Finance
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NEWS: Financial regulation, 9 February, 2024
Changes to London listings ‘expose investors to undue risk’
FCA proposals will ‘roll back’ governance and mean ‘weaker voting rights’, writes global investor stewardship body.
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NEWS: Boardroom pay, 1 February, 2024
Pay for NEDs in Europe falls in real terms
Low fee increases over the past five years mean non-executive directors’ pay rises have dropped below inflation, survey shows.
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INSIGHT: ESG-linked pay, 25 January, 2024
Do ESG bonuses improve sustainability?
ESG bonuses are on the rise: are they improving sustainability or just increasing executive wealth?
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PODCAST: Inflation and interest rates, 18 January, 2024
2024 uncertainties: inflation, interest rates, trade wars and skills shortages
An expert panel discuss their view of global trends for the business world in Board Agenda's The Macro Memo podcast.
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NEWS: Chief executives, 18 January, 2024
Female CEOs take on less debt than male CEOs
Women are more risk-averse leaders than men, especially when market competition is high, research suggests.
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NEWS: ESG and executive pay, 17 January, 2024
ESG performance ‘now an integral factor in executive pay’
Research shows US companies with higher revenues focus on ESG factors when determining C-suite incentive plans.
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NEWS: Business disruption, 11 January, 2024
CEOs ‘more anxious’ than last year
Many fear for their jobs and are concerned about the US presidential election, US-China relations and keeping up with AI, research reveals.
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NEWS: CEO pay, 5 January, 2024
Executive pay gap widens further
Top CEOs will have earned more than a typical UK worker’s median annual pay by lunchtime on 4 January, thinktank estimates.
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NEWS: London Stock Exchange, 20 December, 2023
FCA kills off ‘premium’ stock exchange listing category
Organisations listed in the new ‘commercial companies’ category must report on their UK Corporate Governance Code compliance.
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NEWS: Audit market, 14 December, 2023
Big Four continue to dominate audit market
FRC review of audit market competition reveals 98% market share that ‘leaves little room for challengers to emerge’.
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COMMENT: Autumn statement, 11 December, 2023
Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement misses a trick
Where are the proposals to reinvigorate the London Stock Exchange and boost both public and private UK equity markets?
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PODCAST: Sustainability, 6 December, 2023
Where next for sustainability?
An expert panel discussed their view of global trends for the business world in Board Agenda's The Macro Memo podcast.
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NEWS: Governance, 30 November, 2023
Proxy adviser warns LSE over governance
Abolishing the public register of shareholder revolts ‘won’t stop capital providers exercising their democratic rights’, letter states.
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NEWS: Severance pay, 15 November, 2023
‘Golden parachute’ concerns take flight in the US
The number of shareholder proposals calling for a vote on severance packages has skyrocketed, finds proxy adviser ISS.
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NEWS: Acquisition law, 15 November, 2023
UK government to review corporate takeover security law
The deputy prime minister seeks ‘flexible’ and ‘frictionless’ deals in cases where there are no security concerns.
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COMMENT: Audit reform, 7 November, 2023
Audit reform is essential to restore faith in the UK
When it comes to understanding what attracts investors to a capital market, the London Stock Exchange has got it wrong.
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NEWS: Audit reform, 6 November, 2023
Big Four firm in late plea for audit reform
Further delay ‘will not achieve the aim of restoring trust in audit and corporate governance’, says Deloitte managing partner.
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NEWS: Low pay, 2 November, 2023
UN challenges CEOs for paying ‘poverty wages’
United Nations' expert on extreme poverty names and shames profitable US giants Amazon, Walmart and DoorDash.
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NEWS: Governance, 24 October, 2023
Reversal on audit reform makes ‘little sense’
Investors react to the government's U-turn on proposed measures prompted by the collapse of Carillion in 2018.
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NEWS: Audit fines, 13 October, 2023
Record fine for KPMG over Carillion audit
In all, the auditing giant has now been fined £30m for its failures at Carillion, reduced to £21.5m for co-operation.