UK corporate governance
This site aims to provide our clients who have responsibility for governance of UK listed companies, with easy access to essential corporate governance materials.
You will find links to materials published by various authorities in relation to governance of companies; governance of investors; executive remuneration as well as links to A&O publications.
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Most recent documents
April 2023
March 2023
FRC: Three Year Plan: 2023 to 2026 (March 2023)
PLSA Stewardship & Voting Guidelines 2023 (March 2023)
FCA: Newsletter: Primary Market Bulletin 44 (March 2023) [In this edition, the FCA has, among other things, summarised its disclosure expectations and supervisory strategy for the new Diversity and Inclusion rules for listed companies which came into effect for accounting periods beginning 1 April 2022 and it has provided some recommended steps for companies to get ready to make the necessary disclosures.]
The Parker Review/EY: Report: Improving the Ethnic Diversity of UK Business: An update report from the Parker Review (March 2023)
February 2023
Briefing Paper (Number 8385): Company audits: issues and proposed reforms (February 2023)
The Investment Association: Updated Share Capital Management Guidelines (February 2023)
The IA: Report: Shareholder Priorities for 2023: Supporting Long-Term Value in UK Listed Companies (February 2023)
FTSE Women Leaders: Report: FTSE Women Leaders Review: Achieving Gender Balance (February 2023)
QCA: The QCA Corporate Governance Code 10 years on (February 2023)
January 2023
FRC: Update: FRC ESG Statement of Intent: What’s Next (January 2023)
BEIS: Consultation: Strengthening the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 (January 2023)
December 2022
FRC: Report: What Makes a Good Annual Report and Accounts (December 2022)
Podcast: AGMs in 2023 – update to Pre-emption Group Statement of Principles (December 2022)
ISS: 2023 UK and Ireland Proxy Voting Guidelines (December 2022)
November 2022
ISS: EMEA: Proxy Voting Guidelines: Benchmark Policy Changes for 2023 (November 2022)
FRC: Review of Stewardship Reporting 2022 (November 2022)
European Parliament: Legislative resolution on improving the gender balance among directors of listed companies and related measures (November 2022)
FRC: Report: Review of Corporate Governance Reporting (November 2022)
FRC (Pre-Emption Group): Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights: A Statement of Principles (November 2022)
The Investment Association: The Investment Association Principles of Remuneration (November 2022)
Glass Lewis: UK 2023 Policy Guidelines (November 2022)
FRC: Draft Minimum Standard for Audit Committees (November 2022)
Transition Plan Taskforce: Consultation: The Transition Plan Taskforce Disclosure Framework (November 2022)
October 2022
FRC: Report: Annual Review of Corporate Reporting 2021/2022 (October 2022)
Council of the EU: Press release: Council approves EU law to improve gender balance on company boards (October 2022)
Podcast: Annual Reports and AGMs: What’s new for the upcoming season (October 2022)
Annual reports and AGMs Providing our support | 2022-2023 (October 2022)
FRC Report: Navigating barriers to senior leadership for people from minority ethnic groups in FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies (October 2022)
FRC Lab Report: Net zero disclosures (October 2022)
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures: 2022 Status Report (October 2022)
September 2022
International Corporate Governance Network: The Governance of Sustainability: An Investor View of Board Effectiveness (September 2022)
FRC: Thematic review: Earnings per share (IAS 33) (September 2022)
FRC Lab report: Structured digital reporting: Improving quality and usability (September 2022)
Consultation: G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance (September 2022)
UK SOX – practical implications of BEIS’ proposals’ - seminar recording (27 September 2022)
UK SOX – practical implications of BEIS’ proposals’ - seminar brochure (27 September 2022)
August 2022
- FRC Lab Report: Improving ESG data production (August 2022)
- FCA Publishes Dear Remco Chair Letter for 2022/2023 (August 2022)
- FRC Lab Report: Digital Security Risk Disclosure (August 2022)
- FCA: Dear Chair of the Remuneration Committee letter (August 2022)
July 2022
- Risks for directors in the spotlight: Climate litigation (July 2022)
- Gender diversity on corporate boards (July 2022)
- FRC: Good Practice Guidance for Company Meetings (July 2022)
- FRC Position Paper: Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance (July 2022)
- FCA: Review of TCFD-aligned disclosures by premium listed companies (July 2022)
- FRC: Thematic review of TCFD disclosures and climate in the financial statements (July 2022)
- FRC: The influence of the UK Stewardship Code 2020 on practice and reporting (July 2022)
