- Investment markets outlook for 2020: The Chartered Governance Institute IOM branch event
16 January 2020
The new decade is set to herald the start of a new chapter for the European Union with the UK scheduled to leave on 31 January 2020. With that and rising tensions in the Middle East, 2020 could prove to be an unsettling time for the world’s investment markets. In light of this, The Chartered Governance Institute has organised a lunchtime talk entitled ‘What does 2020 hold for investment markets?’ to offer insight into what the year might have in store. Read more
- ProShare Awards 2019 Winners Announced at Annual Dinner
05 December 2019
The winners of the ProShare Annual Awards 2019 were announced at a glittering awards dinner in London last night, sponsored by Awards Dinner Partner Barclays Global Stock & Reward Services. Ben Shephard, TV presenter and sports pundit, hosted the Awards, which recognise and celebrate the best companies and individuals involved in employee share ownership. Read more
- SECAS Trust Secretary honoured for governance expertise at ICSA Awards 2019
28 November 2019
Peter Lee, Trust Secretary of the South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded an accolade for good governance by The Chartered Governance Institute, organiser of the prestigious ICSA Awards 2019. Peter won the coveted Company Secretary of the Year award at a glittering awards celebration at the Park Lane Hilton in London last night, narrowly pipping Andrew Eames of St. Modwen Properties PLC, who was Highly Commended by the judges, to the award. Read more
- East Coast College Director honoured for governance expertise at ICSA Awards 2019
28 November 2019
Wendy Stanger, Director of Governance at East Coast College has been awarded an accolade for good governance by The Chartered Governance Institute, organiser of the prestigious ICSA Awards 2019. Wendy won the coveted Governance Professional of the Year award at a glittering awards celebration at the Park Lane Hilton in London last night. Read more
- ICSA Awards 2019 winners announced
28 November 2019
The winners of this year’s ICSA Awards were announced at a glittering awards dinner at the Park Lane Hilton in London last night. Hosted by comedian Simon Evans, the awards welcomed 670 of the UK’s leading governance professionals who were there to celebrate the achievements of those organisations, individuals and teams that are leading the way in good governance and corporate reporting. Read more
- ICSA Guernsey Awards 2019 Winners announced at Annual Dinner
20 November 2019
The winners of The Chartered Governance Institute’s ICSA Guernsey Awards 2019, which recognise the achievements of Guernsey’s governance professionals and corporate service providers, were announced at a glittering awards dinner on Friday, 15 November 2019. The academic achievements of the Institute’s local members and students were also celebrated at the ICSA Guernsey Annual Awards Dinner 2019, which took place at the Duke of Richmond Hotel. Read more
- Company ownership registration debacle - Just one week to registration deadline - only 23% of Irish companies compliant with new law
14 November 2019
Only 23% of the 234,510 companies that are legally obliged to register their ownership details with the Companies Registration Office by 22nd November 2019 had done so by yesterday, Wednesday 13th November. This, despite the possibility of fines of up to €500,000 in the worst-case scenario. Read more
- Good governance is the ultimate secret weapon of the board: Isle of Man seminar
14 November 2019
In light of Moneyval’s new emphasis on the effectiveness of a company’s systems and controls in its fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, The Chartered Governance Institute is holding a seminar for the Isle of Man’s governance professionals that will consider ‘Why good governance is the board’s secret weapon’. Read more
- Latest Hampton-Alexander Review findings are good, but not good enough, The Chartered Governance Institute says
13 November 2019
The Chartered Governance Institute has today welcomed the publication of the latest report from the Hampton-Alexander Review, but cautioned that while good progress is being made in terms of the number of women being appointed to the board, gender diversity in the executive pipeline is not yet good enough. Read more
- Organisations still not providing enough support on mental health, poll finds
11 November 2019
Organisations are still failing to provide enough support to staff in terms of their mental health according to a poll out today from The Chartered Governance Institute and governance recruitment specialist The Core Partnership. Fewer than half (45%) of respondents to the poll believe that their organisation does enough to support staff’s mental health, with over a quarter (26%) stating that their organisation does not do enough. A similar poll a year ago found parallel results: 49% of respondents believed that their organisation did enough to support employees’ mental well-being and 31% believed that their organisation did not. Read more