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Quality not nationality

UK Company Law Reform

Richard Smerdon comments on the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 which received Royal Assent this month.

Women as leaders

Recent preliminary research shatters some of the preconceptions about women as leaders and raises the question of whether there is a cost to companies of having senior teams largely made up of and led by men.

ASX reviews principles

The Australian Stock Exchange has announced a review of its corporate governance principles.

Aspects of responsibility

Jella Benner-Heinacher looks at whether shareholder responsibility and corporate responsibility contradict or complement each other.

Changes signal progress

Siri Marshall gives a personal perspective of the impact the corporate governance reforms of the past five years have had on boardroom practices in the US, looking especially at what these changes mean for shareholders.

The talent within

In this article on leadership and succession planning Michael W Howe looks at how talent which already exists in an organisation can be encouraged and developed.