financial reporting council

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has said it hopes recent reform will address criticisms of the lengthiness and effectiveness of its disciplinary scheme.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has appointed five new members to its Accounting Council, including BDO director of technical standards group Anthony Appleton and GlaxoSmithKline director of external reporting Chris Buckley.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched two investigations into the conduct of KPMG Audit.

Marks & Spencer has changed the terms of its £1.1bn pension funding partnership after the Financial Reporting Review Panel expressed concerns over amendments made to the arrangements.

Hannah Brenton reports from the International Corporate Governance Network conference, held in London last week.

Proxy voting agencies are undermining the governance efforts of investors who try to to engage more effectively with firms they are invested with, a policy chief says.

Andrew Short looks at the issues involved in ESG investing

Onerous pension accounting and regulatory standards could be driving funds to take a shorter-term view on investments, undercutting responsible ownership, delegates heard.

The Financial Reporting Council is set to encourage fund managers to avoid conflicts of interest and pursue more collective engagement to boost stewardship standards.

The Financial Reporting Council wants to boost the strength of the UK Stewardship Code by monitoring the quality of communication between companies and shareholders.