Despite smug self-acclaim, principles-based reporting has never really worked effectively in the UK. It is time to switch to a rules base.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...Will reporting companies rise to the challenge posed by FRC’s latest guidance on the strategic report? We question if they will.
Read more...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.
Read more...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?
Read more...The current governmental review of corporate governance may not go far enough. Changes in UK equity investment demand a more radical re-think.
Read more...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
Read more...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.
Read more...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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