Tag: EU
Italy introduces law to protect whistleblowers
A new law designed to protect whistleblowers who report crimes or irregularities witnessed at their workplace in the public and private sectors has been approved by Italian lawmakers.
Thousands of businesses in the dark about GDPR
More than 30% of UK businesses have done nothing to meet forthcoming GDPR rules, and almost a third have never even heard of it, new research shows.
Corporate law in Georgia to boost transparency and shareholder protection
Amendments to Georgia’s Law on Entrepreneurs impose new requirements for single-member companies and strengthen the pre-emption rights of shareholders.
Lobby group urges EU to strengthen single market and cut costs
BusinessEurope, a lobby group for European businesses, has called for a “renewed commitment to the single market” and an “ambitious agenda to remove all remaining barriers” to free movement.
Post-Brexit customs barriers could cost traders £4bn a year
Readying the UK border for Brexit is an enormous task with a hard deadline, says new research, which estimates the cost to traders of post-Brexit customs barriers to be £4bn annually.
European commissioner to publish company law initiative in November
European commissioner to propose company law that would facilitate and simplify cross-border business, and promote the use of digital technologies.
More detail of long-term value created by UK companies proposed by FRC
New guidance on the reporting of non-financial matters has been proposed by accounting’s watchdog in an exposure draft, taking into account the UK’s recent implementation of new EU rules.
Sustainable Finance report: implications for investors and directors
Reform of the financial system towards a sustainable economy has been detailed in an EU report, whose recommendations—which draw upon corporate governance reform—impact upon fiduciary duties in varying degrees.
World of uncertainty for governance as need for change intensifies
A spate of reports indicate that this is far from being a settled time for governance. In fact, the agitation for change in governance is as dynamic as demands for change in politics and economics.
Fiduciary duties must include ‘sustainability risk’, says EU group
The EU’s special expert group concludes that directors’ fiduciary duties should include managing long-term sustainability risk.