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FCA delays SDR for second time 

July 21st, 2023


The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has delayed publishing its final Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) until Q4 2023.

In a regulatory update, Nikhil Rathi, CEO of the FCA, and Sam …

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Corporate Governance

FRC consults on revisions to UK Corporate Governance Code

June 2, 2023


The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is consulting on revisions to the country’s Corporate Governance Code, with comments requested by 13 September.

The consultation follows a government response

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FRC announces 2023 Stewardship Code signatories

February 15, 2023


The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced another increase in the number of signatories to the 2020 UK Stewardship Code. Today, it announced an increase of 19 signatories.

The FRC …

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FRC adds 43 firms to UK stewardship code


September 9, 2022

Several pension schemes and asset managers have signed up.

The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has added 43 new signatories to its stewardship code.

This takes the total number …

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TCFD review flags scenario quantitative gaps


August 11, 2022

Several reporting gaps were revealed in a recent review by the UK’s FCA and FRC

The most common reporting gaps for climate-related disclosures are in quantitative elements of the Task Force …

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Regulators warn Covid-19 could delay UK company reporting

Impact of lockdowns could hold up verification of financial accounts

Regulators are warning that reporting of annual results for listed companies could be delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) …

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FRC criticises inconsistent corporate governance reporting

Watchdog highlights widespread box-ticking by UK plc

FTSE-listed companies are treating corporate governance as a box-ticking exercise and failing to meet stakeholder expectations in their reporting, according to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).

The FRC’s Review of Corporate Governance Reporting

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Audit watchdog: UK companies must report climate disclosures

Audit watchdog: UK companies must report climate disclosures

FRC to push companies to speed up on the race to net zero

Companies are being urged to improve their reporting on climate change to meet the increased expectations of investors.

On …

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DWP launches pension scheme voting task force

Government signals drive to boost ESG options for pension funds

UK government pensions minister Guy Opperman has signalled plans to accelerate ESG action for pension funds ahead of the milestone COP26 conference in 2021.

“The government will be making announcements …

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Virtual AGMs get FRC green light, but questions remain

Virtual AGMs get FRC green light, but questions remain

Questions remain over how virtual AGMs can work for all investors, after a full season of shareholder and company meetings has been carried out online.

While some “excellent practices” seen over …

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