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2015 UK Board Index 

Spencer Stuart’s 2015 UK Board Index, provides a valuable and comprehensive indication of the state of boardroom health during 2014–2015.

Meeting the challenge

An extract from Harvey Nash’s second annual board survey, where they set out to uncover the impact certain developments, including the need for diversity of thought, digitisation and cyber-security, have had on chairmen and non-executives.

CG programme for State-Owned Enterprises

Trading governance risk for short-term results

HK Exchange CG report review

Swedish CG Code amendments

Whose culture is it anyway?

Paul Moxey reflects on a recent event about corporate culture and makes some suggestions as to how boards might up their game.

The changing face of activism

Cas Sydorowitz looks at the different approaches beginning to be used by activist funds in the UK and European markets.