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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Recommendations were published this week by SEBI panel chaired by Uday Kotak which are designed to radically improve corporate governance practices in India.
The committee on corporate governance was set up in June by the Securities and Exchange Board of …
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The quality and quantity of dividend policy and practice disclosures have improved in the UK, according to a study conducted by the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Financial Reporting Lab.
The study examined how companies had responded to the Lab’s earlier …
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A Dutch stewardship code has been drafted by a group of pension funds, insurers and asset managers led by Eumedion, which represents the views of institutional investors on corporate governance and sustainability issues in the Netherlands.
Eumedion, which is …
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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) is consulting on a corporate governance code for the country’s listed companies which have been issued as draft regulations under the recently passed Companies Act 2017.
The SECP said the Listed Companies …
Read MoreIn the run up to the Sports Direct AGM this week (6th September) there were calls for shareholders to vote against the re-election of its chairman, Keith Hellawell, amid concerns that he has not been strong enough in dealing with …
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The UK government is to require companies to publish pay ratios between chief executives – based on their total remuneration – and their average UK worker. This was among the actions outlined in the government’s response to its corporate governance …
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