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Black Box Governance Thinking at the IoD?

Guest article by Cliff Weight, NED of Manifest and ShareSoc

Yet another board blows up. Why does this happen time and time again? The problem, in my experience, is one of boardroom culture. With some directors being so set in …

UK MPs write to pension funds to investigate management of climate risks

The chair of the UK’s House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has written to the top 25 pension funds in the UK to ask how they manage climate risks and their potential impact on pension savings as part of its …

Views on revised UK code: Companies may find the changes challenging

International Women’s Day: Board diversity is improving

Data released by the UK government to mark International Women’s Day this week (8th March) revealed record numbers of women are on boards of FTSE 100 companies.

These figures show 309 positions – almost 29% – of FTSE100 board positions …

Kobe Steel chief executive steps down after data falsification report published

The chief executive and other senior executives have stepped down from Japanese company Kobe Steel following the publication of the report outlining the findings of an investigation into the data falsification that the company admitted to in October last year.…

BlackRock engages with firearms manufacturers and retailers

The US investment giant, BlackRock, has stated that is responding to the recent school shooting in the US by engaging with firearms manufacturers and retailers to understand what they are doing to reduce the risk of this kind of …

UK sets a better example of shareholder voting research

In a recent article in the Sunday Times British entrepreneur, Paul Johnson criticised the voting recommendations made by proxy voting advisers – including the recent advice that he be removed from the board of Aim-listed hotel chain, Elegant. But…

Regulatory round up: Pakistan publishes draft Shariah Governance Regulations

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has begun a consultation into draft Shariah governance regulations, which it said are a comprehensive set of requirements for the governance of Shariah-compliant companies and entities, Shariah-compliant securities and Islamic financial institutions …

Shareholders challenge Rio Tinto over lobby group membership

Institutional investors in Rio Tinto, have filed a resolution calling on the mining group to cease membership of the Minerals Council of Australasia (MCA) which they believe is primarily a lobby group for the coal industry. Rio …

UK government review of workplace progress for ethnic minorities

The UK government has commissioned research into what steps employers have taken to remove barriers to workplace progression for ethnic minorities. The results of this research will be used to assess progress made by employers on recommendations in the…

IoD calls for greater transparency on pay

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has called for tougher rules on executive pay, including greater transparency over the effect of share buy-backs, in its response to the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) consultation on the revised UK corporate governance code.

The …