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ARCHIVED : This archived Checklist outlines the principal reporting obligations for quoted companies with accounting periods commencing before 1 January 2019, under the Companies Act 2006, the Listing Rules, the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, and the 2016 edition of the UK Corporate Governance Code... It references rules, provisions and definitions that may have been repealed or altered, including legislation and regulation that applied before the UK left the European Union... For a maintained Checklist summarising the reporting requirements for quoted companies with accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019, see Checklist: Annual report and accounts (quoted companies)—checklist—accounting periods on or after 1 January 2019... For periods beginning before 1 January 2019, this Checklist draws on the following sources: Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) and the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, SI 2008/410 (Large and Medium-sized Companies Regulations) Listing Rules (LRs) Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTRs) UK Corporate Governance Code (UKCG...

In this issue: Corporate governance Environmental, social and governance issues Directors Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Corporate governance FRC publishes report to support transition to UK Stewardship Code 2026 The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued ‘Preparing for the UK Stewardship Code 2026: Applying insights from current reporting’ to support signatories as they move to the refreshed Code, which comes into force on 1 January 2026. The publication offers pragmatic guidance and examples of high-quality disclosures to help asset owners, asset managers and service providers align with the Code’s simplified reporting framework. Under the 2026 Code, a dual reporting approach applies: a Policy and Context Disclosure must be lodged every four years, complemented by an annual Activities and Outcomes Report showing how the Principles are put into practice. The FRC’s paper also explores areas including engagement disclosures, the selection and oversight of external managers,...

In this issue: Market Standards Accounts and reports Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Equity capital markets Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Market Standards Market Standards Trend Report—Ethnicity pay gap 2023 The report examines how FTSE 350 companies have handled voluntary ethnicity pay gap disclosures, drawing out frequent pitfalls and the key difficulties encountered when reporting on ethnicity pay gaps. See Corporate Analysis: Market Standards Trend Report—Ethnicity pay gap 2023. Accounts and reports FRC publishes review of reporting by the UK’s largest private companies The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has released its review of reporting by the UK’s largest private companies. It found the overall standard to be uneven, depending on how clearly organisations explained complex or material matters. See: LNB News 01/02/2024 88. Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Supplementary and...

In this issue: Corporate governance Equity capital markets Environmental, social and governance issues Companies House Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Corporate governance FRC publishes 2024 Annual Review of Corporate Governance Reporting The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued its 2024 Annual Review of Corporate Governance Reporting, highlighting strong practice and pinpointing areas to enhance. The review offers timely insights as companies ready themselves for the revised UK Corporate Governance Code, effective January 2025. Although overall standards remain high, the FRC calls for more outcomes-led disclosures and clearer reporting on risk management and internal control frameworks. See: LNB News 26/11/2024 21. Equity capital markets Pre-Emption Group reports increased adoption of enhanced capital raising flexibility by UK companies The Pre-Emption Group has published its second annual monitoring report, showing broader use of its 2022 Statement of Principles on disapplying pre-emption rights. Covering...

This archived Practice Note outlined the principal changes anticipated to influence the corporate governance framework in 2018. It has not been revised since that year. For updates from January 2019 onwards, see Practice Note: Corporate governance: horizon scanning—2019 and beyond. In August 2017, the government issued its response to the green paper on corporate governance reform. It set out several measures, including a refreshed UK Corporate Governance Code, additional reporting duties under the Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018, and the Wates Corporate Governance Principles for Large Private Companies. Please share suggestions for topics to track via KnowhowLawyersCorporate@lexisnexis.co.uk. Mini-index January 2018 February 2018 March 2018 April 2018 May 2018 June 2018 July 2018 September 2018 No specific date in 2018 confirmed 2019 and beyond January 2018 Updated policies from the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA): publication of the 2018 Corporate Governance Policy & Voting Guidelines; for details, see LNB...

This Practice Note outlines the professional indemnity insurance (PII) obligations for accountants and auditors, together with detailed guidance on the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Minimum Terms and Conditions (MTC). Regulatory setting Who is the regulator? The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) provides non-statutory oversight of how the six chartered accountancy bodies regulate their members. Each of these bodies sets its own professional indemnity insurance requirements. This Practice Note concentrates on the ICAEW, one of those bodies. As an improvement regulator, the ICAEW safeguards the public by ensuring members uphold the highest levels of professional competence and conduct. Is insurance compulsory for practice/membership? Professional indemnity insurance is mandatory for all ICAEW members who hold a practising certificate and operate in public practice. Members must follow the ICAEW PII Regulations, which specify the required level of cover, the participating insurers, and the minimum policy wording those insurers must adopt. The latest PII Regulations take effect from 1 September 2024. Is there an...

The UK Corporate Governance Code (UKCG Code) Issued by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the UK Corporate Governance Code sets out benchmarks of good practice for board leadership and effectiveness, remuneration, accountability, and how companies engage with their shareholders. The Code applies to companies with a listing of equity shares in the equity shares (commercial companies) category, irrespective of whether they are incorporated in the UK or elsewhere, although other companies may choose, on a voluntary basis, to adopt some or all of its provisions. Under the Financial Conduct Authority’s UK Listing Rules (UKLR), all companies with a listing of equity shares in the equity shares (commercial companies) category must either comply with the provisions of the UKCG Code or set out in their next annual report to shareholders the reasons for any departure from it—reflecting the ‘comply or explain’ principle. For a broad overview of the Code’s application, purpose and provisions, see Practice Note: The UK Corporate Governance Code...