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Pakistan adopts new corporate governance rules

New corporate governance regulations will come into effect in Pakistan from 1^st January 2018 after their approval by the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission. Pakistan’s Companies Act, 2017, has also been passed, which provided the country’s framework for corporate …

PLSA: Analysis of how FTSE 100 companies report on their workforce

While 64% of FTSE 100 companies provide meaningful narrative commentary on the composition of their workforce, just 4% of companies provide a breakdown of their workforce by full time and part time workers according to research carried out by Lancaster …

US round-up: Investors tell SEC to protect shareholder rights

US institutional investors have written to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), following a meeting with the financial regulator voicing their public support for the SEC’s Rule 14a-8 which provides them with the right to put forward resolutions at company …

WBCSD report: Businesses reveal climate change progress

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) used the COP 23 UN climate change meeting in Bonn to publish its 2017 progress report on the Low Carbon Technology Partnerships initiative (LCTPi) which shows the action companies are taking to …

Hong Kong Stock Exchange consults on corporate governance code

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is holding a consultation on a revised corporate governance code and changes to its listing rules.

The stock exchange said the review of the Hong Kong code was driven by a desire to raise the …

SEC chairman Clayton calls for new debate on US proxy process

The chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Jay Clayton has used a speech on governance and transparency at the PLI 49th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in New York to propose that the regulator reviews the proxy …

Call for FTSE 350 firms to appoint more women to senior leadership roles

The UK government-backed Hampton-Alexander Review 2017, has urged FTSE 350 companies to fill more board and senior leadership positions with talented women with the hope of making the UK a world-leader on gender diversity in business. The review, which was …

US round-up: NACD stresses the importance of corporate culture

Although studies have shown that organisations with strong, positive cultures have been shown to outperform their peers and the absence of a healthy culture can create or exacerbate significant risks, the National Association of Corporate Directors’ (NACD) 2017 Blue Ribbon …

Blackrock speaks out on share voting rights

Global investment giant Blackrock has spoken out on share voting rights recently. This has become particularly controversial in the US with tech firms giving their founders’ shares preferential voting rights. For example, Snapchat listed on the New York Stock Exchange …

Sustainability round-up: More action needed to cut greenhouse gas emissions

With the latest round of United Nations climate change talks – the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) – taking place in Bonn, Germany 6-12 November two reports showed that despite the breakthrough achieved in Paris in 2015 …