All Corporate Governance articles
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AnalysisCompliance pros need guaranteed job protections when speaking truth to power
Too often, compliance professionals do their jobs only to receive a pink slip at the end. Panelists at Compliance Week’s 20th Anniversary National Conference in Washington, D.C. this week said compliance professionals need regular access and reporting lines to CEOs and boards of directors, and to feel free to speak ...
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News BriefBoards of directors have a lot of finance pros. It’s time for compliance to join too
More than half of the people who sit on corporate boards have a background in finance, with far fewer from compliance. But change may be coming. Panelists in a session of Compliance Week’s 20th National Conference in Washington, D.C., discussed the way boards of directors are changing in response to ...
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News BriefBanks avoid penalties in OCC deals, agree to shore up AML/BSA, board oversight
Among the enforcement actions issued by the Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in August, two banks were separately penalized for deficiencies in anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act compliance and board oversight.
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ArticleFRC’s corporate governance reporting review finds room for improvement
Companies continue to improve their reporting against the U.K.’s Corporate Governance Code, but the lack of detail about the outcomes and impacts of governance policies hampers proper understanding of how risks are being managed.
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TrainingRansomware Attack: A scenario-based immersive learning
Take this self-directed, interactive immersive study of a fictional cyber event based on real-life scenarios to deepen your understanding of the importance of crisis management planning and put you in the shoes of a compliance leader during a ransomware attack.
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TrainingOn-demand training: Everything you need to know about ESG but were afraid to ask
Take this self-directed, interactive course to deepen your understanding of the increasing importance of environmental, social, and corporate governance initiatives and how ESG planning processes can help manage risks and lead to better reporting outcomes.
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ArticleChartered IIA publishes new Internal Audit Code of Practice
The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors announced the publication of new guidance intended to serve as an industry benchmark to improve the effectiveness of internal audit functions.
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ArticleFRC calls for better reporting to improve trust
U.K. regulator the Financial Reporting Council’s annual review shows many of Britain’s largest companies use a “tick-box” approach to compliance with the U.K. Corporate Governance Code—often providing scant explanations and little detail.
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Blog
CII: Lyft’s planned share structure harms investors
The Council of Institutional Investors is expressing “deep concern” about Lyft’s initial public offering filing, because it implemented a dual-class share structure lacking “sunset provisions to unwind it within a reasonable time period.”
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Grant Thornton forms audit quality advisory panel
Grant Thornton is joining the Big 4 in appointing more leadership to its firm governance to drive more focus on audit quality.
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EY forms independent audit quality committee
EY has joined the rest of the Big Four in seeking independent consult on audit quality, forming a committee of outside experts to advise firm leaders.
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FRC issues corporate governance principles for private companies
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) issued its long-awaited corporate governance standards for private companies, providing a framework to help the companies meet legal requirements and improve and disclose their governance.
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EY plans succession as global chairman, CEO resigns
EY says it will name a new global chairman and CEO in January to replace Mark Weinberger, who plans to step down July 1, 2019.
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Even as regulations vaporize, corporate governance takes hold globally
A new report says the lure of cross-border investors is doing as much to demand corporate best practices as government rule regimes.
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Carillion: compliance without complying
The Carillion collapse illustrates once again that compliance with the U.K. corporate governance code does nothing to prevent bad actors from making bad decisions.
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U.K. corporate governance reforms
Neil Hodge explores the government’s corporate governance reform proposals relating to executive pay; strengthening the employee, customer, and supplier voice; and large, privately held businesses.
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The Financial Reporting Council makes its case for broader powers
An influential committee of Members of Parliament has recommended a wide-ranging series of changes aimed at boosting the powers of the U.K.’s corporate governance regulator.
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Blog
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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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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FRC spells out governance flaws and bids for more powers
The Financial Reporting Council has published its annual report on corporate governance, and it looks as if boards need to do more to improve their corporate governance and reporting practices, writes Neil Hodge.