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Annual reporting in 2019–20

UK companies have ‘adapted well’ to the recent overhaul of corporate reporting requirements but need to demonstrate the link between intention and action more explicitly, according to EY’s latest review of 100 FTSE 350 Annual Reports.

European 2020 AGM season

According to Georgeson’s 2020 AGM Season Review of eight major European markets, the 2020 AGM season was substantially affected by both the Covid-19 pandemic and the implementation of the Shareholder Rights Directive II.

Board oversight of diversity, equity and inclusion

A recent NACD Briefing, Board Oversight of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to Combat Racism, aims to help boards understand their role in dismantling systemic racism.

Director conduct guidelines in Malaysia

Updated guidance about directors’ duties in UK

Disclosure requirements for asset managers

Virtual board meetings in Australia

Governance across the board

Based on a landmark survey of the health, sports, charities and universities sector Gerry Brown looks at how governance can be improved for the benefit of society as a whole.

China companies’ VIE structure

Lyndsey Zhang reviews the history of Chinese companies’ VIE structure, the structure’s potential risks as seen in the case of Alibaba and the Chinese Government’s approach to fix the VIE loophole.