Tag: corporate reporting
Watchdog urges asset managers to quiz the audit committee
Auditco chairs will have their work cut out if the role increases to become more ‘outward facing’ and encompass investor relations.
News round-up: this week in governance
ClientEarth pursues FCA over Ithaca Energy listing; DeSantis goes for woke—again; Covid-19 support scheme fraud.
Why nature is a business priority
With biodiversity loss affecting ecosystems and companies around the world, nature needs to have a seat at all boardroom tables today.
Audit committees name ESG reporting as top agenda item
US audit committees are focused on sustainability reporting despite ESG becoming a point of friction in US politics.
EU sustainability reporting rules face scrutiny
As the new rules wend their way through the EU drafting process, interested parties from all sides clamour to be heard.
ESG grows in importance as driver of M&As
One in 10 mergers and acquisitions now has an ESG component, according to estimates by Bain & Co consultancy.
Annual reports reach ‘door-stopper’ size, says campaign group
The Quoted Companies Alliance puts the average length of a FTSE 100 board report at 237 pages—and growing every year.
News round-up: this week in governance
Lessons from Davos; companies risk sliding back on ethical practices; economics affects everyone; Sir John Kingman moves to Barclays.
Audit reform in the UK risks ‘losing momentum’
The Financial Reporting Council still awaits the proposed new statutory powers that would allow it to enforce substantive change.
Activist investor campaigns rise back up to pre-Covid levels
Research reveals that activist investors were busier in 2022 than in 2019—and the upward trend is likely to continue.