Tag: shareholders
Opposition to dual-class shares resumes
Proposals to lessen the restrictions on dual-class shares are again met with investor protests over board accountability.
Business leaders call for election promises on audit reform
The Institute of Directors’ ‘Manifesto for Business’ also seeks change to section 172 to promote company purpose.
Ethical standards put in place for sustainability audits
In a move to boost sustainability assurance and cut greenwash, auditors are given ‘a clear framework of expected behaviour’.
FCA kills off ‘premium’ stock exchange listing category
Organisations listed in the new ‘commercial companies’ category must report on their UK Corporate Governance Code compliance.
Governance experts call for change in corporate law
Board duties should go ‘beyond their traditional role of representing shareholders’ interests’, writes a group of 15 academics.
Companies’ ethical stance on Russia goes unrewarded
Stock returns fell at multinationals that took action after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, research project shows.
Campaigners challenge M&S over virtual-only AGMs
M&S chair Archie Norman’s Share Your Voice petition would ‘restrict shareholders’ ability to engage’, says The Engagement Appeal.
Losing approval rule ‘risks disenfranchising public shareholders’
Reforms to relax dual-class share rules will make it even more important to retain a ‘buttress’ of shareholder approval, writes academic.
Do you know when to say sorry?
The days of ‘Never apologise, never explain’ are gone: a leader’s well-positioned apology has become a crucial corporate communications tool.
ISS strikes back at ESG critics
The global proxy advisory firm takes to task politicians who would block the use of ESG factors when making investment decisions.