Welcome to our latest corporate governance newsletter providing you with a synopsis of topical corporate governance matters impacting public companies in the UK.
Our Winter 2025 edition focuses on key matters arising since August 2024 and covers the following topics:
- Updated Principles of Remuneration
- ESG in the spotlight
- Pre-Emption Group’s new guidance on the disapplication of pre-emption rights
- FRC’s annual review of UK Corporate Governance Reporting
- Glass Lewis’ UK Proxy Voting Guidelines
- Department for Business and Trade – Regulations made to reform non-financial reporting requirements
- FCA’s rules and policy position on enhancing NSM
- Governance in the news
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India Nathan (Trainee Solicitor, White & Case, London) co-authored this publication.
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The PCA team is part of the network of White & Case offices offering public company advisory services, with specialist practice teams in the US, Germany, Italy and France.
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