According to a panel of academics and tax experts, the U.K.’s leading tax authority is too big, too slow, and too ineffective to persist in its current form. Neil Hodge has more.
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U.K. debate on corporate culture rolls on
U.K. corporate culture has remained largely unchanged since the financial crisis, but a variety of forces are aiming to change that, and soon. Neil Hodge reports.
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IoD rates FTSE 100’s corporate governance
Paul Hodgson looks at results from the Institute of Directors’ recent survey that ranks the FTSE 100’s corporate governance methodologies. See who scored highest and who has more room for improvement.
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How Sports Direct flouts the law without actually breaking it
Sports Direct is under fire for unacceptable employment practices, but ultimately, it might not have to change its ways much at all. Neil Hodge explains.
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Sports Direct: realising the error of some of its ways
Embattled U.K. sports retailer Sports Direct is making some outward signs of trying to reform itself in light of the brutal working conditions at its stores. But is any of it substantive? Paul Hodgson investigates.
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SFO charges three Tesco execs
The Financial Reporting Council ended the investigation of U.K. retail giant Tesco’s former CFO, and the Serious Fraud Office just brought charges against three more individuals. Neil Hodge has more.
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SFO investigates Airbus for fraud, bribery, and corruption
Five years after the Bribery Act, the Serious Fraud Office has yet to produce a major conviction. Will Airbus—the latest aerospace company under investigation—be its first big collar? Neil Hodge reports.
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Mind the pay gap, especially if you are older and a mother
New rules from the U.K. government requiring firms with 250 or more employees to publish specific details on pay, including compensation differences between the sexes, should put a dent in the male/female wage gap. Paul Hodgson reports.
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FIFA appoints chief compliance officer
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body of professional soccer, today announced that Edward Hanover, an experienced international compliance executive, has been appointed as the organisation’s chief compliance officer. He will begin work on 1 Oct. 2016. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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Brexit uncertainty forcing review of supply chains
Jaclyn Jaeger looks at the results of a recent survey from the Institute of Supply Chain Management to answer whether supply chain executives fear Brexit will have a negative financial effect on their companies.
