Thursday, August 26, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
FRC,
Governance,
Risk
| Tags: governance,
risk,
FRC,
Simon Lowe,
financial reporting,
FRRP,
audit,
accounts,
internal,
external
Inconsistencies in annual reports between the corporate narrative and the external audit figures are becoming more of a focus for the
Friday, August 06, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
FRC,
Governance
| Tags: governance,
FRC,
Board,
Corporate Governance,
Simon Lowe,
UK Corporate Governance Code,
NED,
ICSA,
Financial Reporting Council
A well designed decision making process is one of the most important characteristics of an effective board. As such boards should not allow themselves to be influenced by a dominant personality or have “no go” areas for non-executives.
Ask yourself - is such a situation familiar to you?
Monday, June 21, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Corruption,
Governance,
Research,
Thought Leadership
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.
Friday, June 18, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance
| Tags: Francesca Lagerberg,
George Osborne,
Budget,
Stephen Gifford,
webinar,
Clive Fathers,
Rebecca Pritchard,
Emergency Budget,
advice, analysis
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.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance,
Non-executive director,
Stewardship Code
| Tags: risk,
FT,
FTSE 350,
non-executive director,
Stewardship Code,
Peter Butler,
corporate governance review
Part 2 of our interview with Peter Butler, Chief Executive and Founding Partner, Governance for Owners at the recent Financial Times Non Executive Directors’ Club on The FTSE 350 Corporate Governance Review Highlights.
Peter gave us his thoughts on the impact of the proposed Stewardship Code and the role of the Chairman.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance,
Non-executive director,
Stewardship Code
| Tags: risk,
FT,
FTSE 350,
non-executive director,
Stewardship Code,
Peter Butler,
corporate governance review
Part 1 of our interview with Peter Butler, Chief Executive and Founding Partner, Governance for Owners at the recent Financial Times Non Executive Directors’ Club on The FTSE 350 Corporate Governance Review Highlights.
Peter gave us his thoughts on the impact of the proposed Stewardship Code and the role of the Chairman.
Thursday, May 06, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Corruption,
Fraud,
Governance,
Non-executive director,
Risk
| Tags: FTSE 350,
non-executive director,
UK Corporate Governance Code,
corporate governance review
The Financial Times Non-Executive Directors Club is holding a practical and interactive workshop for experienced non-executives on 10 June 2010 to discuss the implications of risk, fraud and corruption to the non-executive directors’ role.
Monday, March 15, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance
| Tags: business models,
Board,
New Business Models,
listed,
The Economist,
Strategy
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.
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,
Risk Capital Partners,
Financial Reporting Council,
Owners
Friday, February 12, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance
| Tags: FRC, governance, stewardship code, institutional investors
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
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?
Thursday, January 28, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance
| Tags: governance,
FRC,
FTSE 350,
ICAEW,
Murray,
Audit Firm Governance Code
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
governance,
compliance,
Corporate Governance,
Simon Lowe,
FTSE 350,
Corporate Governance Review,
Walker
The results are in for the 2009 Corporate Governance Review - is it job done for the FTSE 350?
- Companies comply with, on average, 91% of the Code’s provisions
- 68% of those who choose ‘explain’ now give more informed disclosure to support their non-compliance
- Of those who ‘explain’, 75% are compliant with all but one or two Code provisions
- 66% of the FTSE 350 produce a separate corporate responsibility report
Perhaps not….
Monday, January 04, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance,
Non-executive director
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
awards,
Quoted Company Awards,
shortlist,
QCA
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…
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 | Posted by: Simon Lowe
Categories:
Governance,
Non-executive director
| Tags: risk,
FRC,
Simon Lowe,
FTSE 350,
Non-executive director,
Walker review,
Governance,
Corporate Governance review
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance,
Non-executive director
| Tags: governance,
FT,
Corporate Governance,
Simon Lowe,
FTSE 350,
Corporate Governance Review,
Michelle Edkins,
Financial Times,
Barclays Global Investors
Interview with Michelle Edkins Managing Director, Head of Corporate Governance, Europe at
Thursday, December 03, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance
| Tags: governance,
FT,
compliance,
Corporate Governance,
Simon Lowe,
David Jackson,
BP,
Financial Times,
Non-executive director
Interview with David Jackson, Company Secretary BP plc, at the launch event of the Financial Times Non-Executive Directors’ Club on 10th November 2009.
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
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
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