One recent story that existing business owners or those looking to incorporate a limited company with the assistance of London Registrars may have noted concerns on what has been declared to be the āworst everā ransomware attack. Experts believe that as-yet-unknown parties lifted a trove of tools from the National Security Agency (NSA) that were then used for a global malware campaign.
UK companies at growing risk of the unwitting use of slave labour
So far, more than 100,000 migrants have reached Europe by sea in 2017, according to International Organisation of Migration estimates. Exploitation of these migrants has put European supply chains, including those in the UK, at greater risk of inadvertently drawing upon slave labour.
Most EU countries ‘failing to implement anti-money laundering reforms’
The majority of European Union member states have missed the deadline for implementing new laws aimed at combating money laundering and the funding of terrorism, according to an EU commissioner.
Important changes made to the PSC regime
Whether or not your company presently maintains a PSC register, it may have reason to take an interest in the latest changes to the PSC regime.
The UK Government altered the Companies Act 2006 in April last year, to include a requirement for most companies and LLPs to produce, keep and maintain a register of any people or relevant legal entities with significant control over that company or LLP.
Quality Policy
London Registrars was established in 1999 to provide company secretarial and paralegal services to incorporated companies of all types and sizes. Ā We are based in Central London and employ ten people.
Quality is important to our business because we value our clients and strive to provide them with services which meet and even exceed their expectations in line with the ISO 9001 standard. Ā We are committed to continuous improvement and have established a Quality Management System which provides a framework for measuring and improving our performance and the services we offer to clients.
Should your firm be concerned about the phenomenon of ‘Big Data?’
āBig Dataā is an issue that has increasingly come to the attention of British businesses and regulators, with the UK data protection regulator describing it as āa way of analysing data that typically uses massive datasets, brings together data from different sources and can analyse the data in real time.ā
Bribery and corruption remain widespread across Europe, Middle East and beyond
Ā With Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) all continuing to grapple with huge bribery and corruption problems, many of those considering London Registrarsā board secretary services may be interested to read of a new survey shedding further light on the current scale of corruption.
The ever-evolving role of the company secretary
In the wake of the global banking crisis, governance has taken on increasing importance amid claims that a lack of governance was a key contributor to the crisis. In the years since, regulatory bodies across the world have been anxious to show that good governance is among their highest priorities.
What part should boards play in crisis situations?
Among the most important factors to consider for companies contemplating board meeting management services are how well-prepared their board is to tackle a crisis scenario, and what exact role the board should play in its resolution. While corporate settings sometimes see dramatic events, these turn into crises when they begin to pose a significant threat to the financial performance, reputation or key shareholder relations of a company.
Gender discrimination or bias ‘witnessed by 4 in 5 managers’
Companies taking advantage of the meeting management serviceĀ provided by London Registrars may find the findings of a recent survey by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) to be of relevance to their own businessās operations.