This Resource Note outlines the main provisions of Section A of the 2016 UK Corporate Governance Code (UKCG Code), on 'Leadership', and highlights relevant third party...
This Resource Note outlines the main provisions of Section B of the UK Corporate Governance Code (UKCG Code), on 'Effectiveness', and highlights relevant third party...
This Resource Note outlines the main provisions of Section 1 (Leadership and Purpose) of the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code (2018 UKCG Code) and highlights relevant...
This Resource Note outlines the main provisions of Section 2 of the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code (2018 UKCG Code), on ‘Division of responsibilities’, and highlights...
The UK Corporate Governance Code (UKCG Code) of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) sets out standards of good governance in relation to board appointments and...
Definition A public company must have a company secretary (as required by section 271 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006)), who must have the requisite knowledge and...
A ABISee Association of British Insurers. Association of British InsurersA trade association of the UK insurance industry, with a focus on corporate governance issues and...
A director of a company limited by shares is exposed to a wide range of potential liabilities that could arise as a result of their acts or omissions carried out during...
Directors, and in some cases shadow directors, owe numerous duties to a company. Many of those duties have been developed by the courts over hundreds of years from more...
Since the report on the recommendations of the government-backed review by Lord Davies of Abersoch of gender diversity on listed company boards was released in February...
This Practice Note summarises the board evaluation process and looks at what’s involved, why it’s done, common issues and pitfalls and relevant requirements and guidance....
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The UK Corporate Governance Code (UKCG Code) of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) sets out standards of good practice in relation to leadership and effectiveness of...
General role and responsibility of a non-executive director (NED) For information about the roles and responsibilities of NEDs, see Practice Note: Non-executive directors...
The non-executive director (NED) is not a statutory creation and is, essentially, a creature of corporate governance. There is no legal distinction in the Companies Act...
The concept of independence is key to provisions in the UK Corporate Governance Code (UKCG Code) on board effectiveness, including on board and board committee...
A director of a company limited by shares is exposed to a wide range of potential liabilities that could arise as a result of their acts (or omissions) carried out during...
The UK Corporate Governance Code (UKCG Code), which is issued and administered by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is the benchmark for good governance of listed...
This guidance, dated July 2017, produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI), and the Henley Business School...
This guidance note, dated September 2017, has been produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI) and the...
This guidance, dated January 2008 and updated in 2013, was produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI) to...
This guidance, dated July 2013, produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI), is intended to be a guide to the...
This guidance, dated July 2012, produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI) to provide an industry view on the...
This guidance, dated May 2011, was produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI) to provide an industry view on...
This guidance, dated January 2013, produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI), suggests ways in which...
This guidance, dated July 2013, was produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI) to provide an industry view on...
This guidance, dated July 2013, was produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI) to provide an industry view on...
This guidance, dated March 2017 and updated in January 2020, was produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI)...
This guidance, dated June 2013 and updated in January 2020, was produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI) to...
This guidance, dated June 2013 and updated in January 2020, was produced by the Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI) to...
