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Companies Act 2006: statement of capital: problem area identified

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 30 2009

In this article, we discuss the problem that has recently been highlighted regarding the new form of "statement of capital" which companies will be required to file with Companies House as from 1 October this year

On-going government review of corporate governance and short-termism in the UK

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

On 24 March 2011, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) published a summary of responses to the consultation it had launched in October last year

FRC publishes discussion paper on combating "clutter" in annual reports

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

On 6 April 2011, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published a discussion paper on combatting "clutter" in annual reports which looks at ways unnecessary text and data could be removed from company accounts and is part of the FRC's drive to make corporate reports less complex and more relevant

De-regulation initiative: government seeks to cut red tape

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

On 7 April 2011, the Government launched its 'Red Tape Challenge'

Companies House: registration of charges created by companies and limited liability partnerships: system to be reformed

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 17 2011

Following a consultation by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Government announced on 8 December 2010 that it intends to change the current regime for the registration at Companies House of charges created by companies and limited liability partnerships

Corporate governance: audit committees: FRC issues revised guidance on audit committees regarding non-audit services

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 17 2011

On 17 December 2010, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published a revised version of its Guidance on Audit Committees together with feed-back on the consultation (launched in July 2010) on the changes to the Guidance

Companies House: statements of capital: requirements to be simplified

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 17 2011

Following a consultation by BIS, the Government announced on 22 December 2010 that it plans to simplify the requirements relating to the financial information to be included in statements of capital under the Companies Act 2006 amid concerns that the current requirements to set out prescribed particulars of the rights attached to shares are costly and repetitive

Corporate governance: IMA survey on adherence to the FRC’s Stewardship Code

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 21 2011

The Investment Management Association (IMA) has published a report on adherence to the FRC’s Stewardship Code in the period to 30 September 2010

Corporate governance: ICSA board evaluation: review of the UK top 200 companies 2010

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 21 2011

The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) has published the results of its Review, for the 2010 reporting season, into how the largest UK listed companies have carried out the evaluation of the performance of the board, the audit, nomination and remuneration committees and individual board directors in response to Principle B.6 of the UK Corporate Governance Code (Principle A.6 of the Combined Code on Corporate Governance

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

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
  • -
  • 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