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By Andy Davies, a senior Partner at Kingsley Gate Partners.

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Bluebell Capital Partners seeks more oversight of the money manager’s approach to sustainable investing

Richard Moriarty criticises ‘serious gaps’ in regulatory toolkit of Financial Reporting Council

Chief financial officers have been taking more responsibilities in everything from corporate strategy to sustainability

Growing wealth inequality between thirtysomethings could soon displace tensions between young and old

More employers are realising that falling behind can hamper their ability to attract and retain the best leaders

Female workers are deemed more likely to rise to the top when the job is risky and less appealing to men

Corporate scandals like that at the Post Office cause public storms but rarely is action taken against those in charge

During a brief, chaotic stint as UK prime minister, her incompetence undermined the case for economic radicalism

Proposed reforms to the UK listings regime may backfire

Kemi Badenoch said Henry Staunton was unable to deliver the scale of change needed in the aftermath of the Horizon scandal

US state’s chancery court plays a key role in balancing interests of boards and investors

Bosses who insist on a return to the office are demonised — but turning up is better for your career

Auditors and regulators consider ways to strengthen oversight and hold management to account

Wrongful convictions of victims of the Post Office scandal must be overturned

Bosses of publicly listed companies must keep a dizzying number of plates spinning

Winning back investor and consumer confidence is proving difficult for Calhoun and the top team

As opinions shift, asset managers like BlackRock are talking more about maximising returns than about saving the world

Why companies are tapping the boardroom for their next CEO

Lobbyists want to scrap the 20% threshold signifying meaningful investor dissent at AGMs

As world leaders meet in Dubai for the COP28 climate summit, success will depend on whether there is an agreement to dump fossil fuels. Plus: China under pressure; African nations unite; EU rewilding plans; cleantech advances; rising sea levels

What can Morgan Stanley’s Ted Pick do after James Gorman?

AI companies are growing ever more secretive as their power and profiles blossom

Companies have been criticised for ‘picking a side’ but also condemned for staying silent

Ethnic minority candidates accounted for 15% of non-executive appointments, the lowest proportion since 2020

Embarrassing revelations about senior leaders can damage trust and cause significant upheaval

Hybrid working has exposed wasteful, outdated designs that one Silicon Valley boss wants to blow up

As tech titans and lawmakers argue, the Hollywood writers’ strike has shown how employees can set the rules

There is growing concern that AI may be weaponised by hackers to enable cyber attacks. Plus: why airlines care about connections; how to spot a deepfake; global shortage of cyber security staff; and five easy security wins

Overhaul of accounting regulation and corporate governance is facing fresh delay

More businesses are offering apprenticeships to diversify the pool of future directors

Majority of S&P 500 companies use environmental, social or governance criteria to guide pay

Company secretaries’ survey suggests requirement for extra information is taking up ‘disproportionate time’

The Farage row suggests political intervention will continue until banking governance becomes more muscular

Longstanding problems of low investment and skills gaps exacerbated by overconfidence and lack of management time

From return to office demands to productivity levels, a lot of what we think we know about remote work is wrong

Risk of ‘overboarding’ leads to concern from fund managers

It is still too hard to hold ‘name-on-the-door’ bosses properly to account

Business lobby group fails to secure Sunak pledge for immediate re-engagement

The listed groups are less geared and have made a better start at tackling problems with ailing infrastructure

Tight labour markets and outright home ownership delay the return to price stability

Support for the plan is vital if we are to fix our culture and deliver for the business community

Policymakers must not let complexity stop them from doing their job

The romanticism of work on the move has collided with the realities of tax and immigration

The UK’s trademark self regulatory approach to governance has been aped around the world

CEOs’ responses to any epidemic of loneliness must focus first on their own people

More flexibility has improved work-life balance for many since the pandemic began

Whether on the world stage or at home, it’s complicated. Here’s how to do it

It might be the most transformative technology of all for human beings’ sense of themselves

The hope is former leaders can bring stability, yet data suggests companies that bring them back underperform

If CEOs didn’t define themselves so completely by their work, retirement would be less frightening

A shock like this should make mindless deregulation less appealing to politicians and mindless risk-taking less appealing to bankers

Tweaking the rules for each big listing that comes along would be pathetic

ISS has moved against companies with unequal voting rights, opening a new front in the conflict over shareholder powers

Research on CEO hiring highlights the advantages of running an unlisted firm

Quoted Companies Alliance says disclosure requirements are drain on resources of smaller companies

Appointing more female chief executives and chairs is a challenge that will take longer

Tension between FTSE boards and their investors seems more symptom than cause of the London market’s woes

Decision allowing lawsuits against company’s officers for ‘oversight’ failures could open new front in litigation

CS Venkatakrishnan gives his personal account of leading the bank while undergoing care for non-Hodgkin lymphoma

For the first time ever, women are leading the three titans of financial journalism

Investment platform records a 30 per cent increase in votes on company matters

Soaring executive pay is prompting resistance from those who believe business should play a role in shaping a fairer, more equitable society

Forecasts for the year are bleak but the narratives we’re presented with have flaws