The Boardroom Blog

Pressure remains on companies to improve female representation on boards

Thursday, October 13, 2011 | Posted by: Ben Langford
Categories: Governance, Non-executive director | Tags: Board, boardroom, FTSE 350, women, women in business, gender, diversity, female, review, quotas, directors, representation, Lord Davies, Ben Langford, Davies report

Fresh changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) this week seek to “strengthen the principle of boardroom diversity” – and companies are being urged to respond rapidly.

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The future of narrative reporting

Thursday, October 13, 2011 | Posted by: Simon Lowe
Categories: FRC, Governance | Tags: governance, FRC, Corporate Governance, Simon Lowe, FTSE 350, Corporate Governance Review, financial reporting, BIS, annual reports, IIRC, Ben Langford, narrative reporting

Government plans to rationalise the structure, format and content of annual reports are aimed to improve clarity for investors.

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