Blogs

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has finished consulting on its proposed changes to the Code. The UK Stewardship Code sets a standard for how investors manage their responsibilities and aims to ensure that investment decisions drive long-term value and create positive societal outcomes.

Risk is now a mainstream topic of conversation. In the past, risk was associated primarily with fast-moving innovative businesses (and with particular events such as product launches); but the UK’s risk landscape has changed radically in the last decade.

Changing a company’s year end and the filing of the B83 sometimes leads to confusion among presenters

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) recently reviewed the first mandatory Climate-related Financial Disclosures (CFD) prepared by AIM-listed and large private companies.

The UK is changing its listing rules to attract high-growth companies. These reforms aim to make the market more appealing while ensuring investor protection.

The government’s recent announcement that it will build more data centres highlights the demand for technological infrastructure. As data centres expand, the discussion around their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) implications grows.

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) recently decided to reduce the maximum compensation limit for victims of payment fraud from £415,000 to £85,000, sparking significant controversy and criticism.

Professor Andrew Kakabadse’s report for the Institute, Building trust through governance: the role of the company secretary, identified resilience as one of the key traits of successful governance professionals.

This article highlights how to reappoint or re-elect a director to the board.

Loretto Leavy and Ruth Sealy from the University of Exeter Business School help us understand better behavioural dynamics on boards and how behavioural dynamics processes can drive positive change. This article highlights how to design the composition of your board.

Should companies speak out about difficult social, political or environmental topics? If so, when? What does it mean for a company to ‘take a stand’?

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) marks a significant milestone in the UK’s efforts to combat economic crime and enhance corporate transparency.