Cherry picking US elements such as dual-class shares can’t ensure success in attracting IPOs, ICGN conference heard.

There is to be no shareholder approval for ‘significant transactions’, nor a need for a sunset clause on dual-class shares.

Crisis management; auditco comms; management and risk-taking; ‘overly operational’ boards; governance standards.

New listings rules could be the ‘antidote’ to short-termism in the market, according to the Chartered Governance Institute.

Investment expert writes that the proposed changes to dual-class shares, listing categories and listing rules should go ahead.

Investors’ ‘strong concerns over the proposed reforms’ are highlighted in an ICGN open letter to the Financial Conduct Authority.

C-suite executives lack confidence that their boards can cope with rapidly evolving business risks, survey results suggest.

A forthcoming conference looks at the key challenges facing companies as they engage with artificial intelligence, and how to meet them.

Proposals to lessen the restrictions on dual-class shares are again met with investor protests over board accountability.

The US regulator-approved rules mean companies must make extensive new disclosure on “material” climate change risks.