Boards need education not regulation
September 9, 2021
I joined the board of Northern Rock a month after it suffered its humiliating run featuring long queues of anxious savers. This was my first
Category: Corporate Governance Debates
Corporate failures: Education,not more regulation
July 7, 2021
How do we improve corporate performance and avoid more corporate failures? The government is clear: We need more regulation. ‘Restoring trust in audit and corporate
“A hotchpotch of pet ideas” – White Paper on audit & governance
June 17, 2021
Two successes from the pandemic have been the ‘Recovery’ treatment trials and new vaccines. Medical experts suggested possible options, tested each in blind trials, with
Is Tesco going green by being mean?
May 4, 2021
Tesco has proudly announced that it is the first UK retailer to offer sustainability-linked supply chain finance. That sounds great, well done Tesco! But wait
Are Old Boys’ Networks used as a recruitment weapon against women?
March 16, 2021
A fascinating piece of academic business research1 was posted on Linkedin. Not normally an aficionado of academic papers2, I couldn’t resist reading it. The title ‘Role
The Brydon Report – When looking backward should be the way forward
January 30, 2020
The much-awaited Brydon Report was published just before Christmas. It didn’t get much publicity, as the festive season proved more alluring than yet another long report and
Response to consultation on Market Study on Statutory Audit Services
August 28, 2019
I am responding to the request from the Government for views on the recommendations by the Competition and Markets Authority on the market for Statutory