Best of the Boardroom blog 2010

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Research | Tags: links, Corporate Governance, Corporate Governance Review, blog, best, 2010, NEDs, NED, Boardroom

NEDs, anti-corruption, risk issues and more… here are our top 10 posts of the year for thinking people on the board.

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1. What makes a good non-executive director?
Three experts with different perspectives were asked for their views at a Financial Times Non-Executive Directors’ Club event.

2. What to put on the board’s anti-corruption agenda
Despite increased enforcement activity by the government, our anti-corruption survey suggests many businesses and their boards seem not to be taking corruption risk or the new Bribery Act seriously. We consider the following steps to be key in establishing the right environment for UK companies….

3. Ready to take AIM
Our event to discuss the opportunities, threats, challenges and debates surrounding AIM may have passed, but you can still read up on what the experts have to say about joining AIM as this post offers a free download called ‘A Guide to AIM’.

4. Risk management: learning from recession mistakes
Why did so many risk processes fail to protect companies from the worst of the global downturn? And how can senior managers approach risk management afresh?

5. Non-executives in the spotlight again
The release of the Walker Review and the proposed reforms to the Combined Code set out by the FRC see further challenges set for NEDs and increased engagement by institutional investors.

6. Non-executive directors - the best job in the world
The role of a NED offers satisfying and stimulating career development for senior business individuals. But how do you find and land the best roles?

7. 84% of Private Equity backers of UK ICT firms plan to make new technology acquisitions in 2010
Our ‘Where is the Smart Money Going in ICT?’ survey of the 40 leading private equity investors backing UK ICT firms recorded 84% as saying that their firm planned to undertake an acquisition in the UK ICT sector over the next 12 months.

8. Corporate governance
A round-up of all our posts on corporate governance and the Corporate Governance Review.

9. Tool: Assess your company’s risk maturity level
Our recent business risk report shows widespread complacency in company risk management processes. Check the risk maturity of your organisation with our quick online assessment tool.

10. Perception vs reality of corporate corruption risk (infographic)
The stakes of being associated with corruption got markedly higher this year with the new UK Bribery Act. Our infographic shows the differing levels of awareness of corruption risk versus a direct experience of it, across various business sectors.

We hope you enjoyed reading Boardroom in 2010 and that you’ll rejoin us in 2011 –here on Grant Thornton’s Thinking Blogs or subscribing to new posts via RSS.  Until then we wish you a very happy Christmas and New Year.

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