The UK Corporate Governance Code has undergone multiple iterations since the Cadbury Report was first issued back in 1992.The most recent revisions were published in 2018, and came into force for 2019 financial years – [...]
The need for gender diversity at board level has been a high-profile governance issue for investors, companies, and the broader community for several years now. For the UK, in particular, 2020 marked a benchmark year [...]
Less than a year since its launch in November 2016, the Parker Review Committee’s “A report into the Ethnic Diversity of UK Boards” has been published following a consultation process. The report contains the committee’s [...]
On August 29, the UK Business Secretary Greg Clark has set out the British government's plans for corporate governance reform, which are intended to "enhance the public's trust in business". In the coming months, the [...]
Both the Conservative and Labour parties have now published their manifestos ahead of the UK general election to be held on June 8 -- and both manifestos have significant implications for corporate governance and executive pay. [...]
In a highly unusual result, 64% of votes were cast against the re-election of Trevor Schultz as a non-executive director at FTSE 250 gold miner Centamin plc's 2017 AGM last week. Even more unusually, by [...]
Long-term incentives out, employee representatives in? The UK Parliament's Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has included some notable recommendations in its report on an inquiry into corporate governance focused on executive pay, directors duties, [...]
After making bold campaign pledges on UK corporate reform, a consultation paper (PDF) released last week finds Theresa May’s government trying to balance its prior rhetoric against the practicalities of governance. The green paper, published [...]
Government-backed reviews have called for greater diversity at both board and senior management levels at FTSE 350 companies. The Hampton-Alexander Review has reiterated the call made by its predecessor, the Davies Review, for FTSE 350 [...]
The Investment Association (IA)—the leading trade association for trust and fund managers in the UK—has written to the chairs of remuneration committees in the FTSE 350 to outline changes to its Principles of Remuneration (“the [...]