Tomorrow’s Company, the UK-based ‘think and do’ tank on successful, sustainable business yesterday launched their latest study “Tomorrow’s Corporate Governance: Bridging the UK Engagement Gap Through Swedish-style Nomination Committees”, at the opening of the ICGN mid-year conference at the Guildhall …
Read MoreChanges to SEC disclosure rules effective Feb. 28, 2010 require US listed companies to disclose the results of their meetings within four business days. This means that we are able to provide an overview of the season in a more-timely …
Read MoreThe California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), the second largest public pension fund in the United States, has endorsed the Stewardship Code for institutional investors, becoming the first US-based fund to back the policy, which it called a “standard for …
Read MoreThe prospect of a new Stewardship Code appears to have re-ignited fresh enthusiasm for collaborative governance with the Institutional Shareholders Committee (ISC) announcing its intention to form a new body, to be called the Institutional Investor Council. The grand aim …
Read MoreUS pay czar Kenneth Feinberg has announced that a number of the highest-paid executives at bailed out companies will have their remuneration cut by an average of 15 percent this year.
Cash salaries will be set at $500,000 or less …
Read MoreThis month’s guest article is by Professor Jill Solomon, Department of Management, King’s College London
There is global scientific consensus that climate change is progressing far more rapidly and with far greater severity than previously anticipated. Climate change is a …
Read MoreFerrier Hodgson, the administrators of ABC Learning (a former constituent of the S&P/ASX 100), are reportedly investigating a A$1bn damages claim against the former directors and the auditors. The administrators are being funded by IMF Australia (a listed company which …
Read MoreThe September edition of the Manifest/MM&K Total Remuneration Survey was released this week and includes updates from companies with March and June year-ends.
The survey is unique in taking into account the changing mix of compensation from salary and bonus …
Read MoreBritish boardroom structures don’t allow enough debate, claims Sir Stelios Haji–Ioannou, founder and majority shareholder of the low-cost carrier, easyJet. As a result he has quit his board role to become an activist shareholder in a bid …
Read MoreThe Irish Stock Exchange is considering whether there should be a stand-alone Irish corporate governance code following revelations of governance shortcomings in the market. According to a new report by accountants Grant Thornton, Ireland has seen a sharp decline in …
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