Monday, March 15, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance
| Tags: Board,
business models,
New Business Models,
listed,
The Economist,
Strategy | Total Views: 142282
We commissioned The Economist Intelligence Unit to survey UK executives on how assumptions on business models have changed, and how companies are planning to adapt over the next 18 months.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011 | Posted by: Paul Mewett
Categories:
Risk
| Tags: Board,
report,
risk,
advice,
risk management,
guide,
Twitter,
social media,
crisis,
Facebook,
Strategy,
reputation,
PR,
Alan Joyce,
Qantas,
monitoring,
Internet Intelligence | Total Views: 70266
Social media – what’s the worst that can happen? Quite a lot, as Qantas found out, when a social media crisis hit both its share price and its world-famous reputation for safety. Grant Thornton’s Internet Intelligence team reviews the story and suggests ways in which companies can implement a social media risk management strategy.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: report,
M&A,
finance,
acquisitions,
mergers,
Cadbury,
Takeover Code,
Kraft,
takeovers,
takeover panel,
hostile | Total Views: 15964
The acquisition of Cadbury plc by the US-based Kraft Food Inc in 2010 caused a public outcry and political debate on the UK takeover regime. As a result, new rules have come into force on UK public company takeovers. What are the key amendments, and how will they impact future M&A and takeover activity?
Thursday, February 17, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Governance,
Research
| Tags: Board,
governance,
FRC,
FTSE 350,
non-executive director,
women,
gender,
diversity,
remuneration,
UK Corporate Governance Code,
bonuses,
NED,
chairman,
Turnbull | Total Views: 11381
In the fast-changing landscape of UK corporate governance, what are the key recent changes that UK boards need to be aware of?
Thursday, November 26, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance,
Non-executive director
| Tags: governance,
risk,
FT,
FRC,
Simon Lowe,
FTSE 350,
non-executive director,
listed,
NEDs,
Business Risk Services | Total Views: 10841
FTSE 350 non-executive directors (NEDs) now have greater levels of direct sector experience and are more numerous than in 2003, a new study undertaken by business and financial advisers Grant Thornton for the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has revealed.
Thursday, September 23, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Risk
| Tags: business,
governance,
recession,
report,
survey,
risk,
data,
business models,
Simon Lowe,
risk management,
questionnaire,
tools,
Business Risk Services,
Strategy | Total Views: 10509
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.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Risk
| Tags: business,
governance,
recession,
report,
survey,
strategy,
risk,
data,
business models,
Simon Lowe,
risk management,
questionnaire,
tools,
Business Risk Services | Total Views: 10408
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 to help protect their business in future? Our latest research report has the answers. Plus, check out our tool to assess your own company’s risk maturity.
Monday, June 21, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Corruption,
Governance,
Research,
Thought Leadership | Total Views: 8317
Since the draft Bribery Bill was first published in 2008, it is not just the law that has changed but also attitudes to its enforcement.
There has been an unprecedented level of engagement ahead of the enactment of new legislation by the lead law enforcement agency.
However, despite this increased enforcement activity, our Anti-corruption survey suggests many businesses and their boards seem not to be taking corruption risk or the new Act seriously.
We consider the following steps to be key in establishing the right environment for UK companies….
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
survey,
FD,
finance director,
ICAEW,
Michael Izza,
Phil Crooks,
FD Excellance Awards,
Audit,
Awards | Total Views: 8231
On Tuesday night, Grant Thornton was announced as the winner of the Auditor of the Year (Large Six) category at The FDs’ Excellence Awards for the second year running.
Monday, January 04, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance,
Non-executive director
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
awards,
Quoted Company Awards,
shortlist,
QCA | Total Views: 7976
As the proud headline sponsor of the Quoted Company Awards awards since 2005, Grant Thornton is pleased to announce that the 2010 awards have been re-titled as the Grant Thornton Quoted Company Awards.
