Contents

Supporting not thwarting

Make it clearer

A look at the latest brochure and initiatives from Report Leadership, focusing upon executive remuneration reporting.

Appraising your auditors

A new guide for audit committees, written by Sir Robert Smith, has been published by the ICAS.

Board appraisals - a fresh look

Sir Andrew Likierman looks at the key issues which contribute to a meaningful board appraisal.

Banking on socialism

Terry Arthur takes a topical look at corporatism, the collusion between the government and big business.

The UK boardroom

Peter Waine takes a look at the lessons which came out of UK boardrooms in 2007.

Are FTSE 100 boards good enough?

Susan Nightingale looks at what makes a board effective and discusses recent research into whether or not the FTSE 100 boards meet those requirements.

Rethinking board and shareholder engagement

Ira Millstein, Holly Gregory and Rebecca Grapsas of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP make some predictions for the year ahead.