ESG – environmental, social and governance factors – has become a major focus for organisations which are under growing pressure to demonstrate they are doing the right thing and executing their commitments to sustainable...more
10/14/2022
/ Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
European Commission ,
European Parliament ,
Investors ,
Nasdaq ,
Net Zero ,
Public Policy ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
SFDR ,
Stakeholder Engagement ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability
On 30 April 2021, the FCA consulted on proposals to change the UK Listing Rules to remove the presumption that the listing of a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) be suspended when it identifies a potential...more
On 24 October 2019, the Financial Reporting Council (the "FRC"), the regulatory body for auditors, accountants and actuaries, published the UK Stewardship Code 2020 (the "Code"). In its press release, the FRC states that the...more
11/15/2019
/ Accountants ,
Actuaries ,
Asset Management ,
Auditors ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Funds ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Service Professionals ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Stewardship Code ,
UK
In addition to the revised corporate governance code published by the Financial Reporting Council in July 2018 (the “Code”) (which applies to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019), new legislative reporting...more
2/1/2019
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CEOs ,
Corporate Governance ,
Directors ,
Executive Compensation ,
Pay Ratio ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Share Price ,
The Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018 ,
The Companies Act ,
UK
A new 2018 version of The UK Corporate Governance Code has been published by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) following a period of consultation. The new Code is broadly similar to the current 2016 Code, but is in a...more
8/6/2018
/ Amended Rules ,
Board of Directors ,
Companies Act ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Director Nominations ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investors ,
Remuneration ,
Shareholders ,
Succession Planning ,
UK
The Hampton-Alexander Review (the “Review”), an independent, business led review supported by the UK Government, has published its ‘one year on’ supplementary report on gender balance in FTSE leadership....more
11/17/2017
/ Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
FTSE ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Leadership ,
Pay Gap ,
Performance Reviews ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour ,
Woman Board Members
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has recently published a Green Paper on options for future corporate governance reform. The Government’s stated objective is to put in place “the right checks...more
12/9/2016
/ BEIS ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Executive Compensation ,
Pay Ratio ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Remuneration ,
Shareholder Votes ,
Shareholders ,
Transparency ,
UK
The Association of British Insurers (“ABI”) has published guidance on the expectations and views of ABI members on various aspects of equity capital market transactions. The guidance is split into three sections, ‘Initial...more
On 25 June 2014, the Government published the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill. It includes a wide range of measures designed to improve the legislative environment for small businesses and incorporates...more