The recent decision by the SEC to adopt a CEO-to-median pay ratio disclosure rule in the US was a near run thing. The SEC commissioners were split on the issue. The vehement opposition to ratio disclosure expressed in the 5 …
Read MoreThe UK government has decided against regulating for pension trustees in order to help them distinguish between financial and non-financial factors in their investments believing that guidance now exists to assist trustees.
The announcement followed a government consultation on specific …
Read MoreTo coincide with Equal Pay Day (Nov 5) Women’s pay and the lack of women in senior company roles have again been in the news.
The Fawcett Society Employers invited employers to take the Pay Gap Pledge after calculating that …
Read MoreOn 20th May it was announced that five of the world’s largest banks are to pay fines totaling $3.6bn for charges which include manipulation of the foreign exchange market. These fines are a new high (low?) watermark for regulatory penalties …
Read MoreThe announcement by FTSE 100 copper miner Antofagasta that there will no longer be any executive directors on its board means the unitary board system is no longer synonymous with UK corporate governance and is a first for a UK …
Read MoreThe US proxy access debate took a fresh turn recently with the attempt by seasoned governance commentator James McRitchie (www.corpgov.net) to get a shareholder proposal on the ballot at US organic food retailer Wholefoods. He submitted a proposal …
Read MoreReporting of the abuse of corporate jet use by top management at Sweden’s largest companies has focused attention on the internecine links between Sweden’s top investors and largest public companies
Svenska Dagbladet the Swedish newspaper has reported that Swedish forestry …
When Dale Wannen of US investment advisor Sustainvest Asset Management wanted Irish pharmaceuticals company Actavis to publish an annual sustainability report he didn’t just write a letter to the directors, or lobby a regulator for a rule change, he took …
Read MoreBreaking new ground as the first country to require its companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, the UK government is storming ahead with its business sustainability agenda and is now making it obligatory for all quoted companies to disclose …
Read MoreBreaking new ground as the first country in the world to mandate disclosure of gross global emissions for the entire organisation in its annual report the UK government is pushing ahead with its business sustainability commitments and will, with effect …
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