This briefing is the second in our series of briefings on corporate governance and is designed to provide a synopsis of topical corporate governance matters impacting companies in the United Kingdom. This briefing tracks the...more
11/30/2020
/ BEIS ,
Board of Directors ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Reporting ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SMCR ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
As companies look to plan their FY 2020 annual report and prepare for the 2021 AGM season, we have reflected on our experience in 2020. We summarise below key learnings and what we think will undoubtedly be on the agenda and...more
10/27/2020
/ Annual Meeting ,
Annual Reports ,
CIGA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Pensions ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Remuneration ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholder Votes ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
UK ,
UK Insolvency Act
This alert provides an overview of COVID-19 governmental financial assistance measures available in some of the principal jurisdictions. Our team can cover advice on governmental financial assistance across the globe.
The...more
6/10/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Stimulus ,
Financial Assistance Policies ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Lenders ,
Relief Measures ,
Reorganizations
A number of regulators across the globe have responded to recent market volatility by introducing temporary short selling bans and/or market restrictions. Other regulators (including the UK) say that there is no evidence to...more
4/20/2020
/ Austria ,
Belgium ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
France ,
Germany ,
Greece ,
Investors ,
Italy ,
Market Conditions ,
Short Sales ,
Spain ,
Stock Exchange ,
Trade Restrictions ,
UK