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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Tuesday, April 12, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Governance
| Tags: governance,
Corporate Governance,
Simon Lowe,
Board,
women,
gender,
UK Corporate Governance Code,
diversity,
Europe,
guidance,
comply or explain,
debate
Last week the European Commission launched a public consultation into European corporate governance, its effectiveness and possible ways forward. On the discussion agenda are board effectiveness, gender diversity, short-termism and the failure of self-regulation prior to the economic crisis. Read on to join the debate.
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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.
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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?
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Thursday, February 17, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Governance,
Research
| Tags: governance,
FRC,
FTSE 350,
Board,
non-executive director,
women,
gender,
remuneration,
UK Corporate Governance Code,
diversity,
NED,
bonuses,
chairman,
Turnbull
In the fast-changing landscape of UK corporate governance, what are the key recent changes that UK boards need to be aware of?
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Friday, December 10, 2010 | Posted by: Simon Lowe
Categories:
Governance,
Research,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: FTSE 350,
board,
UK Corporate Governance Code,
Stewardship Code,
chairman,
governance,
Our 2010 FTSE 350 Corporate Governance Code highlights key issues in governance trends in the UK’s leading companies and assesses whether they are prepared for the requirements of new governance guidance
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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?
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Thursday, May 06, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Corruption,
Fraud,
Governance,
Non-executive director,
Risk
| Tags: FTSE 350,
non-executive director,
UK Corporate Governance Code,
corporate governance review
The Financial Times Non-Executive Directors Club is holding a practical and interactive workshop for experienced non-executives on 10 June 2010 to discuss the implications of risk, fraud and corruption to the non-executive directors’ role.
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Monday, March 01, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance,
Non-executive director
| Tags: FT,
FRC,
Simon Lowe,
FTSE 350,
non-executive director,
Luke Johnson,
UK Corporate Governance Code,
Peter Butler,
corporate governance review,
Sir Christopher Hogg,
Seamus Gillen,
ICSA,
Risk Capital Partners,
Financial Reporting Council,
Owners
The Financial Times Non-Executive Directors Club is holding a twilight event on 11 March to discuss the implications to the non-executive directors’ role in light of recent governance releases.
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