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BEIS aims to ‘restore’ investor trust in audit and corporate governance

Audits could look at companies’ wider performance, including against key climate targets

A government consultation is seeking views on a series of proposals to reform the UK’s audit, corporate …

sustainability disclosure, climate standards

MEPs pave the way for higher environmental standards

New EU law on due diligence will also cover human rights issues

MEPs are urging companies and investors to focus on sustainability by paving the way for a new EU law that …

Investors warn dual class shares ‘erode’ shareholder rights

Lord Hill’s review recommends controversial structure to make London more attractive

Critics have warned that dual class share structures, set to be introduced on the premium listing segment of the London Stock Exchange …

UBS faces questions over ties to Uighur-linked firm

Surveillance company linked with persecution of the Muslim minority group in China

Swiss bank UBS’s business relationship with Hikvision, a surveillance company linked with the persecution of Uighurs in China, has come …

Guy Jubb: AGMs have lost their sense of purpose

Ex-Standard Life Investments governance head argues meetings should be complemented by continual dialogue

Guy Jubb, former head of governance at asset management giant Standard Life Investments, claims AGMs have lost their …

StanChart boss pay slashed 29%

CEO Bill Winters’ pay packet has been reduced to £3.8m

The CEO of Standard Chartered has seen his pay packet slashed by 29% with the bank reporting heavy profit falls due to the fallout from …

Norwegian SWF gets active in activism

The fund voted in 98% of shareholder meetings for portfolio companies

Norges Bank Investment Management, responsible for portfolio allocation of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, met with nearly 3,000 companies last year as …

SEC reviewing decade-old climate disclosure rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing its climate-related disclosure rules for companies, which have not been updated since 2010.

In a statement, …

FTSE companies finally hit 33% target for women on boards

Mission accomplished, but more needs to be done

More than one-third of board positions at FTSE 350 companies are now held by women, according to the final Hampton-Alexander Review report, …