Reforms to corporate governance could require greater board evaluation, but this needn’t be a headache. Technology in the shape of an external evaluation tool can help give businesses an edge, especially in the collection and anonymisation of data.

FTSE350 companies are following the UK Corporate Governance Code, but details about stakeholder engagement and other governance areas are sketchy, finds Grant Thornton.

A second “shareholder spring” in 2016 saw more modest remuneration among the FTSE100 in 2017, but FTSE250 investors took umbrage at director salaries this time around.

While the debate over executive pay continues unabated, research sheds light on a largely overlooked element—the relationship between the remuneration committee and specialist pay consultants.

Financial watchdog the FRC reports that audits carried out by FTSE350 companies has improved year on year.