Planning for the 2024 annual reporting season is underway. We summarise the key legislative changes affecting London-listed companies for the upcoming season along with best practice recommendations....more
11/1/2023
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Board of Directors ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Greenwashing ,
Policy Statement ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Remuneration ,
UK
Increased focus from investors, regulators, and employees on racial, ethnic and gender diversity has heightened scrutiny of public companies' commitments to diversity in their workforce and in particular on their...more
9/15/2023
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Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Gender Equity ,
Listing Rules ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shareholders ,
UK ,
Woman Board Members
This briefing is the fifth in our series of briefings on corporate governance and is designed to provide a synopsis of topical corporate governance matters impacting companies in the United Kingdom. This briefing tracks the...more
8/4/2023
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Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Ethnicity ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Fraud ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Greenwashing ,
Ireland ,
UK
This briefing is the third in our series of briefings on corporate governance and is designed to provide a synopsis of topical corporate governance matters impacting companies in the United Kingdom. This briefing tracks the...more
As companies look to plan their FY 2020 annual report and prepare for the 2021 AGM season, we have reflected on our experience in 2020. We summarise below key learnings and what we think will undoubtedly be on the agenda and...more
10/27/2020
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Annual Reports ,
CIGA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Pensions ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Remuneration ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholder Votes ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
UK ,
UK Insolvency Act