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Running the Stewardship Race: What Will Define London 2012?

September 2, 2011, at 5:11 pm

We are already fast approaching the anniversary of the first investor disclosures in response to the UK Stewardship Code: the raft of reviews and evaluations as to its impact is sure to begin soon, especially with the notion of a European Stewardship Code and the introduction of other similar Codes fresh in …… continue reading >>

UK Audit firms to comply or explain own governance

January 26, 2010, at 1:40 pm

From Polly Peck to Satyam, recurring audit failures have undermined investor confidence in corporate governance. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Financial Reporting Council hope to address those concerns through its newly published “Audit Firm Governance Code”.

This comply or explain Code will apply to the eight largest U.K. accounting firms which …… continue reading >>

EU Surveys ‘Comply or Explain’

March 9, 2009, at 5:08 pm

The European Commision has commissioned a €350,000 research study to assess the effectiveness of monitoring and enforcement mechanisms concerning Member States’ corporate governance codes.

Four researcb partners have been selected to underake the review: BUSINESSEUROPE (the Confederation of European Business); RiskMetrics Group; ecoDa (the European Confederation of Directors’ Associations) and Landwell & Associés, a European law firm.