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The emerging role of nomination committees

According to new research, nomination committees are now looking more deeply into the organisation, casting the net wider and thinking further ahead to identify and nurture top talent.

Women on FTSE boards – the reality 

The headline progress of achieving 25 per cent women across the boards of Britain’s biggest companies is masking a reality in which more than 60 per cent of individual FTSE 350 companies failed to meet the target.

The rise of the outsider CEO

A recent study shows that over the last several years more companies are deliberately choosing an outsider CEO – more often than not as part of a planned succession.

Building board diversity in Asia Pacific

Boards and over commitment

Italian disclosure requirements

Malaysian CG Code update

Reflections on corporate governance

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted shares her broad reflections on corporate governance in an EU context and on the proposals for the Capital Market Union.

Effective board culture

Judith Nicol looks at the fundamental importance of culture to the long-term success of a business and the vital role the board plays in embedding that culture throughout the organisation.