The Boardroom Blog
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?
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Thursday, January 28, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance
| Tags: governance,
FRC,
FTSE 350,
ICAEW,
Murray,
Audit Firm Governance Code
Grant Thornton UK LLP CEO Scott Barnes has welcomed the publication of the FRC and Continue Reading
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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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 Barclays Global Investors, at the launch event of the Financial Times Non-Executive Directors’ Club on 10 November 2009.
Simon Lowe, partner and author of the FTSE 350 Corporate Governance Review, was able to capture some pearls of wisdom on film, by speaking to Michelle Edkins about investor engagement and why she advises against talking about ‘corporate governance’
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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.
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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 Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has revealed.
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