The ceremony will be held in London on 29 January and here are details of the shortlist…
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
FRC,
Governance
| Tags: Board,
governance,
FRC,
women,
gender,
diversity,
succession planning,
UK Corporate Governance Code,
guidance,
NED,
chairman,
Higgs,
composition | Total Views: 7169
The long-awaited replacement of the Higgs Guidance was released this month. So what do you need to know?
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
| Tags: FT,
Corporate Governance,
Michelle Edkins,
BP,
David Jackson,
Barclays Global Investors,
Financial Times,
non-executive directors,
Lesley Stephenson,
Lucy Kellaway | Total Views: 7030
This was the question posed at a recent event run by the Financial Times Non-Executive Directors’ Club in association with their partners, Grant Thornton.
Friday, December 10, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
awards,
Quoted Company Awards,
shortlist,
QCA | Total Views: 6552
The Grant Thornton Quoted Company Awards in January is the first big business and networking event of the year. So what is it all about and who are this year’s contenders?
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
FRC,
Governance,
Risk
| Tags: governance,
risk,
FRC,
compliance,
financial,
annual report,
disclosure,
FRRP,
principal risks,
business review,
reporting,
directors' report | Total Views: 6461
Many companies are not being clear enough when reporting the principal risks and uncertainties facing their business, said a concerned Financial Reporting Review Panel last week. What steps can businesses take to improve compliance?
Friday, February 26, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
technology,
Wendy Hart,
investors,
Simon Davies,
Himanshu Raja,
ICT,
cloud computing,
Martin Rowland,
Ash Hussain,
Axial Systems,
Corporate Finance,
SaaS,
Niki Dixon,
LDC,
BT Design,
Software as a Service,
private equity,,
Information and Communication Technologies, | Total Views: 6333
UK firms specialised in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) continue to attract private equity investors, according to our recent Continue Reading
Friday, June 18, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance
| Tags: Francesca Lagerberg,
George Osborne,
Budget,
webinar,
Stephen Gifford,
Clive Fathers,
Rebecca Pritchard,
Emergency Budget,
advice, analysis | Total Views: 5873
We’re inviting you to a special live and interactive Budget webinar this Thursday at 4pm to find out what the new Government’s first Budget means for you. Register here or read on to find out more…
Thursday, March 03, 2011 | Posted by: Ben Langford
Categories:
Governance,
Non-executive director
| Tags: statistics,
Board,
research,
compliance,
FTSE 350,
women,
gender,
diversity,
female,
review,
quotas,
30 percent club,
rotation of directors,
directors,
representation,
Lord Davies,
inclusion | Total Views: 5818
Companies have a last chance to increase female representation on boards from 9% to 25%, with the threat of quotas if they fail to comply.
Friday, February 12, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance
| Tags: FRC, Walker, governance, FTSE 350, Combined Code, non-executive directors, Corporate Governance Review, Grant Thornton | Total Views: 5750
February sees the release of our eighth annual FTSE 250 Corporate Governance Review. This year the review shows that the FTSE 350 are now complying with, on average, 91% of the Code’s provisions. So is it job done?
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 | Posted by: Simon Lowe
Categories:
Governance,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: governance,
CEO,
Corporate Governance,
Simon Lowe,
FTSE 350,
Corporate Governance Review,
annual report,
risk management,
diversity,
UK Corporate Governance Code,
chairman,
FTSE 100,
FTSE 250 | Total Views: 5599
As modern corporate governance turns 21 following the 1992 publication of the Cadbury report, we review where UK businesses are succeeding in demonstrating accountability – and the areas that still need work.
Monday, March 01, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance,
Non-executive director
| Tags: FT,
FRC,
Simon Lowe,
FTSE 350,
non-executive director,
Luke Johnson,
UK Corporate Governance Code,
Peter Butler,
corporate governance review,
Sir Christopher Hogg,
Seamus Gillen,
ICSA,
Financial Reporting Council,
Risk Capital Partners,
Owners | Total Views: 5576
The Financial Times Non-Executive Directors Club is holding a twilight event on 11 March to discuss the implications to the non-executive directors’ role in light of recent governance releases.
