The collapse of Carillion raises concerns not only about corporate governance at the firm and KPMG’s audit, but also how the directors were able to get changes to their pay passed the vote. Speaking in The Guardian on Saturday (20-Jan-18), …
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In the opening remarks of his New Year press conference South Korea’s President, Moon Jae-in promised to push for corporate governance reform through the introduction of a stewardship code and improvements in shareholders’ voting rights.
He admitted that the …
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Over 100 shareholders have again requisitioned a resolution calling on the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to establish a shareholder committee in a campaign organised by private investor groups – the UK Individual Shareholders Society (ShareSoc) and the …
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Sri Lanka’s Institute of Chartered Accountants (CA Sri Lanka) recently published its revised Code of Best Practice on Corporate Governance 2017.
Speaking at the launch event outgoing president of CA Sri Lanka Lasantha Wickremasinghe said that good corporate governance …
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The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is consulting on rules changes for AIM companies including the requirement for firms to report against a recognised corporate governance code. Responses to the LSE’s discussion paper released in the summer found a majority supported …
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Despite its shorter length companies may find adapting to the UK’s revised corporate governance code challenging, business leaders and advisers suggested. However, there was broad support for the approach taken by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) after it launched …
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The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has proposed a revised corporate governance code which it said is “shorter and sharper” than the existing code and builds on its work into corporate culture last year.
The FRC said the revised code
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is holding a consultation on a revised corporate governance code and changes to its listing rules.
The stock exchange said the review of the Hong Kong code was driven by a desire to raise the …
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Drinks company Diageo has topped the latest rankings for good corporate governance from the Institute of Directors (IoD) in its third annual review of the UK’s top 100 companies.
The 2017 Good Governance Report was compiled for the IoD by …
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is assisting the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA) and the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) to update and strengthen the country’s corporate governance code.
Croatia has had a code for companies listed …
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