By Staff writer
With the House of Lords examining the effectiveness of the Bribery Act, Aziz Rahman of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli argues that the Act seems unnecessarily hard on SMEs.
By Staff writer
Culture is the operating system of every business, so make sure you spend time getting it right before speeding ahead, says Corporate Punk’s Phil Lewis.
By Staff writer
With the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) proposing a significantly increased focus on company culture in its consultation on the Corporate Governance Code, the issue of culture has become something of a hot topic around the board room table.
By Staff writer
Recent headlines encapsulate the tension between decisions made according to the family business agenda and those obligations which begin on incorporation and intensify with growth. To family firm owners this is an ever evolving scale and begs the question: at what point do the interests of external stakeholders take primacy?
By Edward Craft
Should a FTSE 100 company like Sports Direct grant personal favours from the boardroom to controlling shareholder Mike Ashley
While the share of female employment in large firms has increased dramatically, this hasn’t been reflected in the make-up of executive boards.
By David Craik
Despite internal audits being vital for all businesses, a quarter of firms are failing to conform with international risk assessment standards.
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Mike Ashley has garnered a fair amount of disapproval from Sports Direct shareholders. They rejected his share incentive scheme in 2012 due to tax reasons, voted against his £73m bonus package and accused the company of “disregarding” shareholder concerns, not to mention rejected previous proposals due to related performance targets. But it’s not the last of Ashley v shareholders – there’s a clash going on again.
The Institute of Directors yesterday expressed concern at the appointment of Experian CEO Don Robert as chairman of the company.
