2 July, 2019
FRC calls for better reporting of climate-related risks
Over the past few weeks various organisations
30 January, 2019
New stewardship code shifts emphasis to disclosures and ‘outcomes’
If you thought only companies were required to be clear about their “purpose”, think again. This morning the UK’s governance regulator has given fair warning to asset managers that they too will...
16 July, 2018
Board chairs offered extension on nine-year terms in new code
Board chairs have been offered flexibility to serve beyond a nine-year term in the UK's new corporate governance code. Released on Monday this week, an earlier draft had been notable for provisions...
5 December, 2017
UK’s new governance code targets corporate culture, wider society and pay
A proposed new UK corporate governance code will stress the need for boards to consider their “contribution to wider society” and place new responsibilities on directors to manage company culture....
5 December, 2017
Remuneration committees’ remit broadened under revised UK Code
Wider workforce pay and policy influence, and details on how this relates to executive remuneration, would come under the remit of remuneration committees under a revised UK Corporate Governance Code....
25 October, 2017
The guardianship circle: praxis of governance and audit committees
As anyone who has served on a board knows, what happens in practice in company boardrooms can be far different from best practice corporate governance standards, such as those promulgated in the Finan...
17 February, 2017
That was the governance week
It's been a big week in governance. The Financial Reporting Council, the UK's governance watchdog, proved that its staff must be in overdrive when it revealed that it would undertake a
16 February, 2017
FRC to launch ‘fundamental’ review of UK governance code
The UK's financial reporting watchdog, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), is to undertake a fundamental review of Britain's corporate governance code, a move that comes in the wake of prime minist...
8 December, 2016
Values and governance integral to business success, says FRC
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13 October, 2016
