Insights

AGM Trends 2019

Article by Equiniti

Equiniti has published its annual review of trends and developments during the 2019 AGM season.

Changing Priorities: Activists’ Focus Shifts to ESG, Board Diversity and New Sectors

Article by Alvarez & Marsal

At the annual 13D Monitor conference in New York in April, one of the year’s key gatherings for the industry, activist investors set out new priorities for their investment decisions, including greater diversity on boards, environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards at target companies, and an increasing interest in the energy sector.

What NEDs mean for business trust

Article by Paul Drechsler – Chair of the NED Awards Judges

Being a board director is not for the faint-hearted. But if society is to put its trust in business as a force for good, people need to trust the leadership in business.

2019 AGM Season Forecast

Article by Equitini

28 January 2019

With a plethora of new codes and guidelines being introduced in 2018 and the ever increasing scrutiny over ESG issues and remuneration it will be a fascinating year for AGMs.

How can NEDs prepare for the off-payroll rules?

Article by BDO

New tax rules for off-payroll labour in the private sector are due to begin on 6 April 2020, extending the rules that have been in place for the public sector since April 2017.