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A recent case has help to clarify a perceived risk area relating to the use of schemes of arrangement to effect takeovers.
In recent years schemes of arrangement have become the preferred mechanism for affecting recommended takeovers because they offer…
Colleagues have published a new post, That Was the Year That Was: Challenges in 2017 for Remuneration Committees, on the Compensation and Benefits Global Insights blog.
Before the 2017 AGM season gets into full swing, this post looks back at what happened…
Certain large public interest entities, including companies listed on the Official List, who have more than 500 employees, are required to include a non-financial statement as part of their strategic report by the Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Non-Financial Reporting)…
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has published a revised version of its Corporate Governance Policy and Voting Guidelines.
The main changes in emphasis include the following:
Leadership: In addition to a board’s accountability to shareholders for protecting and…
In only the third case of its kind in the history of the Takeover Panel, the Panel has used its disciplinary power to declare a person to be someone who, in its opinion, is not likely to comply with the Code. This…
ESMA has published an updated version of its Q&A on the Market Abuse Regulation. Clarification has now been provided on the following matters:
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The London Stock Exchange has published AIM Disciplinary Notice 15. The AIM company involved has been privately censured and fined £75,000 for a breach of AIM Rule 31 (AIM company and directors’ responsibility for compliance).
The AIM Disciplinary Committee (“ADC”) determined…
AIM Regulation has published an Inside AIM update on how social media (such as “twitter”, Facebook and the company’s website) interacts with the disclosure obligations under the AIM Rules. It has also clarified that these forms of communication are subject…
Colleagues have published an interesting post on the Compensation and Benefits Global Insights blog on the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s green paper on the reform of corporate governance published yesterday. Please read more.
The Parker Review Committee has published a consultation version of a report into the ethnic diversity of UK boards. The report finds that ethnic minority representation on the boards of FTSE 100 companies is disproportionately low, representing only 8% of the…
