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Financial services employers face sharper scrutiny over workforce conduct controls. New FCA misconduct rules increase pressure on rescreening programmes.
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Sustainability teams are proving progress while budgets come under strain. ISEP findings show growing pressure on resources and board access.
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EY’s Made.com audit sanction adds pressure on corporate assurance standards. The FRC found serious breaches in high-risk audit work.
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Large non-EU groups face fresh CSRD reporting detail from Brussels. EFRAG has opened consultation on ESRS-40a, setting out proposed sustainability standards for companies with significant EU activity.
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Bank-account access is becoming a sharper operational risk issue. Reform UK’s reported account freeze highlights the tension between compliance checks and service continuity.
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Executive pay ratios are widening across leading UK companies again. The debate is extending beyond salary into governance, shareholder power, succession pressure, and corporate legitimacy.
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Southern Water faces fresh scrutiny over alleged wastewater testing manipulation. The Environment Agency has begun criminal proceedings against former employees, including a former chief executive, in a case that raises governance risk across regulated utilities.
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Executive pay is returning to the centre of governance scrutiny. New High Pay Centre analysis shows FTSE 100 chief executive rewards widening further against average UK earnings.
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AI governance is faltering where visibility remains incomplete today. Drata research exposes audit, compliance, procurement, and accountability risks in GRC.
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CEO succession is becoming a continuous board governance test. Companies need deeper pipelines before leadership change becomes urgent, visible, and risky.