This corporate governance conundrum
Article by Tom Bonham Carter
> 23 Jun 2009
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There is a fundamental problem with the current debate on how to fix the corporate governance failures that have beset our public listed companies. Namely, there is a lack of a definition of what is an effective Board.
The undercover boss
Article by Stefan Stern, The Financial Times > 08 Jun 2009
> Employee attitude surveys, brown bag lunches, focus groups, informal chats: managers try quite hard to find out what their staff are thinking.
Article by Stefan Stern, The Financial Times > 08 Jun 2009
> Employee attitude surveys, brown bag lunches, focus groups, informal chats: managers try quite hard to find out what their staff are thinking.
A system battered, but not broken
Article by Sir Christopher Hogg, Financial Reporting Council > 18 Mar 2009
> While there is no assumption that the Code is fundamentally flawed or that a different regulatory framework for corporate governance could have alleviated the financial crisis, we are clear that the time is now ripe for testing the Code's content and application against the fresh thinking that the financial crisis must provoke.
Article by Sir Christopher Hogg, Financial Reporting Council > 18 Mar 2009
> While there is no assumption that the Code is fundamentally flawed or that a different regulatory framework for corporate governance could have alleviated the financial crisis, we are clear that the time is now ripe for testing the Code's content and application against the fresh thinking that the financial crisis must provoke.
Competent board directors and investors are more vital than new rules
Article by Tracy Corrigan, The Daily Telegraph > 19 Dec 2008
> The retreating tide of the financial crisis has already revealed the wreckage of some of the world's largest banks; now even less appetising debris is being exposed.
Article by Tracy Corrigan, The Daily Telegraph > 19 Dec 2008
> The retreating tide of the financial crisis has already revealed the wreckage of some of the world's largest banks; now even less appetising debris is being exposed.
Boards should consider who really runs UK plc
Article by Andrew Taylor, The Financial Times > 27 Nov 2008
> Plunging financial markets may finally compel boards to do what critics of "fat cat bonuses" never could - get tough with lavish executive rewards.
Article by Andrew Taylor, The Financial Times > 27 Nov 2008
> Plunging financial markets may finally compel boards to do what critics of "fat cat bonuses" never could - get tough with lavish executive rewards.
Corporate brokers seize the moment to poach
Article by Brooke Masters, The Financial Times > 03 Oct 2008
> The current turmoil in the financial world is proving to be a big business opportunity for some City stockbrokers and investment banks to grab business from ailing competitors.
Article by Brooke Masters, The Financial Times > 03 Oct 2008
> The current turmoil in the financial world is proving to be a big business opportunity for some City stockbrokers and investment banks to grab business from ailing competitors.
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