The NZX’s revised corporate governance code (the NZX Code) and its supporting rule amendments have been published. The New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) which administers the code said this was the first substantial update since 2003 and represented a significant …
Read MoreThe revised Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (MCCG) released by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has been welcomed by the International Integrated Reporting Council. This follows a shift in the code’s reporting approach to embracing integrated reporting.
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Read MoreDirectors should be required to take their corporate governance and legal duties more seriously the House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy select committee believes. The committee’s report on corporate governance was published this week.
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The UK’s Purposeful Company Task force, set up by the Big Innovation Centre, has called for major changes in corporate governance, asset management and backed the Financial Reporting Council’s proposal for company’s to report on how directors are …
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The UK’s corporate governance landscape could be set for set for a wholesale changes after the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced a wide-ranging review of the corporate governance code. This will take into account the regulator’s recent work on corporate …
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD ) has published its due diligence guidance for responsible supply chains in the garment and footwear sector in line with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (MNE guidelines) and UN …
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The latest corporate governance scorecard assessing listed companies in Hong Kong shows that improvement is needed and directors ought to stay up to speed with the latest corporate governance developments, according to the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.
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The UK’s Work and Pensions Select Committee has used its response to the government’s green paper on corporate governance to emphasise that public and private companies need to ensure that their pension fund forms part of their corporate thinking.
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The US has moved a step closer to a national stewardship and governance code with the launch of the Investor Stewardship Group. The signatories and supporters of the $17 trillion group are now urging all institutional investors to join …
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