12 May, 2020
MPs call for ban on state aid for firms using tax havens
The return to work may be dominating discussion in the UK at the moment but some politicians are attempting to use corporate governance as criteria for managing aid to large companies. The MPs, mos...
17 October, 2018
Regulators make climate demands of financial services
It’s little more than a week since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Chang...
28 September, 2018
Governance shaped by climate, tech and demographics
If boards need a reminder of the importance of climate change, it came this week in two reports. Firstly, the Bank of England released a document highlighting that banks and other financial institu...
6 July, 2018
Regulators demand IT security plans from financial services firms
Financial services firms have been given three months to show regulators how their IT systems will manage the risk of cyber-attack or changes in technology. The Bank of England, Financial Conduct A...
11 July, 2017
Boards should be keeping banks to ‘spirit of regulation’, says regulator
One of the most senior figures at the Bank of England has warned that some banks are involved in accounting practices that amount to "pure regulatory arbitrage". Sam Woods, deputy governor and chie...
28 April, 2017
Barclays’ CEO risks shareholder backlash over whistleblowing scandal
Shareholders in Barclays Bank have been advised to abstain when voting on the reappointment of chief executive Jes Staley because he is being investigated over efforts made to
14 May, 2015
