The Boardroom Blog
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | Posted by: Simon Lowe
Categories:
Governance
| Tags: Board,
governance,
FRC,
compliance,
FTSE 350,
diversity,
chairman,
comply or explain,
auditor,
Davies report,
transparency,
internal control,
effectiveness
Discover the key findings on compliance, board diversity, remuneration and other governance issues in our FTSE 350 Corporate Governance Review, published next month.
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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
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.
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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
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?
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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….
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Thursday, December 03, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance
| Tags: governance,
FT,
compliance,
Corporate Governance,
Simon Lowe,
BP,
David Jackson,
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.
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