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Diversity for diversity’s sake

Governance Guidance for unlisted companies

The Institute of Directors has issued voluntary governance Guidelines for unlisted companies in the UK based on pan-European Guidance issued earlier in the year by eCoda.

Audit quality in Europe

The Financial Reporting Council has published its submission to the European Commission’s Green Paper consultation, Audit Policy: Lessons from the Crisis.

Misleading the market

Danielle Harris looks at the new statutory liability for misleading market announcements which has been extended to all announcements by all quoted companies.

It’s never too late to learn: Part 1

In the first part of a two-part article considering the lessons which can still be learnt from the global financial crisis David W Anderson analyses the factors underlying the global financial crisis.

Challenge at the heart of board effectiveness: Part 2

In the second part of her article, Ali Gill continues to consider how the nature of emotion and behaviour influence both the degree of challenge and the quality of thinking in the boardroom.