Life is a risk
November 24, 2023
Risk simply means that we are not sure about what will happen in the future. If you know everything about the future, you haven’t got
Category: Corporate Governance
Non-executive directors beware! They may be coming for you.
October 27, 2023
At the very last minute the Insolvency Service, acting for the UK Government, has just abandoned disqualification proceedings against five former non-executive directors of Carillion,
Do men take revenge for diversity quotas?
July 30, 2023
A new academic study (1) is challenging one of the central policies of gender diversity -boardroom quotas for women. They have been the central plank
Politician, heal thyself
June 19, 2023
A company with just £24m annual revenue goes bankrupt with £1.9 bn of debts and a further £0.6m financing commitments. It made two appallingly large
Does good corporate governance lead to financial success?
March 14, 2023
Business is plagued these days with academic studies that come up with sensational conclusions, usually based on statistical regression. Many seek – and often get
FTX – the last word in corporate governance
November 21, 2022
In case any of us forget the importance of good corporate governance, have a look at the administrator John Jay III’s declaration* on the collapse
Can we all make better decisions?
March 10, 2022
Making better decisions is the holy grail of the boardroom. Corporate governance is full of rules and procedures, but very little on actual decision-making. There
Share buy-backs in trouble again
March 1, 2022
Lucy Tobin’s article in the Evening Standard drew my eye. Share buy-backs have always seemed to be controversial amongst commentators in the UK, and this
Interview with PI World
October 25, 2021
A fascinating interview with Simon Laffin on what investors need to know about decisions made in the boardroom. Including, the most common problems facing a
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