CEO Pay Soars: UK Executive Compensation Smashes Record High
August 18, 2025
The median pay of FTSE 100 CEOs has reached a new all-time high, breaking the record for a third consecutive year, according to a new …
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Streamlining Sustainability: UK FCA Moves to “Simplify” Disclosure Requirements
August 13, 2025
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has declared its intention to “streamline and enhance” its sustainability reporting framework and “simplify” disclosure requirements following detailed feedback …
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Digitisation Danger: “Fatal Flaws” Face Shareholders in UK Government-approved Recommendations
July 24, 2025
UK investor organisation ShareSoc has warned that recommendations made by the Digitisation Taskforce have “fatal flaws” for investors which could detrimentally impact the rights …
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DCSS Conundrum: FinTech’s Ex-CEO Criticises US Relisting Plans
July 24, 2025
FinTech company Wise’s co-founder and former CEO has urged shareholders to vote against plans extending its dual-class share structure (DCSS) by a decade as it intends …
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Galvanising Governance: UK Pension Schemes Instigate Investor Campaign
July 22, 2025
UK pension schemes have created a campaign to promote the importance of effective corporate governance standards and investor rights mechanisms in strengthening UK capital markets and …
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Seeking Sustainability: SRS Among Trio of UK Government Consultations
June 26, 2025
The UK’s Labour government has launched three new consultations to support the country’s sustainability reporting and transition planning efforts, including the long-awaited Sustainability Reporting Standards …
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Stewardship Under Siege: Minerva CEO Criticises Regulatory Attacks on Proxy Advisors
June 24, 2025
Minerva Analytics’ CEO Sarah Wilson has warned that proxy advisors are “under siege” following a series of high-profile attacks by US policymakers.
In an …
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Definition Downgrade: FRC Reframes Stewardship in 2026 UK Code
June 3, 2025
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has unveiled the UK Stewardship Code 2026, which looks to bolster reporting to “showcase high quality stewardship” and “support …
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UK government to introduce law regulating ESG rating agencies
August 9th, 2024
The UK’s chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves has announced the government will propose a new bill introducing regulations for ESG rating agencies.
On a visit to Toronto, …
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