David Venus

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David Venus

David Venus

@davidvenus

Established in 1980, David Venus & Company Limited is a leading firm of chartered secretaries, and part of the Equiniti group.

London, UK Katılım Ağustos 2010
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Ct of Appeal finds that a parent company owes duty of care to employee of a subsidiary;unusual finding (Chandler v Cape 2012 EWCA civ 525)
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HMG today launches consultation on shareholder rights over exec pay. Should shareholders have a binding vote? Consultation ends 27 April.
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Prof Kay's interim report on equity markets suggests annual reporting is not an appropriate measure of a company's longer term performance
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Fair Pensions, a UK charity, is offering free training to shareholder activists wishing to ask difficult questions at this year's AGMs
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Large companies are acquiring hostile domian names to thwart critical imposters eg blackstone-sucks.com. Good governance move?
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ESMA confirms that as info on dividend policy is likely to affect prices of derivatives, it may be inside information -www.esma.europa.eu
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Goldman Sachs predicts UK will be 3rd richest nation by 2050!How happy I'll feel in the Sunshine Home for retired Chartered Secretaries!
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In an Australian case, ASIC v Healey, the whole board breached its duty to be involved in the company's financial affairs. Interesting read.
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Directors may be held jointly and severally liable for racial discrimination to employees (Bungay and Paul v Chandel & others UKEAT 0331).
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Bank of England refuse to hand over board meeting minutes to Treasury select committee.Obstructive or correct? Should outsiders see minutes?
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EU has adopted the Consumer Rights Directive. UK must enact by 2013. It covers all business to consumer contracts except financial services
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Directors' duties on conflicts of interests are strict, regardless of motives. See Philip Towers v Premier Waste Management EWCA Civ 923
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FT reports that Dexia, the struggling Belgian bank, lent £1.8bn to 2 investors to buy its shares.Illegal in the UK but then legal in Belgium
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Reports say HMT won't engage with BIS to reduce red tape. Ever thus! Form 42 introduced in 2003 despite co law move to reduce form filling
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Robert Monks founder of ISS says a formal legal policy is needed to oblige institutions to get involved in shareholder activism.
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FRC are to require listed cos to report annually on their board diversity policy & to consider diversity when evaluating effectiveness
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