24 March, 2020
Regulators must grant boards flexibility during Covid-19 crisis
The outbreak and spread of coronavirus has put real pressure on all aspects of human life including the functioning of our corporate governance framework. In order to support directors over this perio...
12 February, 2020
Stakeholder debate should not be used to weaken shareholder rights
Relations between investors and boards have reached a low ebb. That was the verdict recently of Andy Griffiths, executive director of the
28 November, 2019
A manifesto for UK leadership on corporate governance
In October, MPs and peers voted in favour of an early general election in the UK, bringing to an end a Parliamentary session defined by Brexit but also characterised by the neglect of important busine...
20 November, 2019
Labour announces plans for UK corporate governance reforms
The UK’s general election campaign turned its focus on corporate governance this week, as the Labour Party announced its proposals for reform. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell gave a speech listi...
11 October, 2018
Companies set to swerve option of workers on boards
In a speech launching her campaign to become Tory party leader Theresa May declared her earnest intention of placing worker representatives on company boards. The measure was all part of her plan to i...
14 March, 2018
Former easyJet CFO takes IoD chair during Lady Judge case
An acting chairman has been put in place at the Institute of Directors (IoD), as it looks to push forward following a legal investigation into the behaviour of IoD chairwoman Lady Barbara Judge. Ch...
8 March, 2018
Behaviour of IoD chairwoman Lady Judge called into question
One of the UK’s most established and well-known director institutions is to consider the results of a major investigation, following allegations of misconduct against its chairwoman Lady Barbara Jud...
27 February, 2018
IoD seeks greater role for remcos over share buybacks
Remuneration committees should have responsibility for reporting on what happens to the pay packets of executives following a share buyback, according to the Institute of Directors (IoD). The IoD m...
27 November, 2017
