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Capital markets practice: news round-up
- Squire Sanders
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- 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
Corporate governance: the FRC publishes up-dates to the UK Corporate Governance Code, the Stewardship Code and its Guidance on Audit Committees
- Squire Sanders
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- United Kingdom
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- October 22 2012
On 28 September 2012, the Financial Reporting Council (‘FRC’) announced limited changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code and the Stewardship Code
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
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- United Kingdom
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- 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
Corporate reporting: the Financial Reporting Review Panel publishes its annual report for 2012
- Squire Sanders
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- United Kingdom
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- October 22 2012
On 26 September 2012, the Financial Reporting Council (‘FRC’) published the Financial Reporting Review Panel’s annual report for 2012
Corporate governance: auditing standards: the FRC publishes revised standards to improve auditor communication and extend auditor reporting
- Squire Sanders
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- United Kingdom
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- October 22 2012
Following its recent consultation, the Financial Reporting Council (‘FRC’) has published (on 28 September 2012) revised International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland), effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after 1 October 2012
Corporate governance: women on boards: EU initiative: legislative quotas seem likely
- Squire Sanders
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- European Union
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- September 25 2012
Various recent press reports have suggested that the European Commission is preparing to propose the introduction of legislation which would impose a 40 quota for women on boards by 2020
Corporate governance: women on boards: new UK inquiry into ‘Women in the Workplace’
- Squire Sanders
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- United Kingdom
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- September 25 2012
On 4 September 2012, the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee launched a new inquiry into women in the workplace
Financial reporting: reform of the regime relating to audit exemptions and the accounting framework
- Squire Sanders
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- United Kingdom
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- 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: engagement with institutional: ICSA launches new initiative
- Squire Sanders
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- United Kingdom
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- August 20 2012
On 25 July 2012, ICSA announced that it will be working with the 2020 Stewardship Working Party 2 to prepare a good practice guide for engagement between companies and institutional investors
Corporate governance: directors: induction: ICSA
- Squire Sanders
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- United Kingdom
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- August 20 2012
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (‘ICSA’) has issued a revised edition of its guidance note on the induction of directors to help companies devise an effective
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