Thursday, October 13, 2011 | Posted by: Simon Lowe
Categories:
FRC,
Governance
| Tags: governance,
FRC,
Corporate Governance,
Simon Lowe,
FTSE 350,
Corporate Governance Review,
financial reporting,
BIS,
annual reports,
IIRC,
Ben Langford,
narrative reporting
Government plans to rationalise the structure, format and content of annual reports are aimed to improve clarity for investors.
Friday, May 06, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
FRC,
Governance,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: governance,
report,
FD,
CFO,
pensions,
finance director,
Bribery Act,
financial reporting,
anti-corruption,
IFRS,
guide,
news,
UK GAAP,
iXBRL,
auto-enrolment,
regulatory
Are you a finance director? Here’s a quick guide to all the new financial reporting issues and regulatory changes set to impact private and listed companies this year.
Tuesday, April 05, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
FRC,
Governance,
Non-executive director,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: tax,
governance,
report,
FRC,
Board,
pensions,
Bribery Act,
financial reporting,
UK Corporate Governance Code,
NEDs,
NED,
FRRP,
iXBRL,
guidance,
auto-enrolment
What issues will be topical during the current reporting cycle for private and non-listed companies? And what are their wider business concerns? Grant Thornton’s new guide helps non-executive directors (NEDs) understand the issues.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
FRC,
Governance
| Tags: governance,
FRC,
Board,
women,
gender,
UK Corporate Governance Code,
diversity,
succession planning,
NED,
guidance,
chairman,
Higgs,
composition
The long-awaited replacement of the Higgs Guidance was released this month. So what do you need to know?
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
FRC,
Governance,
Risk
| Tags: governance,
risk,
FRC,
compliance,
financial,
annual report,
disclosure,
FRRP,
business review,
principal risks,
reporting,
directors' report
Many companies are not being clear enough when reporting the principal risks and uncertainties facing their business, said a concerned Financial Reporting Review Panel last week. What steps can businesses take to improve compliance?
Thursday, August 26, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
FRC,
Governance,
Risk
| Tags: governance,
risk,
FRC,
Simon Lowe,
financial reporting,
FRRP,
audit,
accounts,
internal,
external
Inconsistencies in annual reports between the corporate narrative and the external audit figures are becoming more of a focus for the Financial Reporting Review Panel (FRRP). The problem was highlighted in its annual report, out last week: of the 308 companies reviewed, 146 had been approached by the FRRP for further information or explanation.
Friday, August 06, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
FRC,
Governance
| Tags: governance,
FRC,
Corporate Governance,
Simon Lowe,
Board,
UK Corporate Governance Code,
NED,
ICSA,
Financial Reporting Council
A well designed decision making process is one of the most important characteristics of an effective board. As such boards should not allow themselves to be influenced by a dominant personality or have “no go” areas for non-executives.
Ask yourself - is such a situation familiar to you?
Download the FTSE 350 Corporate Governance Review PDF