Parker Review Issues UK Board Diversity Recommendations

Less than a year since its launch in November 2016, the Parker Review Committee’s “A report into the Ethnic Diversity of UK Boards” has been published following a consultation process. The report contains the committee’s [...]

By |2021-04-08T14:53:14-07:00October 26, 2017|Blog|Comments Off on Parker Review Issues UK Board Diversity Recommendations

UK Announces Corporate Governance Reforms

On August 29, the UK Business Secretary Greg Clark has set out the British government's plans for corporate governance reform, which are intended to "enhance the public's trust in business". In the coming months, the [...]

By |2021-04-08T14:53:25-07:00August 30, 2017|Blog|Comments Off on UK Announces Corporate Governance Reforms

UK Parliament Committee Calls for Employee Reps and the Abolition of LTIPs

Long-term incentives out, employee representatives in? The UK Parliament's Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has included some notable recommendations in its report on an inquiry into corporate governance focused on executive pay, directors duties, [...]

By |2021-04-08T14:53:52-07:00April 5, 2017|Blog|Comments Off on UK Parliament Committee Calls for Employee Reps and the Abolition of LTIPs

UK Seeking Comment on Governance Reform

After making bold campaign pledges on UK corporate reform, a consultation paper (PDF) released last week finds Theresa May’s government trying to balance its prior rhetoric against the practicalities of governance. The green paper, published [...]

By |2021-04-08T14:54:08-07:00December 7, 2016|Blog|Comments Off on UK Seeking Comment on Governance Reform

Investment Association Updates Remuneration Guidelines

The Investment Association (IA)—the leading trade association for trust and fund managers in the UK—has written to the chairs of remuneration committees in the FTSE 350 to outline changes to its Principles of Remuneration (“the [...]

By |2021-04-08T14:54:15-07:00November 3, 2016|Blog|Comments Off on Investment Association Updates Remuneration Guidelines