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Brydon Review Report on Audit
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published the final report of the independent review by Sir Donald Brydon into the …
FRC updated Practice Aid for audit committees
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published an updated version of its Practice Aid for audit committees in December 2019. The practice aid provides …
European Single Electronic Format
In December 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Handbook Notice 72 which set out changes to the FCA Handbook to reflect the …
FCA fines PDMR £45,000 for failure to comply with Article 19 of MAR
In December 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fined a former PDMR of Braemar Shipping Services plc (a premium listed company) for failing to …
Consultation on changes to the Listing Rules
In December 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its quarterly consultation paper (CP19/33) which proposed changes to the FCA Handbook, …
Liability to shareholders in M&A - Lloyds/HBOS shareholder class action
Shareholder claims against Lloyds Bank and its directors in connection with its acquisition of HBOS were dismissed by the High Court in November 2019. …
Q&A on register of people with significant control
The Law Society and City of London Law Society published its joint Q&A document on PSC Registers in November 2019. UK incorporated companies and LLPs …
New Stewardship Code
In November 2019, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published the final form of the new UK Stewardship Code. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) …
Gender diversity - Hampton-Alexander Review
The Hampton-Alexander Review aims to improve the representation of women in leadership positions of FTSE 350 companies and has set a target of having 33% …
Updated institutional investor voting guidelines
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) published its proxy voting guidelines for 2020 and Glass Lewis published its 2020 proxy paper guidelines for the …
FRC annual review of corporate reporting and developments for 2019/20 annual reports
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published its annual review of corporate reporting for 2018/2019 in October 2019. It also published a letter to …
Climate-related reporting
FCA Feedback Statement on Climate Change In October 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a Feedback Statement on Climate Change and …
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