Contents

Public to private

Board composition does matter

A recent study indicates a strong link between the number of independent directors on a board and share performance.

ICSA electronic communication guide

Effective risk governance

Engaging to improve audit practices

Directors’ duties explained

Richard Smerdon takes a practical look at duties and liabilities of directors after the Companies Act 2006.

Remuneration - the missing link to strategy

Nicola Collins argues that a tendency to adopt boilerplate clauses designed to be noncontentious for shareholders has led away from a meaningful linking of executive remuneration to the company’s strategic aims.

Competing expectations

The first in a series of three articles by Mark Goodridge which looks in more detail at the competing expectations on the modern non-executive director.