8 February 2012 | Richard Phillips
In the most recent instalment of its “Red Tape Challenge”, the Government has asked businesses to give their opinion on company legislation, with the aim of reducing the burden of regulation on UK...
Tags on this discussion: bureaucracy businesses companies Employers legislation Red Tape Challenge regulations small and medium-sized enterprises SMEs
15 November 2011 | Richard Phillips
Last month, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced that it will make two changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code in order to strengthen diversity in the boardroom.
The revised UK Corporate...
Tags on this discussion: boardroom boards Corporate Governance Code diversity financial reporting council FRC Listed companies
17 January 2011 | Richard Phillips
According to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), published today, non-executive directors spent 20 per cent more time fulfilling their boardroom duties in 2010 than they did in 2009.
PwC’s...
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17 January 2011 | Richard Phillips
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has asked for comments on the draft Companies (Reporting Requirements in Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2011.
These Regulations will implement...
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31 December 2010 | Richard Phillips
To read my article on the BBA pressing banks for practical and real results on SME lending, please follow this link.
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23 August 2010 | Richard Phillips
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) has published draft guidance on improving public company board effectiveness, as part of its review of the Higgs Review on Corporate Governance.
The...
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8 July 2010 | Richard Phillips
On 2 July 2010, following a consultation earlier this year, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published the first UK Stewardship Code (‘The Code’), which sets out good practice for institutional...
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8 July 2010 | Richard Phillips
Richard Phillips, Corporate partner at Matthew Arnold & Baldwin LLP, has been appointed to Wenta’s Board of Directors.
Wenta is the Enterprise Agency for Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, and plays...
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25 May 2010 | Richard Phillips
Before the general election, I looked at what the three main political parties were proposing for corporate governance, takeovers, businesses and regulation. All the parties had clear-cut policies in these...
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5 May 2010 | Richard Phillips
With the general election looming, this briefing looks at what the three main political parties have proposed for corporate governance, takeovers, small and medium-sized businesses, and regulation in their...
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