A new qualification aims to support the professional development of financial service regulators

As the regulatory gaze turns onto the country's large private companies, the new Wates governance principles offer a framework for reporting

Similarly on 5 February 2021, the Investment Association (IA) published its response to the FRC's discussion paper.

Low faith in business leadership, unmoved by the elite crisis, needs addressing, says Jimmy Nicholls.

Sir Martin Sorrell's decision to step down from the chief executive role at WPP was nothing if not unusual.

The launch of the most recent Charity Governance Code has been welcomed throughout the sector, but how realistic is it for the thousands of smaller charities that are struggling with even basic governance standards?

Lorna McMillan, the ICSA Awards Company Secretary of the Year, on balancing the needs of the board and executive team and how governance reform is an opportunity for the company secretary to step up.

The recent Presidents Club Charitable Trust scandal has raised an important question for charity trustees: when is it appropriate to refuse or return charitable donations?

With diversity on boards a key issue for corporate governance, one of our UK corporate secretarial experts discusses the recent UK government report into Women on Boards.

This month's column looks at a few recent tax case judgements of interest to those involved in the owner managed business sector and in particular the nature of the voting rights and other rights attributable to...

The government's plan to review the powers, operations and impact of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) seemed an ideal time for Governance and Compliance and Core's community...

Multijurisdictional merger filings have multiplied in recent years in line with the proliferation of merger regimes around the world.

Corporates, wealthy individuals and world leaders using the same offshore financial management vehicles as international drugs dealers and despots, should have rang alarm bells long before the publication of the Panama Papers.

Implications for Mauritius following the revision of the India-Mauritius Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement

It's safe to say that those who create and ensure compliance with regulations face an image problem at times.

The first fully electronic AGM has been completed, driven by the aim to increase shareholder engagement

Rigid voting recommendations on directors' commitments risk boards losing out on talent

Our community discusses whether non-executive directors have an edge if they lack knowledge

Since 2017, the Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in three landmark cases, which involve cases brought against English multinationals ...

A consultation process is seeking views on the Charity Governance Code and a suggested ‘light refresh' of the current version