Author: Wilma Rix

UK - At a glance: Governance and Risk

Our latest guide summarises key developments of interest over the last month for UK-based companies. These include the government’s just launched consultations on reforming audit and governance and on making climate-related reporting mandatory.

Other issues of note, for listed companies and investors in particular, include new guidance on governance and voting in advance of the 2021 AGM season, reminders from the FCA about the need for market transparency and systems to facilitate whistleblowing, and the latest findings on ethnic diversity on boards.