New research from CLT Global (formerly “Focusing Capital on the Long Term”) highlights the challenges and costs that senior business executives world-wide are facing with the rise of short-termism. The key findings of the report, are that 87% of executives report feeling the most pressure to demonstrate financial results within two years, up from 79% in a similar survey from […]
Read MoreCommunications firm BT has topped the rankings of Carbon Clear’s assessment of FTSE 100 company’s carbon reporting for the third year running. The carbon advisory service’s survey scores the companies based on their monitoring, reporting and verification; their carbon strategy; carbon reduction; stakeholder engagement and innovation. The retailer Marks and Spencer was ranked second again while […]
Read MoreCG Watch 2016, a survey of 12 major Asia-Pacific markets and 1,027 Asian companies has ranked Singapore as Asia’s top corporate governance (CG) performer followed by Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Korea, China, Philippines and Indonesia. The biennial survey of Asian markets was carried out by brokerage and investment group CLSA in collaboration with the the […]
Read MoreThe TUC has claimed that it took the the UK’s highest paid chief executive (CEO), Martin Sorrell, less than 45 minutes to earn what an average UK worker earns over an entire year, following its analysis published at its annual congress held this week. Sorrell, the CEO of WPP, was paid £70 million in 2015, which according to […]
Read MoreBritish American Tobacco has topped a ranking by the UK’s Institute of Directors (IoD) of FTSE100 companies by their corporate governance performance. The other companies in the top five are Unilever, Diageo, Sage Group and Next. The 2016 Good Governance Report measured the companies using a list of objectives, measurable factors drawn from public sources and by conducting […]
Read MoreThe initial response of the top UK companies to new reporting requirements was not to curb executive pay or improve the link CEO pay and firm performance at FTSE 100 companies, but led instead to “opportunistic reporting for the sake of reputation management,” says a study from Cambridge Judge Business School and King’s College London. The research looked […]
Read MoreIn the first survey of director sentiment in South Africa conducted by the country’s Institute of Directors (IoDSA) its top bosses are more positive than negative in their perceptions of governance in contrast to their economics and business sentiments which are more negative. The top three governance challenges impacting current business identified by the survey are: […]
Read MoreAligning board talent with a company’s long-term strategy is a critical challenge for three-quarters of corporate directors according to a global survey by KPMG’s Board Leadership Center. The advisory firm surveyed more than 2,300 directors and senior executives across 46 countries and found that three in five want more diversity and viewpoints on the board. KPMG said that getting board […]
Read MoreTwo 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 aware of the problem but only just over half (51%) had taken the recommended actions to […]
Read MoreUK companies appointed more chief executives (CEOs) from outside their companies in 2015 than ever before according to a global survey of CEO succession conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The study which tracks CEO succession in 2,500 publicly listed companies, including 300 in the UK, showed that over half (58%) of all CEO appointments to UK companies in 2015 were […]
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