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New UK Corporate Governance Code – getting ready for the changes

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On 22 January 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published its much-anticipated revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code) which was followed on 29 January 2024 by revised guidance on the Code. In this...more

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Navigating the Landscape: Exploring the UK Corporate Governance Code and its Guiding Principles

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In the United Kingdom's corporate governance, a development recently emerged with the introduction of the UK Corporate Governance Code and its accompanying Guidance. This change aims to provide more transparent, accessible...more

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UK Corporate Briefing - March 2024

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more

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What Has Changed in the New Corporate Governance Code?: Five Key Things to Know about the New Code and Associated Guidance

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On 22 January 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (the FRC) published revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code (the 2024 UKCGC), replacing the 2018 version with effect from financial years commencing on or after 1...more

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UK Corporate Governance Code Guidance – smarter regulation

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Yesterday saw the publication of the Financial Reporting Council’s (the FRC) guidance to the UK Corporate Governance Code (the Guidance). See our bulletin from last week on the revised UK Corporate Governance Code (the...more

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Internal Controls Grab the Focus in the FRC’s Changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code

Following a 16-week consultation into changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published the 2024 UK Corporate Governance Code on the 22 January 2024. The FRC has kept changes to...more

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FRC publishes revised UK Corporate Governance Code

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On 22 January 2024, the FRC published a revised edition of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code). This follows on from the consultation on several important changes to the Code that it launched in May 2023 (see our...more

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FRC Revises UK Corporate Governance Code

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Following the May 2023 consultation on the UK Corporate Governance Code (“Code”), the FRC has published a revised Code. The changes focus primarily on one area - Internal Controls whilst other changes have been kept to a...more

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FRC publishes new UK Corporate Governance Code

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On 22 January 2024, the Financial Reporting Council ("FRC") published its much-anticipated revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code. The publication of the 2024 UK Corporate Governance Code (“2024 Code”) follows a...more

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New UK Corporate Governance Code: carefully choreographed

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Today saw the publication by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of its revised corporate governance code (the Code). Whilst the updated Code contains a limited set of targeted changes, as opposed to a broader wholesale...more

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FRC Provides a Significant Update on Its Future Policy and Cuts Back on Proposed Corporate Governance Code Changes

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The FRC’s future work will be assessed through the lens of the UK’s economic growth and international competitiveness. On 7 November 2023, the FRC announced a significant and wide-ranging policy update which included a...more

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FRC Consults on the UK Corporate Governance Code

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On 24 May 2023, the Financial Reporting Council ("FRC") launched a consultation on proposed revisions to the current (2018) edition UK's Corporate Governance Code (the "Consultation" and the "Code"). This follows on from the...more

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Recent Developments for UK PLCs - May Edition

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This edition covers the FCA’s priorities for the next 12 months, the ICGN statement on post-pandemic AGM practices, Takeover Code changes affecting competitive bids, and a proposed new corporate “failure to prevent fraud”...more

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Financial Reporting Council’s Annual Review of Corporate Governance Reporting: Continued Progress, but Room to Improve

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We are experiencing a period of financial turmoil not seen for decades. At the risk of stating the obvious, the intense damage inflicted on government coffers by responding to a pandemic, coupled with the fallout from the...more

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Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance

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The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) recently published a consultation paper titled “Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance”, proposing substantial and long-awaited reforms to the UK...more

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The Government is Launching a Consultation on Reforming the UK’s Audit and Corporate Governance Regime

On 18 March 2021, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy launched a consultation on its proposals for wide-ranging reforms to modernise the UK’s audit and corporate governance regime. The reforms proposed...more

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Government proposals to reform corporate reporting and governance

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The Government has published its long-awaited White Paper on the reform of the UK’s audit, corporate reporting and corporate governance system including a package of measures aimed at improving the UK’s audit, corporate...more

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London Stock Exchange – AIM company public censure and fine

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The London Stock Exchange (‘LSE’) has agreed a public censure and fine of £300,000 with Yü Group plc for breach of Rules 10 and 31 of the AIM Rules for Companies which occurred when the company disclosed inaccurate financial...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.26.2019 | Top Story: Viagogo buys ticket reseller from StubHub for $4 billion

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The merger craze keeps on keeping on, with news that Ebay’s selling secondary ticket marketplace StubHub to Viagogo, a smaller rival with a strong presence in Europe helmed by StubHub’s co-founder Eric Baker, for more than $4...more

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Recent guidance brings OFAC in line with domestic and global compliance trends

On May 2, 2019, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued guidance titled “A Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments” (Guidance), providing direction regarding what OFAC considers to...more

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FCA Enforcement Focus: Transaction Reporting

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In what is a key FCA enforcement risk area, we study the common pitfalls firms encounter and the lessons firms can draw from the recent enforcement cases. Why is transaction reporting a key FCA priority? The transaction...more

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UK Regulator Sets Out Strategy to Manage Risk of Harm from Wholesale Brokers

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The Financial Conduct Authority has published a "Dear CEO" letter addressed to wholesale market broking firms highlighting its view of the key risks of harm that such brokerage firms pose for their clients and markets and the...more

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FCA Fires Warning Shot to Brokers in Wholesale Markets

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Latest Dear CEO letter from the regulator includes strong criticism and warns that firms need to improve to meet regulatory expectations. Key Points: ..FCA supervisory work during the next two years will focus on four...more

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Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on FINRA Rule 4210, CFTC, Brexit and ESMA

BROKER-DEALER - Postponement of Margin Rules for Covered Agency Transactions Under FINRA Rule 4210 - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is filing a rule change (SR-FINRA-2019-005) with the Securities and...more

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FCA Proposes New Guidance on Financial Crime Systems and Controls

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The FCA is proposing to add a new chapter on insider dealing and market manipulation to its Financial Crime Guide. Key Points: ..The FCA proposes to add a new Chapter 8 to Part 1 of its Financial Crime Guide, outlining...more

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