Tag: financial services
Investors concerned about ‘overboarding’ in financial services
Almost all believe that directors who sit on numerous boards will find it a challenge to ‘govern effectively’, research finds.
News round-up: this week in governance
Aviva issues climate warning; FRC seeks stakeholder insights; Unilever fights back; AI reporting needs improvement; and UK firms lead on ESG.
Webinar: what’s next for boards in financial services?
Our panel of experts share their thoughts on some of the current and future challenges for traditional financial services firms.
Boards ‘should add technology to governance concerns’
At a recent webinar digital strategist Clara Durodie called on financial services boards to consider technology as part of an ESG strategy.
Lodewijk Hijmans van den Bergh set to join ING supervisory board
The financial services company has announced it will nominate Van den Bergh at the company AGM next month.
John Barker named as chair of ITI Capital
Nicholas Jordan and Patrick Martin have been appointed as non-executive directors on the board of ITI Group.
UBS announces nomination of two new board members
Claudia Böckstiegel and Patrick Firmenich will be nominated for election to the board at the company’s AGM in April.
Financial services CEOs ‘lack technology expertise’
Research reveals that the proportion of chief executives in the FTSE with a technology background has risen 27%—except in financial services.
Banking on better cybersecurity
Boards are bolstering their expertise as they look to tackle one of the biggest business threats facing financial services firms: the risk of cyber-attacks. But experts warn that resilience needs to be hard-wired into the business itself.
The gendered corporation
Many campaigners advocate an “add women and stir” approach to fixing corporate governance. But this ignores the broader role of particular types of masculine business culture.