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Tim PageGuidance to the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024
Read moreIn the second Indigo INSIGHT in our series addressing changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code, we look at the guidance released by the FRC to support boards and their advisors in implementing the changes. The new Guidance offers helpful detailed advice and examples. The Guidance, published alongside the Code, aims to clarify principles and stimulate discussion for effective decision-making, within the familiar ‘comply or explain’ regime. The Code will apply to financial years starting on or after 1 January 2025.
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Tim PageNote taking in Meetings
Read moreThe effective minuting of meetings is a deceptively challenging and time-consuming task, but one that is invaluable to boards and far more than an administrative formality. In our latest indigo INSIGHT, drawing upon the results of a recent LinkedIn poll, we consider the merits of different methods of in-meeting note taking, including on-the-spot typing, the use of recordings as well as traditional pen and paper.
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Tim PageMinute writing – an underestimated skill?
Read moreBoard minutes are an important management tool to ensure board decisions are clearly understood so they can be properly implemented. The skill of writing good minutes can be underestimated, however, which can lead to them not being given enough attention or resource.
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Tim PageAll risk, no reward
Read moreThe role of a NED comes with significant responsibility and risk, raising the question of whether they are being appropriately remunerated for their endeavours.
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Tim PageTime to speak up
Read moreThe increasing number and complexity of issues for which boards are accountable is leading to an increased reliance on the insights provided by governance professionals.
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Tim PageFair weather friends
Read moreShould the mismatch be reconsidered between the emphasis placed upon stakeholder interests in company law and the near complete absence of such factors under insolvency conditions?
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Tim PageA seat at the table
Read moreHow are unexpected trailblazers championing the inclusion of staff representatives on boards?
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Tim PageChart your course
Read moreEffective delegation is a key part of governance frameworks and Bernadette Young in G+C magazine explains how organisations can create a diagrammatic representation of their governance processes to aid understanding and implementation.
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Tim PageGetting ahead
Read moreWith heightened shareholder expectations on ESG issues and TCFD climate-related disclosures set to be expanded to many more companies, obtaining a clear understanding of institutional investors’ evolving views and AGM voting policies and planning and implementing the targets, reporting and governance processes needed to comply with the TCFD requirements are just two of the priorities at this busy time of the year.
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Tim PageBusiness behaviour
Read moreHow can a business ensure that its code of ethics communicates expectations clearly and effectively in order to influence behaviours for the better?
