News30/11/2018A Look at The NED's Changing Role - Economia Magazine
After a number of business failures, the role of the non-executive director is coming under scrutiny. Nick Martindale, from Economia investigates how the duty and scope of the NED’s role has changed.
Publication30/11/20182018 Hampton Alexander Review
The Hampton-Alexander Review is an independent review body which builds on the excellent work of the Davies Review to increase the number of women on FTSE 350 boards. The review has a joint focus to improve women’s representation at board level and in senior leadership positions two layers below the board and continues to adopt a voluntary business-led approach.
News31/10/2018FRC PUSHES COMPANIES FOR IMPROVED QUALITY REPORTING
In an open letter to Finance Directors and Audit Committee Chairs, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has called for improvements in key areas of corporate reporting, including key accounting judgements and estimates, eliminating basic errors and how companies have applied the Principles of the UK Corporate Governance Code.
News23/10/2018REPUTATION IN THE BOARDROOM: A ROADMAP FOR NEDS
Tal Donohue, Senior Account Manager at Infinite Global, dicusses the outputs from the discussion group that was formed to look at the findings of our joint report "The Independent Voice".
Publication22/10/2018Competition Law Research 2018
This report presents the findings from the 2018 competition law survey conducted by ICM Unlimited on behalf of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The findings are based on a representative sample of 1,200 UK businesses.
News17/10/2018MOTION CARRIED AT THE 2018 NED DEBATE
The 2018 NED Debate hosted by Smith & Williamson and chaired by Barry Gamble took place on Thursday 16 October 2018. The motion was carried, despite a 10% swing to the opposing side.
News11/10/20182019 NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AWARDS: NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN!
The Non-Executive Director Awards, now in their thirteenth year, recognise the achievements of Non-Executive Directors within the business and not-for-profit community. NEDA worked with Peel Hunt to establish the Awards and has been a lead sponsor of the event for each of the 13 years since 2006.
News28/09/2018New AIM Rules for Companies come into force
The QCA has published a list of resources to help individuals ensure that their companies are prepared for the new AIM rules that have come into force today, 28th September 2018.
Publication28/09/2018Board Diversity Reporting - September 2018
Research conducted for the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) by the University of Exeter Business School shows that only 15% of FTSE100 companies fully complied with the UK Corporate Governance Code’s provision on diversity reporting by describing their policy on diversity, the process for board appointments, their objectives for implementing the policy, and progress on achieving them.
Publication28/09/2018Board Diversity Reporting September 2018
Research conducted for the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) by the University of Exeter Business School shows that only 15% of FTSE100 companies fully complied with the UK Corporate Governance Code’s provision on diversity reporting by describing their policy on diversity, the process for board appointments, their objectives for implementing the policy, and progress on achieving them.
Publication20/09/2018Ethics at Work 2018 Survey of Employees UK
This report takes a deeper look at data from the IBE’s 2018 European Ethics at Work survey and focuses on the responses from UK employees. This UK report is the first of these country specific reports which provides real insight into employees’ views on ethics across all sectors and job roles. The report also examines the impact of formal ethics programmes on embedding ethical values into organisational culture and influencing behaviour.