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‘Comply or explain’ is working, says FRC

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 | Posted by: Ben Langford
Categories: Governance, Stewardship Code, Thought Leadership | Tags: governance, FRC, Corporate Governance, FTSE 350, Corporate Governance Review, UK Corporate Governance Code, Stewardship Code, guidance, Turnbull, comply or explain, institutional investors, Financial Reporting Lab

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC), which oversees the UK’s corporate governance codes, released a new report today showing a strong uptake of new provisions among companies and shareholders. But the review also highlights some ongoing areas of concern…

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Part 2 - Peter Butler, Governance for Owners on the Stewardship Code and the role of the Chairman.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: Governance, Non-executive director, Stewardship Code | Tags: FT, risk, FTSE 350, non-executive director, Stewardship Code, Peter Butler, corporate governance review

Part 2 of our interview with Peter Butler, Chief Executive and Founding Partner, Governance for Owners at the recent Financial Times Non Executive Directors’ Club on The FTSE 350 Corporate Governance Review Highlights.

Peter gave us his thoughts on the impact of the proposed Stewardship Code and the role of the Chairman.

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Part 1 - Peter Butler, Governance for Owners on the Stewardship Code and the role of the Chairman.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: Governance, Non-executive director, Stewardship Code | Tags: FT, risk, FTSE 350, non-executive director, Stewardship Code, Peter Butler, corporate governance review

Part 1 of our interview with Peter Butler, Chief Executive and Founding Partner, Governance for Owners at the recent Financial Times Non Executive Directors’ Club on The FTSE 350 Corporate Governance Review Highlights.

Peter gave us his thoughts on the impact of the proposed Stewardship Code and the role of the Chairman.

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