Tag: Regulation
ESG legislation: What are the FRC proposals?
The FRC has set out its plans to help integrate sustainability into corporate governance, reporting and audit reforms.
The ESG debate needs to be more nuanced
The issues boards face are rarely straightforward, and ESG is no exception. It is time to drop the absolutist approach.
Companies House sets out its stall for 2023
The Companies House Corporate Plan 2022-2023 outlines how the organisation intends to achieve the goals outlined in its 2020-2025 strategy.
FRC publishes its annual enforcement review
The watchdog issued £46.5m in financial sanctions, with a recurring theme in investigations being a ‘lack of scepticism’ from auditors.
Regulator fines KPMG £14.4m
The Financial Reporting Council’s investigation into the Big Four firm’s auditing of Carillion and Regenersis revealed serious misconduct.
Norges Bank backs mandatory US climate risk reporting
Heavyweight investor’s support boosts Securities and Exchange Commission’s controversial proposed US rules on board ESG disclosures.
Governance code reforms will ramp up internal controls
Watchdog ‘lays groundwork for the creation of ARGA’ with planned consultation on audit committee ‘minimum standards’.
Supreme Court ruling ‘may derail SEC’s climate reporting rules’
The decision to limit the US Environmental Protection Agency’s powers leaves the reporting rules open to challenge, fear observers.
The 30-year itch: time to ditch the UK Corporate Governance Code
Now that governance has come of age, businesses should be able to innovate within the boundaries of good regulation.
EU proposes 40% quota for female non-executives
Agreement sees the threshold reduced to 33% if boards agree rules to include executive roles in their gender quota calculations.