The Boardroom Blog
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,
Financial Reporting Lab,
institutional investors
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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Wednesday, November 23, 2011 | Posted by: Simon Lowe
Categories:
Governance,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: governance,
risk,
Corporate Governance,
Simon Lowe,
FTSE 350,
Corporate Governance Review,
annual report,
risk management,
diversity,
chairman,
principal risks,
comply or explain,
annual reports,
FTSE 100,
FTSE 250
Our 10th annual Corporate Governance Review highlights the current trends and challenges that face the FTSE 350. While the UK’s top performing companies have made considerable achievements over the last decade, the review shows where the new focus areas lie.
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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.
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Research
| Tags: links,
Corporate Governance,
Corporate Governance Review,
blog,
best,
2010,
NEDs,
NED,
Boardroom
NEDs, anti-corruption, risk issues and more… here are our top 10 posts of the year for thinking people on the board.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
governance,
Corporate Governance,
compliance,
Simon Lowe,
FTSE 350,
Corporate Governance Review,
Walker
The results are in for the 2009 Corporate Governance Review - is it job done for the FTSE 350?
- Companies comply with, on average, 91% of the Code’s provisions
- 68% of those who choose ‘explain’ now give more informed disclosure to support their non-compliance
- Of those who ‘explain’, 75% are compliant with all but one or two Code provisions
- 66% of the FTSE 350 produce a separate corporate responsibility report
Perhaps not….
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance,
Non-executive director
| Tags: governance,
FT,
Corporate Governance,
Simon Lowe,
FTSE 350,
Corporate Governance Review,
Michelle Edkins,
Financial Times,
Barclays Global Investors
Interview with Michelle Edkins Managing Director, Head of Corporate Governance, Europe at Barclays Global Investors, at the launch event of the Financial Times Non-Executive Directors’ Club on 10 November 2009.
Simon Lowe, partner and author of the FTSE 350 Corporate Governance Review, was able to capture some pearls of wisdom on film, by speaking to Michelle Edkins about investor engagement and why she advises against talking about ‘corporate governance’
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Thursday, December 03, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Non-executive director
| Tags: FT,
Simon Lowe,
Corporate Governance Review,
Michelle Edkins,
David Jackson,
BP,
Financial Times,
Walker review
The re-launch event of the new Financial Times Non-Executive Directors’ Club, in association with Grant Thornton, provided the perfect opportunity for Simon Lowe, partner and author of the FTSE 350 Corporate Governance Review, to gain some insight into the future of governance in the wake of the Walker Review and the FRC’s review of the Combined Code.
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