Handling the heavy lifting of a proper Brexit is going to be no small task, especially since nobody wants a great “vacuum period” between the U.K. Great Repeal Bill and whatever regulations are to follow.
Paul Hodgson
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Yet another brouhaha over pay in the U.K. is brewing this year
Bringing CEO pay in line with lower-rank workers isn’t a bad idea, but implementing it poorly can make it one.
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The Vinci code: fake news press releases
A fake press release sent French construction firm Vinci into a downward spiral, provoking action from the Autorité des Marchés Financiers to get busy on reforms to prevent such damaging incidents.
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ICSA initiates governance sea change
A call to overhaul the U.K. board governance system involves an unlikely alliance of organizations that underscores just how badly some camps want change. Paul Hodgson has more.
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Lost in fraud translation
Paul Hodgson explores the case of Jacques de Groote, the 90-year-old former CEO of the World Bank and director of the International Monetary Fund, who has spent the last decade in court battling allegations of fraud and corruption.
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Asian corporate governance codes unlocked
The corporate governance expectations across Asia are both more widely varied, and in harmony with each other, than one might expect. But there is still a great deal of information to track. Paul Hodgson gets into the details.
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Deconstructing modern slavery
A recent webinar on modern slavery in the construction industry revealed that most organizations remain unprepared for the risk. Paul Hodgson has a full recap.
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BT triples writedowns after full probe of accounting irregularities
Paul Hodgson looks at the recently revealed rise in writedowns for BT and how the company plans to rectify accounting issues in its Italian operation.
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Fillon and Trump: the nepotism boys
President Trump and France’s would-be President Fillon face nepotism charges, but the playbook for both appears to pretend the rules simply don’t apply. Paul Hodgson reports.
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Sports Direct does it again
Keith Hallawell, chairman of embattled U.K. retailer Sports Direct, has said if he did not get the backing of independent investors, he would resign. He didn’t, and he hasn’t. Paul Hodgson reports.