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FRC publishes guidance on annual report and accounts
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published guidance for companies preparing their annual report and accounts (ARA) as part of its …
Updated proxy voting guidelines
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis have published updates to their proxy voting guidelines for the 2023 AGM season. Both ISS and …
Investment Association Principles of Remuneration for 2023
The Investment Association (IA) has published its annual letter to remuneration committee chairs setting out shareholder expectations for 2023, …
New guidelines on disapplying pre-emption rights
The Pre-Emption Group (PEG) has published a revised Statement of Principles for the disapplication of pre-emption rights, along with new …
FRC publishes reviews of reporting in 2021/22
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published its annual review of corporate reporting for 2021/22 and its annual review of …
Supreme Court ruling on duty to creditors
The Supreme Court has published its long-awaited judgment in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and others ([2022] UKSC 25) which discusses when …
Reform of Companies House
The Government has laid the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (ECCT Bill) in Parliament which contains, among other things, draft amendments …
FRC Lab reports on ESG data production and disclosure of digital security risks
In August, the FRC Lab published two reports: Improving ESG data production – This report considers the current landscape and challenges for the …
Australian Government consults on three-year review of Modern Slavery Act 2018
By Antony Crockett, Mark Smyth, Timothy Stutt, Jacqueline Wootton, Barry Wang, Rukaiyah Abdullah and Jane Wang On 22 August 2022, the Australian …
FRC position paper on audit and corporate governance reform
Following the publication in May this year of the government’s response to its consultation on audit and governance reform (see our blog …
FRC guidance on running an effective AGM
The FRC has published Good practice guidance for companies on running an effective AGM and maximising shareholder engagement, particularly in …
'On the horizon' podcast
We have released our 'on the horizon' podcast, which is a short summary of the more material developments we expect to see in the next 6-12 months that …
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