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Chrysalis Director Payoffs

February 23, 2009

Sarah Wilson

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Regime change at Independent News & Media

March 13, 2009

Sarah Wilson

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Lloyds Directors - Duty of Care?

May 22, 2009

Sarah Wilson

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US Funds go online with voting

May 29, 2009

Sarah Wilson

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Manifest publishes Total Remuneration Survey 2009

June 5, 2009

Sarah Wilson

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Cattles directors herded out

July 1, 2009

Sarah Wilson

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Sir David Walker's 39 Steps

July 16, 2009

Sarah Wilson

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Financial Market Reform: US investors have their say

July 21, 2009

Sarah Wilson

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US Bank Boards after the crisis

July 24, 2009

Sarah Wilson

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Boardroom warfare at Fairfax Media ahead of AGM

September 18, 2009

Sarah Wilson

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Norges Bank pushes four companies for independent chairs

October 2, 2009

Sarah Wilson

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ASIC seeks disqualification of Centro directors

October 23, 2009

Sarah Wilson

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Farewell Bond, will Dimon be forever?

May 17, 2013

Sarah Wilson

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Slow increase in women on company boards in California

November 27, 2015

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Financial Reporting Council consults on Board Succession and Audit Firm Code

December 10, 2015

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BTG Pactual chief executive resigns amid corruption allegations

December 14, 2015

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Gender diversity on FTSE 350 boards is improving according to FT-ICSA survey

December 18, 2015

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Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association updates Corporate Governance Guidelines

December 18, 2015

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UK corporate governance standards high but FRC wants better stewardship reporting

January 17, 2016

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Corporate Governance in the spotlight

January 29, 2016

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US directors need to do more to manage risks

February 6, 2016

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CEO succession planning disclosure needs improvement in the US

March 6, 2016

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Rising numbers of female executives and board members across Europe

March 8, 2016

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Culture is important for getting corporate governance right

March 13, 2016

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UK boards start to take values and ethics more seriously

March 18, 2016

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UK companies increasingly look externally for CEO recruits

April 22, 2016

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Women gain more places on European company boards

April 29, 2016

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Nomination committees no longer the poor relation?

May 13, 2016

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Ferrexpo forced to hold second vote on director re-appointments

May 22, 2016

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UK's Financial Reporting Council provides feedback on succession planning consultation

May 27, 2016

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New York City pension funds proxy access campaign success

June 5, 2016

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Finance companies lag on diversity

June 19, 2016

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Sir Philip Green refuses to be phased by MP's questions on BHS collapse

June 19, 2016

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Aligning board talent and company strategy is a key challenge survey finds

June 26, 2016

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The Institute of Directors hopes framework will improve director quality

August 7, 2016

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Global board diversity: traditional thinking holding back progress

September 25, 2016

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GSK announces new CEO to replace Witty

September 25, 2016

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Sports Direct governance changes - too little or too early to tell?

September 25, 2016

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James Murdoch's re-appointment as Sky chairman raises concerns

October 2, 2016

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Theresa May outlines far-reaching governance reforms

October 9, 2016

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Wells Fargo’s Stumpf resigns as shareholders re-state demand for reforms

October 15, 2016

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Sky AGM: independent shareholders vote against James Murdoch

October 15, 2016

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Parliament publishes corporate governance evidence

November 6, 2016

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Boosting the diversity pipeline: the Hampton-Alexander recommendations

November 12, 2016

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UK PM Theresa May softens stance on worker representation

November 21, 2016

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Women increase representation on US company boards

November 26, 2016

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Boards, investors explore better stakeholder relations

January 22, 2017

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Boards need to work to rebuild trust in business

March 30, 2017

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Minister urges FTSE 350 CEOs to improve staff diversity

March 30, 2017

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MPs call for toughening up of UK corporate governance rules

April 5, 2017

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Wells Fargo shareholders demonstrate their discontent

May 3, 2017

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UK General Election: Theresa May pledges boost in workers rights

May 19, 2017

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Uber chief executive resigns following pressure from shareholders

June 23, 2017

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Tomorrow's Company: NEDs need to help boost businesses not just manage risks

June 30, 2017

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Sports Direct improves governance with Finance Director appointment

July 21, 2017

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Pakistan to boost the number of women on company boards

July 21, 2017

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AIM: Hidden director payments at Real Food Company

August 6, 2017

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UK's leading boards still not diverse enough

August 19, 2017

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UK FTSE 350 companies could still do more to tackle cyber security

August 27, 2017

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UK PM Theresa May goes to market on #corpgov reform

August 27, 2017

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Numbers of Dutch female executive directors fall in 2017

September 8, 2017

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IBE paper: Ethical approach to financial reporting required

September 17, 2017

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Guidance launched to help UK boards take stakeholders into account

September 28, 2017

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Women increase their numbers on Canadian company boards

October 6, 2017

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IOD Good Governance Report: Diageo tops rankings

October 13, 2017

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Independent shareholders oppose pay report at Sky

October 13, 2017

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US asset managers and pension funds target opioid-related firms

November 3, 2017

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Hong Kong Stock Exchange consults on corporate governance code

November 17, 2017

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Views on revised UK code: Companies may find the changes challenging

December 8, 2017

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Carillion collapse - early warning flags ignored?

