Cybersecurity Concept

New Minerva research shows board cyber-security risk gaps

As global economies become more digitally dependent, the continuing rise of cyber-security threats and actual breaches raises serious questions for shareholders. If technology fails, it is no understatement to say that the …

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Cyber risk remains the top overall risk identified by senior staff within the global financial services industry. According to the latest results of a biannual survey published by the post-trade market infrastructure provider, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (…

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Cyber-security got a major boost from the UK government,  just as Tesco Bank – a subsidiary of supermarket giant Tesco plc ($TESO)  – became the latest public company to suffer millions of pounds of losses and dented customer confidence following …

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Board diversity needs stronger pipelines

Sir Philip Hampton and Dame Helen Alexander have released their recommendations for boosting UK board diversity with a stronger pipeline of women. Their report follows on from the progress made by the Davies review by …

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Huge response to BEIS Select Committee

The UK’s Parliament’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) select committee has reported a larger than usual response to its request for written submissions to its corporate governance inquiry. Responses by the main industry …

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SBTi

A coalition of sustainability and investment groups including Share Action and led by the think tank E3G have published a Sustainable Finance Plan for the European Union. The group argues that arguing that to more investment in the EU could …

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King IV published

South Africa’s corporate governance guidance, the King Report IV, has been radically revised in its latest version. According to the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA) the report is considerably more accessible, making it applicable beyond …

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Tax

Company tax disclosure has improved in the UK according to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). In a new review of 33 companies’ reports and accounts the FRC found evidence of improvements in the transparency of disclosures included in strategic reports …

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The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), The United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and The Generation Foundation, have published US and UK roadmaps, which set out recommendations to fully embed the consideration of environmental, …

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Every FTSE 100 company board should have at least non-white director by 2021 and each FTSE 250 Board by 2024 in a bid to boost ethnic diversity at the top level of British companies. This is the recommendation of a …

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