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Company directors to take note of D&O insurance policies

2 September 2010 | Emma Cameron

A Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance policy is designed to protect the directors and officers of a company from losses resulting from claims made against them in relation to the performance of...

Tags on this discussion: Directors Directors' Duties Mergers and acquisitions

New draft guidance on improving board effectiveness

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The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) has published draft guidance on improving public company board effectiveness, as part of its review of the Higgs Review on Corporate Governance.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...

Tags on this discussion: board of directors Directors Directors' Duties financial reporting council FRC guidance Higgs ICSA Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Shareholders UK Corporate Governance Code

The end of the corporate board?

29 July 2010 | Samantha Lloyd

It has always been possible to appoint a company as a director of another company incorporated and registered in England and Wales. The Companies Act 2006, however, heralded an end to the practice...

Tags on this discussion: company corporate corporate finance Directors

UK Corporate Governance Code – directors’ remuneration and re-election

14 July 2010 | Emma Cameron

Background After an extensive consultation process, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published the new UK Corporate Governance Code (Code). The Code applies to all companies with a premium...

Tags on this discussion: corporate corporate finance corporate governance Directors Directors' Duties

Shareholder derivative actions – update

7 July 2010 | Emma Cameron

Background A derivative action is an action brought by a shareholder on behalf of the company. Owing to the complexity of the previous law, very few derivative actions succeeded. When the Companies...

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What has the Coalition government got in store for business?

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...

Tags on this discussion: Coalition Government corporate corporate governance Directors Directors' Duties manifestos regulation SMEs Takeover

Director of corporate director not a de facto director

11 May 2010 | Emma Cameron

Background A "de facto director" is a person who acts as if he is a director of a company and is treated as such by the company’s board but has not in fact been validly appointed. A de facto director...

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Corporate governance – new European guidance issued for unlisted companies

19 April 2010 | Emma Cameron

The Institute of Directors has recently published guidance and principles on corporate governance for unlisted companies in the EU. The guidance and principles are an initiative of the European Confederation...

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Bribery Bill – an update

15 March 2010 | Tim Constable

See this link to my longer article on the forthcoming Bribery Act published in Director of Finance online. The Bill has had its second reading in the Commons and goes into its committee stage tomorrow....

Tags on this discussion: corporate Directors Fraud and Corruption High Court Litigation

Kraft/Cadbury deal prompts calls for reform of takeover laws

1 comment 10 March 2010 | Emma Cameron

The hostile takeover of the British chocolate maker, Cadbury plc (Cadbury) by US company, Kraft Foods Inc (Kraft) has been widely publicised, especially the initial resistance by Cadbury’s shareholders...

Tags on this discussion: corporate corporate finance Directors Mergers and acquisitions Shareholders Takeover

Latest input tagged Directors

Company directors to take note of D&O insurance policies

New draft guidance on improving board effectiveness

The end of the corporate board?

UK Corporate Governance Code – directors’ remuneration and re-election

Shareholder derivative actions – update

What has the Coalition government got in store for business?

Director of corporate director not a de facto director

Corporate governance – new European guidance issued for unlisted companies

Bribery Bill – an update

Kraft/Cadbury deal prompts calls for reform of takeover laws

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