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Securities Litigation
There have been a number of high-profile actions brought by or on behalf of shareholders in UK publicly listed companies based on claims that the company and its directors made false and misleading statements to shareholders to induce them to invest in the company or to approve substantial transactions which did not bring the returns that were anticipated.
read moreBoard Packs: The Elephant in the Boardroom
Why do board packs matter? Turn board materials into a driver of board and organizational performance
read moreAre family business board packs hitting the mark?
The delegate list for Family Business UK’s annual conference is unlike any other. At their 2024 conference, “Harnessing the power of people”, I found myself chatting with the MD of a chain of funeral homes one minute and the chair of a multinational engineering company the next, while appreciating the diverse and multi-generational nature of the UK’s family business community.
read more2024 Bonus & LTIP Target Setting Toolkit
Setting performance targets for both short and long-termincentives remains one of the key activities in the remuneration committee’s annualcycle. It has always been a difficult task to fairly balance the interests ofall stakeholders, ensuring targets are sufficiently stretching to satisfyshareholder expectations while at the same time being considered fair andachievable by management. It has become even more challenging during thecurrent period of prolonged geo-political and macroeconomic uncertainty.
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