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Corporate reporting review

The FRC has published its Annual Review of Corporate Reporting, setting out the findings of its monitoring of UK companies’ annual report and accounts. The Report also includes FRC expectations for the upcoming reporting season.

Championing innovation

A recent report from the US argues that the board’s role should extend beyond traditional oversight, not only fostering a culture of innovation, but also encouraging strategic risk evaluation and ensuring that organisations remain agile and adaptable.

CEO succession planning

Globally there is a shift from traditional succession planning to a broader and more continuous set of selection, evaluation, development and replacement activities for both the CEO and the board, according to a recent report.

US sustainability reporting

Board remuneration in Greece

Optimising board decision-making

Elizabeth Mohr and her co-authors looked at how public company boards can make better decisions and bring productive challenge to enhance management thinking rather than simply acting as endorsers of it. Their research turned up insights which may be of interest more broadly for different types of organisation.

What investors want to know

Neil Shah looks at the top five governance issues that investors are concerned about at the moment.

Who does board packs better?

Megan Pantelides and Niamh Corbett look at the state of board reporting in UK and US businesses.