (IoD), as it looks to push forward following a legal investigation into the behaviour of IoD chairwoman Lady Barbara Judge. Ch...
23 February, 2018
Which direction for corporate governance?
Over the past few decades, corporate governance has shifted from the wings to a prominent, centre-stage position, evolving against a backdrop of increasingly global business, a growing n...
27 January, 2018
Gearing up for the EU Trade Secrets Directive
EU member states have until 9 June 2018 to implement the
14 December, 2017
Lead by example: the many benefits of ethical leadership
Corporate culture has become a subject of significant discourse lately, and it’s to no-one’s surprise given the seemingly perpetual headlines...
20 September, 2017
