The Hampton-Alexander Review published its third annual report on 13 November. The report found that a quarter of FTSE 350 companies have only one woman on their board, described as “one & done” boards, and there remain five all-male boards. …
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UK Governance Watch
FTSE 250-listed Kier Group’s suffered a shareholder revolt at its 2017 AGM after 44.16% of shareholders opposed the approval of its remuneration report. The construction and services business also saw 21.24% of shareholders oppose its remuneration …
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UK Governance Watch
At JD Wetherspoon shareholders may hold concerns with the level of independence on the board. At the conclusion of the FTSE 250 pub owner and operator’s AGM the board will comprise three executive directors, Chairman Tim Martin …
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UK Governance Watch
SIG plc is holding a general meeting on 7 November in order to seek shareholder approval of a new remuneration policy and long-term incentive plan (LTIP). In the FTSE250 industrial group’s annual report it was reported that …
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UK Governance Watch
At AIM-listed infrastructure group Hargreaves Services’ 2017 AGM around 20% of shareholders opposed the adoption of its remuneration report. Shareholders likely held concerns with the level of disclosures provided in the report regarding performance targets and …
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Unilever: Votes and Voices
Proxy plumbing adds complexity to hotly-contested simplification plan
The proposed Unilever vote in October is raising City eyebrows. When the CIO of a UK insurer takes to the pages of the financial media voicing concerns over …
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When you submit your proxy votes it’s normally safe to assume that what you voted on is, well, what is going to get voted on. Maybe not.
Now that the dust has settled on the takeover of GKN plc by …
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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.…
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UK supermarket chain Tesco faces its first equal pay claims that could add an extra 4 billion to its wage bill. The action has been brought by law firm Leigh Day, which said it had started submitting claims on behalf …
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