Nasdaq proposes diversity disclosure for listed companies

Nasdaq proposes diversity disclosure for listed companies

The stock exchange group wants companies to disclose diversity data and impose minimum representation requirements 

Nasdaq has filed a proposal with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that, if approved, would require all companies listed on Nasdaq’s US exchange

Read More
CFA Institute: How to take the next steps in ESG integration

CFA Institute: How to take the next steps in ESG integration

Investment organisations need to improve their handling and analysis of ESG data and ensure it is truly embedded across their processes, the institute says 

The UK is a leader

Read More

DWP launches pension scheme voting task force

Minister noted time was up to wait for industry to make a change

Pensions Minister Guy Opperman has announced the establishment of the Taskforce on Pension Scheme Voting Implementation, with a focused remit

Read More
FRC criticises inconsistent corporate governance reporting

Watchdog highlights widespread box-ticking by UK plc

FTSE-listed companies are treating corporate governance as a box-ticking exercise and failing to meet stakeholder expectations in their reporting, according to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).

The FRC’s Review of Corporate Governance Reporting

Read More
Edelman: ESG key to rebuilding investor trust post Covid-19

Edelman: ESG key to rebuilding investor trust post Covid-19

ESG criteria still championed by investors despite retrogressive attitude from policymakers

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) will play a crucial role in rebuilding trust between companies and the investment community, the

Read More
Taskforce aims to strengthen stewardship in UK

A government taskforce led by HM Treasury has outlined a series of far-reaching recommendations designed to put stewardship at the heart of the UK’s commitment to ‘build back better’ post-coronavirus.

Twenty proposals across three themes are designed to help investment …

Read More
Government acts to prevent hostile foreign takeovers

Government acts to prevent hostile foreign takeovers

The UK government is introducing a bill that aims to give it powers to investigate and intervene in potentially hostile foreign direct investment that threatens national security.

Under the National Security and Investment

Read More
San Francisco votes to rein in CEO pay

San Francisco votes to rein in CEO pay

San Francisco citizens have voted overwhelmingly for a new tax on highly paid CEOs.

By a margin of 65-35, they voted to approve a ballot measure to increase taxes on corporations with …

Read More
Guidance on China engagement issued to UK tech

Guidance on China engagement issued to UK tech

The UK government has published new guidance to help businesses negotiate the ethical, legal and commercial questions they may encounter in China or when working with Chinese companies.

The guidance sets out …

Read More
London-listed companies need to start their net-zero journey

FCA confirms plans for TCFD rules from January

London-listed companies need to start their net-zero journey

All companies with a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) will be required to make climate-related disclosures from January, the Financial Conduct

Read More