They say a change is as good as a rest, but will this prove to be the case with the Metro Bank? The first brand new UK high street bank for over 100 years opened the doors of its first branch in central London yesterday.
We at CO3 have long thought that the obvious unpopularity of [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Not for the first time, listed companies have been receiving conflicting suggestions about what is (and is not) corporate governance best practice.
The new Corporate Governance Code, published by the FRC and applicable to UK listed companies for reporting periods commencing on or after 29 June 2010, indicates that best practice now requires FTSE350 companies to [...]
UK institutional investors should no longer feel left out when it comes to rules about corporate governance and transparency. Now, with the publication of The UK Stewardship Code, institutional investors and their asset managers have a set of guidelines of their own.
The Stewardship Code, which is complimentary to the Corporate Governance Code, ‘aims to enhance [...]
The new UK Corporate Governance Code, previously known as the Combined Code, came into effect just over a week ago. This iteration of the Code was drafted following Sir David Walker’s recent review of the previous version.
According to the new Code’s preface, ‘Two principal conclusions were drawn by the FRC from its review. First, that [...]



