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29/05/2018 By Ian McDonald Wood

After more than four decades as a paid-up member of my profession it pains me to have to say goodbye. No, I am not retiring. I am on the brink of quitting.

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Social purpose, more engagement, better reporting

18/01/2018 By Ian McDonald Wood

The annual Larry Fink letter to CEOs of BlackRock invested companies raises the bar for what is expected of them, with ramifications for corporate reporting.

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Reporting guidance all at sea?

26/10/2017 By Ian McDonald Wood

Will reporting companies rise to the challenge posed by FRC’s latest guidance on the strategic report? We question if they will.

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An untimely excess of reporting guidance

29/08/2017 By Ian McDonald Wood

A belated FRC consultation on extensive changes to the Strategic Report will make life difficult for reporting companies with 31/12 year-ends. There are two major challenges here.

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An end to second-rate Annual Reports?

05/06/2017 By Ian McDonald Wood

Will new guidance on long term reporting improve the quality of annual reports? Or will most companies remain dismissive of the benefits they are foregoing?

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A radical re-think for corporate reporting

28/04/2017 By Ian McDonald Wood

The current governmental review of corporate governance may not go far enough. Changes in UK equity investment demand a more radical re-think.

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UK bank reporting mostly fails the Fink test

12/04/2017 By Ian McDonald Wood

If the 5 main UK banks were heeding the Blackrock CEO’s call for evidence of long-term value creation in their 2016 Strategic Reports only one passes muster

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The mis-placed pride in UK corporate reporting

10/03/2017 By Ian McDonald Wood

Many believe that the UK has the best corporate reporting system in the world. But, the reality may not match the perception. The solution may be more straightforward than many would guess.

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Investors miss the point of viability statements

24/11/2016 By Ian McDonald Wood

Recently published guidelines on what investors want to see in viability statements should be useful information for reporting companies but are much less helpful than might have been expected

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Finding humour in governance

17/11/2016 By Neville Wells

Corporate reporting commentators proclaim improved compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code during the 2016 reporting season. But all is not what it seems.