Two thirds (65%) of large UK companies have admitted to having suffered a cyber breach in the past year, according to a survey conducted for the government.
The study also found that 69% of companies said that senior managers were …
Read MoreAn international anti-corruption summit in London this week has led to an international communiqué in which countries have signed up to taking action to address corruption and reduce financial secrecy which hurts developing countries and their people. Participants also produced …
Read MoreHas the UK’s pay simplification project hit the buffers before leaving the station?
Last week’s unprecedented result at the AGM of Weir plc – 72.3% against the remuneration policy vote and 72.24% agains the vote on LTIP amendments (both binding …
Read MoreShareholders have again showed their discontent over excessive executive pay packages with large votes opposing remuneration reports and policies. Engineering company Weir lost its binding vote on its remuneration policy – with a 72% vote against – while at building …
Read MoreThe share price of Japanese car manufacturer, Mitsubishi Motors, has plunged as the company admitted that incorrect emissions data had been submitted to its government since 1991. Mitsubishi has apologised to shareholders, customers and stakeholders for the deception.
The company …
Read MoreThe 2016 AGM season started with major defeats for two FTSE100 companies. Last Thursday (14th April) oil giant BP and medical equipments supplier, Smith & Nephew saw their remuneration reports rejected by shareholders at their AGMs. At the BP AGM …
Read MorePersimmon seeks to blame proxy advisors for NED’s slim majority
Construction firm, Persimmon, faced significant opposition in the vote to elect Nigel Mills as one their non-executive directors. There was a 47% vote against Mills’ appointment, due to independence concerns, …
Read MoreInvestors vote on the first of three shareholder resolutions proposed at Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Glencore AGMs this week calling for reporting by these mining companies into how they are managing carbon emissions and investing in low-carbon energy research …
Read MoreFrench regulator AMF has found that France is the only country where governance codes are drawn up by bodies representing issuers and where code amendment to its code are not subject to a prior public consultation on the website of …
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