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The firm cannot distance itself from its office’s alleged role in state capture
Personal investors can impose their own principles on businesses by revitalising voting rights
Shares are only slightly higher than when consumer goods group fought off a bid from Kraft Heinz
Record 32% of US companies went public with dual-class structure last year, analysis shows
Bakery chain’s retail and property director will replace Roger Whiteside who oversaw its rapid expansion
UK has been slow to embrace the idea of employee representation on corporate boards
Move follows tussles with investors over pub group’s approach to corporate governance
But almost nine in 10 executive directors are male across the top 150 FTSE companies
Overwhelming majority support changes to Anglo-Dutch group’s share structure and tax residence
It is time programmes put ‘purposeful profit’ at their core, argues a prominent former dean
GSAM to vote against groups that do not have a minimum number of female and minority board members
Regulator takes tougher stance on effective giveaways involving stock or options
Twenty years after the energy group collapsed, memories are fading — and that is dangerous for governance
Executives must consider post-pandemic conditions and need to focus on ESG
Withdrawal of the company’s M&A defence allows hostile bid from ambitious SBI to go ahead
Simplifying corporate election rules could force companies to entertain the whims of gadflies
UK’s largest asset manager to focus direct consultation on areas such as climate change instead
Buybacks prompted by restructuring may encourage shareholders to stay
Both Barclays and shareholders need a clearer steer from the FCA on the Staley investigation
Ministers urged to rethink plans amid warnings that proposals risk further corporate scandals
UK relocation will allow oil company to bypass rules that limited buybacks as it navigates energy transition
Payouts, especially buybacks, will be easier with a single share class
Oil group says move is ‘necessary simplification’ but Dutch government brands it an ‘unwelcome surprise’
Bourses around the world seek a bigger role in helping companies to decarbonise
Senior management pay is increasingly linked to sustainability targets, but critics are sceptical this will amount to meaningful change
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