Half-baked audit reforms face delay despite the pressing need to improve regulation of the sector.

The Academy Trust Governance Code has now been launched. A brand new, voluntary code for the sector, it aims to support Academy trusts in embedding effective governance practices.

The Chartered Governance Institute of the UK & Ireland has submitted our response to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) consultation on the review of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code).

In this article we discuss COP26, climate change and the actions and commitments we have made.

Today’s King’s speech has set the legislative priorities for the first parliamentary session of this new Labour Government. As expected, it will be a busy session with 38 bills announced and a focus on delivery and growth.

The Chartered Governance Institute has today welcomed the Government’s proposals to reform the UK audit market and strengthen the country’s corporate governance regime, but stressed that the proposed legislation around audit has to be evaluated on how well it addresses core concerns on the role of audit, the degree of professional scepticism exercised by auditors and the lack of trust in the ability of auditors outside the Big Four.

With healthcare services experiencing an uptick in cyber attacks, security information and event management systems can help to detect, analyse and respond to security threats before they harm business operations.

The topic of modern slavery is key not only to businesses but also to governments, and its importance is increasing within large, multinational corporations.

The lack of UK listings isn’t a problem that needs to be solved; the future of corporate growth is in private markets.