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Next generation governance 

Broad social issues will have greater influence on governance in the next decade, according to a new report into millennial perspectives on the future of governance by ICSA: The Governance Institute.

BDO Cyber Governance Survey 

Digital transformation initiatives have transcended beyond the sole domain of IT to involve the entire organisation, elevating digital strategy to the top of the board agenda, according to BDO’s annual Cyber Governance Survey.

Board oversight of ethics and compliance

New research finds that most boards spend only a limited time on ethics and compliance (E&C) and require too little from senior management leadership in that regard, sending the signal that, despite aspirational statements of company values and behavioural expectations, E&C is not a high operational priority.

Succession planning in family firms

Yin-Hua Yeh considers the importance of good planning and processes when thinking about, and indeed implementing, succession planning in family firms.

Modernising the UK AGM

Michael Henson and John Dawson look at the way that AGMs are run currently and make some suggestions for modernising the process to empower both the company and the investors.