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Changes to UK Corporate Governance Code 

The FRC has recently announced that they will be introducing changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code to reflect the current emphasis on board diversity.

Women on boards – a progress report

Six month’s on from the publication of the Davies Report, there are mixed messages about the progress UK FTSE 350 companies are making towards meeting Lord Davies’ recommendations.

Executive remuneration

The UK Government has recently published a discussion paper which explores the role of shareholders and remuneration committees in the process of setting pay, how pay is structured to incentivise and reward and how to promote best practice.

Changing role and challenges of the board

A recently published report, based on interviews with 215 directors of listed and private companies in 12 countries, looks at issues such as board effectiveness, how boards are functioning and the changing role of directors.

The new corporate governance landscape – Part 2

The second of a two part report into the proceedings of the International Corporate Governance Network annual conference held in Paris in September 2011.

Balance in the boardroom

Professor Colin Coulson-Thomas discusses how to build and leverage a high performance board.