ESG Ratings UK Regulation

ESG Ratings Opportunity: UK Regulation Could Forge £500m in Net Benefits

3 December 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued proposals for consultation seeking to make environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings “transparent, reliable and comparable” …

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Defence EU European Defence Industry Programme EDIP

Defence Developments: EU Establishes New Defence Industry Programme

28 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The European Parliament has adopted the long-mooted European defence industry programme (EDIP) regulation which looks to strengthen the EU defence industry, accelerate defence manufacturing and augment …

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Texas Proxy Advisor Regulation SB 2337

SB 2337 Stunted: Texas Scraps Short-term Efforts to Revive Proxy Advisor Bill

26 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, has this week reportedly announced that the state has scrapped short-term efforts to restore the polarising …

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SolarWinds SEC Data Breach Lawsuit

Case Closed: SEC Stops SolarWinds Data Breach Lawsuit

24 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it is ceasing its high-profile lawsuit against software company SolarWinds five years after an infamous data …

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BHP

Damning Verdict: BHP Found Liable for Dam Collapse in UK Lawsuit

21 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Australian mining giant BHP Group has been found responsible for the high-profile Fundão tailings dam collapse in Brazil in 2015 by London’s High …

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US SEC Forced Shareholder Arbitration Clauses Atkins Proposals

SEC Hands Companies Power to Exclude Shareholder Proposals, Sparking Investor Backlash

19 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will not respond to company ‘no action’ requests to exclude shareholder proposals during the 2026 proxy …

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AI Artificial Intelligence Bipartisan Bill

AI Answerability: US Bipartisan Bill Targets Corporate Job Loss Disclosure

18 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Two US senators have introduced a bill in an attempt to make companies answer for artificial intelligence-related (AI) job losses which could see corporates …

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Japan Corporate Governance Shareholder Companies

Challenging Corporate Governance: Japanese PM Swipes at Companies’ Shareholder Focus

14 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Japan’s Prime Minster Sanae Takaichi has condemned companies for having too great a focus on their shareholders and taking insufficient action to increase wages …

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FRC, Stewardship Code, Corporate Governance Code

Reporting Reinforcement: FRC Issues Stewardship and Remuneration Guidance

14 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published three new sets of reporting guidance, two focused on stewardship code reporting ahead of the update to the …

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ANZ Remuneration Misconduct

Remuneration Retraction: ANZ Bonuses Pulled Amid Misconduct Scandal

11 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Current and former executive members of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) have had A$32 million (U$20.9 million) in bonuses pulled following a …

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