Companies Act 2006 – The final chapter
Almost unnoticed, the Companies Act 2006 came into full force on 1 October 2009. This was a low profile ending for a legal reform process that has lasted more than a decade and given rise to the...
View ArticleShareholders and the oversight of risk
The role of shareholders in the governance of risk is currently a major issue for institutional investors. Shareholders have been criticised for failing to challenge the high risk business strategies...
View ArticleThe new UK Corporate Governance Code – some last minute surprises
The Financial Reporting Council has today published its revised UK Corporate Governance Code (formerly the Combined Code). All companies with a Premium Listing on the London Stock Exchange must either...
View ArticleHighlights from the debate on the UK Code of Corporate Governance
Around 100 company chiefs from FTSE companies, academics and leaders from the public sector joined us for a debate at the Institute of Directors last week. On the agenda, the new UK Code of Corporate...
View ArticleBeing a control freak does not lead to a successful family business. Good...
It is easy to be a control freak in a family business as it is all yours and no one else’s. No one cares like you do, no one has the long term view like you and well, there’s blood involved – as well...
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