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A call to action

Going concern and liquidity risks

The Sharman Panel of Inquiry has published its preliminary report and recommendations on going concern and liquidity risks.

A Changing Climate

Although considerable strides have been made by the UK’s top performing companies over the last ten years, as old challenges are addressed, new ones emerge according to Grant Thornton’s latest Corporate Governance Review.

All bark and no bite?

Michael Dean provides an insight into the key steps companies need to introduce to minimise the risk of infringement of the UK’s competition regime.

Spencer Stuart Board Index 2011

The recently released Spencer Stuart Board Index 2011 raises some interesting issues including a marked increase in international board diversity as well as a distinct upturn in the number of boards prioritising risk.

Reporting Corporate Responsibility

The latest survey by KPMG into the way companies report on their corporate responsibility initiatives world-wide provides evidence that companies are gaining financial value from their initiatives and that corporate responsibility has moved from being a moral imperative to a critical business imperative.

Soft risks - hard consequences

Anthony Fitzsimmons considers the perils of boards not addressing the less easily quantifiable but no less important ‘softer’ areas of risk.

Time for simplicity

In the light of the recent UK consultation on executive remuneration and the report published last month by the High Pay Commission Sean O’Hare argues that the time has come for simplicity in respect of executive compensation.