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UK Board Index 2018 

The 2018 UK Spencer Stuart Board Index analyses the board governance practices of the top 150 FTSE companies and comes in the wake of the new UK Corporate Governance Code.

US corporate director survey

Expectations for corporate directors are rising; companies are more global and connected; and board oversight is increasingly more complex according to PwC’s 2018 Annual Corporate Directors survey.

Regional risks for doing business

New distributions of risk are emerging around the world according to a new report from the WEF.

Doing Business 2019

The World Bank Group has published its flagship publication Doing Business 2019, the 16th in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it in 190 economies across the globe.

Board focus on technology

Mandatory disclosure for Korean listed companies

Engaging boards with climate change – Part 2

Alex Cameron and David Archer issue a call to action following discussions with a group of Chairs and non-execs whose boards are currently engaging with the topic.

Fixing bank culture

Dr Shann Turnbull considers how to change bank culture without resorting to new laws.

Kindness in leadership

Gay Haskins and Alison Gill cite a range of organisational examples, to suggest that kindness should be more to the fore in governance and in the boardroom.