January 18, 2018

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Directors survey: National corporate governance codes need local adaption

March 16, 2018

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Boardroom diversity improves financial performance

July 23, 2021

Elizabeth Pfeuti

Businesses that encourage boardroom gender diversity achieve better financial results, new research has found.
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UK asset owners join forces for diversity push

August 13, 2021

Elizabeth Pfeuti

Some of the UK's largest pension investors have collaborated to establish a formal, repeatable diversity assessment and improvement process.
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Shareholders push back against TotalEnergies

May 20, 2022

Elizabeth Pfeuti

A shareholder coalition has stated it will vote against TotalEnergies’ executive pay and sustainability and climate progress report after the company refused to include their resolution at its AGM.
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Amazon shareholders vote against socially focussed resolutions

May 27, 2022

Alex Whitebrook

Fifteen investor-led resolutions that took aim at company policies ranging from mistreatment of workers to nondisclosure agreements, failed to pass after majority of Amazon shareholders voted against them.
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EU Lawmakers outline new board diversity regulations

June 10, 2022

Elizabeth Pfeuti

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EU Lawmakers reject nuclear and gas for green taxonomy

June 17, 2022

Elizabeth Pfeuti

Members of the European Parliament have supported an objection to ensure nuclear and gas is kept out of the EU’s green investment taxonomy.
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Director code of conduct proposed by IoD

June 24, 2022

Elizabeth Pfeuti

A code of conduct for UK directors has been proposed by the Institute of Directors (IoD), as part of a recent policy paper published by the body.
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TNFD launches second version of beta framework

July 1, 2022

Elizabeth Pfeuti

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has released the second beta version of its prototype risk management and opportunity disclosure framework (v0.2).
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Tesla overcomes activist investors at AGM

August 12, 2022

Elizabeth Pfeuti

Tesla shareholders have broadly voted in line with board recommendations, rejecting proposals centred on the environment and business governance issues.
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Executive pay rebounds despite investor concerns

August 20, 2022

Elizabeth Pfeuti

Executive pay has rebounded across public and private sectors over the course of 2021, an Australian Public Service Commission report has confirmed, despite the issue being front of mind for investors this AGM season.
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Shell board sued over “fundamentally flawed” climate transition strategy

February 16, 2023

Elizabeth Pfeuti

British oil giant Shell’s board of directors are being personally sued over an alleged failure to manage climate risks facing the company.
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IASB begins climate-related risk project

March 28, 2023

Elizabeth Pfeuti

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has begun evaluating how companies can improve their climate-related risk reporting.
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Toyota facing investor climate transparency push

May 16, 2023

Elizabeth Pfeuti

Japanese car giant Toyota is being urged to strengthen its reporting around climate change activities, after a proposal was successfully added to its upcoming Ordinary General Meeting.
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CalSTRS votes against 2,035 boards for inadequate climate risk disclosures

August 18, 2023

Elizabeth Pfeuti

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) escalated its efforts to hold global companies to account after they did not provide sufficient climate risk disclosures to accurately assess emissions.
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CalSTRS revises corporate governance principles

January 19, 2024

Elizabeth Pfeuti

The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has adapted its corporate governance principles to include company’s workforce as an issue for engagement.
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Flatout at flatex? Demands for leadership change at June’s Virtual AGM

May 17, 2024

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A high-stakes shareholder fight has broken out at Germany’s fintech brokerage flatexDEGIRO AG. After a flurry of senior management changes, twenty percent shareholder, GfBk is demanding the removal of supervisory board chair Martin Kombacher at the conclusion of the virtual AGM scheduled for June 4, 2024.
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Southwest dismisses shareholder proposal as an attempt to “maximise disruption”

October 18, 2024

Elizabeth Pfeuti

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Netflix AGM Shock: Shareholders Vote Out Lead Director

June 11, 2025

Jack Grogan-Fenn

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Going Nuclear: Japan’s Electric Giants Face Shareholder Pressure

June 13, 2025

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