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Other people’s money

Pension schemes found wanting

Many trustee boards of large UK pension schemes face difficulties identifying and implementing changes to improve governance, according to a new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Europe consults on directors’ remuneration

The European Commission is intending to adopt a Recommendation on director’s remuneration by September 2004 and has launched a consultation document in advance.

Getting to the heart of audit fraud

The European Commission has proposed a new Directive on statutory audit in the EU.

CSR in the Czech Republic

The Leadership Forum has released its first Survey of Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility by Listed Companies in the Czech Republic.

A new model for stakeholder involvement

First Middle East Corporate Social Responsibility Summit

New corporate governance indeces

Practical ‘social performance’

Alison McCallum looks at some practical steps designed to improve the way an operation contributes to the society and communities within which it operates.

Failure of OECD Governance Principles

Shann Turnbull explains why he thinks the revised draft Corporate Governance Principles issued by the OECD fail to meet their objectives.