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Executive remuneration: the new regime governing the remuneration of directors of quoted companies has received the Royal Assent and is likely to come into force on 1 October 2013

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 21 2013

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, which received the Royal Assent on 25 April 2013, was published on 2 May 2013 and introduces the new

The European Commission seeks to introduce new requirements for the disclosure of human rights, anti-corruption and diversity information

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • May 21 2013

As part of its Company Law and Corporate Governance Action Plan, the European Commission has published (on 16 April 2013) a proposal to require large

ICSA publishes new guidance for non-executive directors

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 18 2013

The institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (''ICSA') has recently published new guidance for non-executive directors. It advises on

Financial reporting: reform of the regime relating to audit exemptions and the accounting framework

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 25 2012

Following its recent consultation, the Government published regulations on 11 September 20121 for the reform of the regime relating to audit exemption and the accounting framework

Corporate governance: ICSA publishes a consultation paper on ‘Improving engagement practices by companies and institutional investors’ with a view to publishing guidance in this area

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 22 2012

The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (‘ICSA’) has, in conjunction with the Investor Stewardship Working Party, published a consultation paper seeking comments on ways to improve engagement between companies and institutional investors, with the aim of developing a good practice guide to this end

NAPF encourages FTSE 350 companies to show restraint in this year’s pay awards

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 31 2013

In an open letter, dated 4 March 2013, the National Association of Pension Funds ('NAPF') warns the chairmen of remuneration committees of FTSE 350

EU Green Paper on the EU Corporate Governance Framework: the Commission publishes feedback

  • Squire Sanders
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  • European Union
  • -
  • December 13 2011

On 24 November 2011, the European Commission published a feedback statement with a summary of the responses to its Green Paper on the EU Corporate Governance Framework

Corporate governance: auditors: disclosure by company of non-audit services

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 18 2011

The Government has published (7 April 2011) a draft of the Companies (Disclosure of Auditor Remuneration and Liability Limitation Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (the draft Regulations) which amend the Companies (Disclosure of Auditor Remuneration and Limited Liability Agreements) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008489) (the 2008 Regulations

Bribery Act 2010: government announces implementation date of 1 July 2011 and publishes final guidance on "adequate procedures" defence

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 19 2011

The Government has confirmed that the Bribery Act 2010 (the Act) will come into force on 1 July 2011 and has published the much-anticipated final version of its guidance on "adequate procedures" (the Guidance

Capital markets practice: news round-up

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • December 18 2012

Welcome to the latest in our series of regular alerts containing a round-up of news from our capital markets practice