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Open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt
28 February 2024
On 6 March 2024, Jeremy Hunt will deliver the Spring Budget, the last anticipated fiscal event before a general election later this year. Read more
CGIUKI urges government to complete audit reforms
12 February 2024
On Friday The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland wrote to Kemi Badenoch to remind the government about the need to complete audit reform. Its now over six years since Carillon plc failed (January 2018) and yet the markets are still waiting for key changes that will restore confidence in financial statements. Read more
CGIUKI gives a cautious welcome to new Governance Code
22 January 2024
CGIUKI has welcomed the FRC’s new Corporate Governance Code but cautioned that governance and regulatory reform remains incomplete. Read more
CGIUKI writes to City Minister to urge the government to fix the UK's delisting problem
08 January 2024
On Friday 5th January, Sara Drake, CEO of CGIUKI wrote to Bim Afolami MP, the Treasury Minister, urging him to call an emergency meeting to review the UK's delisting problem. Read more
CGI sounds a note of caution on the Football Governance Bill
09 November 2023
CGI welcomes the plan for a new independent regulator in English football which was announced in the King's Speech but we are concerned that expectations of reform are unrealistically high, and that the Football Governance Bill announced in the King’s Speech on 7th November is promising more than it can possibly deliver. Read more
CGIUKI warns that UK corporate boards need to step up their governance approach to be ready for artificial intelligence
27 October 2023
The Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday of a new AI Safety Institute to explore the risks of AI developments is a very welcome step forward, as is the announced funding for a super computer and quantum computers which will be available to businesses. However, UK corporate boards must get a move on to prepare for the challenges ahead. Read more
