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Insolvency and corporate governance

Following on from recent high profile business collapses such as Carillion, the UK Government is consulting on further reforms designed to target ‘irresponsible’ behaviour by companies and their directors when a business is in, or is approaching, financial difficulty.

Anti-bribery and corruption benchmarking 

A recent Report published by Kroll examines the state of anti-bribery and corruption risks that organisations face; the steps being taken to address these evolving and heightened risks; and uncovers converging trends in regulation, reputation and information security and data privacy.

Selecting and using non-financial metrics

Choosing which non-financial metrics to use to assess and communicate company performance has become an increasingly critical task for management teams and boards of directors according to a new Report from the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Call for more business experience on boards in Japan

UK gender pay gap report

Generating superior returns

Elena Lokteva suggests that when it comes to building and engaging a board to generate better performance, there is a lot to be learnt from the private equity world.

Corporate governance rules on AIM

Gervais Williams considers the recent London Stock Exchange pronouncement that AIM companies will now have to follow a recognised corporate governance code.

Purpose beyond profit

Sallie Pilot reports on the latest research Black Sun have done into how value creation is achieved and sustained.