Contents

The best-laid plans

Lifting the veil of secrecy

The TUC’s 2004 Fund Manager Survey shows that significant progress has been made in lifting the veil of secrecy around company AGM votes.

Must try harder

A new survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers finds that although European companies have started to take the right steps towards complying with IFRS from next year, there’s still a long way to go.

‘Good governance’ can destroy value

Egged on by demanding shareholders, European boards are now the most trigger-happy in the world, with European levels of CEO sackings now topping US levels according to a new report.

The human side of corporate governance

Lynn McGregor focuses on the importance of the human side of corporate governance for sustained success which she argues is a neglected area, ignored at our peril.

Board committee practices in the Ukraine

Alexander Kostyuk considers the results of his research into the use of board committees in the Ukraine.

The impact of compliance

Ben Thorpe looks at the impact on UK companies of having to comply with the raft of new legislation and regulations.