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Corporate weekly highlights—1 February 2018

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Published on: 01 February 2018

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Corporate governance
Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association releases corporate governance policy and voting guidelines
Pension and Lifetime Savings Association releases AGM voting review
Industry group set up to develop corporate governance principles for large private companies
Equity capital markets
ESMA draws issuers’ attention to IAS requirements following new US tax legislation
Additional news—daily and weekly news alerts
New and updated content
New practice note
Dates for your diary

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Corporate highlights includes the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association’s updated edition of the Corporate Governance Policy and Voting Guidelines and its AGM Voting Review, and the setting up of a new industry group to develop corporate governance principles for large private companies.

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