The biggest shake-up in pension reform for generations will affect 1.3 million employers in the UK. The auto-enrolment scheme will put the onus on employers to contribute to pensions on behalf of their staff, whether they are a multi-national corporation or an employer of just one member of staff, reports corporate support and company compliance advisers London Registrars (https://www.london-registrars.co.uk/). Continue reading
Boards of Listed Companies Must Have 40% Gender Quota by 2020
By the year 2020, all listed companies in the EU must have at least 40% of non-executive director board seats reserved for or taken by women, reveals company secretarial services provider and corporate support specialists London Registrars (https://www.london-registrars.co.uk/). Continue reading
Anti-Corruption Legislation Arrives in Asia
London Registrars (https://www.london-registrars.co.uk/) advise their clients on the important corporate compliance issue of the UK Bribery Act and the implementation of appropriate anti-bribery policies. In recent months, similar legislation has been passed in several Asian jurisdictions which also seeks to tighten up anti-corruption regulations for multinational organisations. Continue reading
ICO ‘not yet ready’ to enforce new cookie consent rules
Firms making use of the company compliance services of London Registrars (https://www.london-registrars.co.uk) may be surprised to learn that despite new regulations relating to website cookies having come into force more than a year ago, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has yet to investigate any websites over them. Continue reading
LSE Listed Companies Must Report on Carbon Emissions from April 2013
Company secretarial services provider and corporate support firm London Registrars (https://www.london-registrars.co.uk/) reminds all main listed London Stock Exchange companies that as of April next year it will be mandatory to report their carbon emissions as part of the UK’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC). Continue reading
ICAP Acquires PLUS Stock Exchange
As a leading corporate support firm, London Registrars (https://www.london-registrars.co.uk/) acts in a number of capacities, from PLC company secretary to AIM company secretary. Any companies quoted on the PLUS Stock Exchange will have been encouraged by its recent acquisition by one of the world’s largest interdealer brokers, ICAP. Continue reading
Charity Sector’s Lack of Governance Leads to Crisis
The charity sector needs to improve governance measures if it is to avoid more of its charitable organisations falling into crisis, reports company secretarial services firm London Registrars (https://www.london-registrars.co.uk/). The membership body for charity chief executives, Acevo, warns that failure to develop better governance arrangements could cause the public to lose trust in the charity sector. Continue reading
CIPD calls Beecroft Report employment proposals ‘objectionable and unnecessary’
The employment proposals set out in the Beecroft Report, including the controversial ‘no-fault dismissal’, have been deemed ‘objectionable and unnecessary’ by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), reveals company secretarial services firm London Registrars (https://www.london-registrars.co.uk/).
Updates to Cookie Legislation: What Companies Need to Know
Company secretarial services provider and corporate support firm London Registrars (https://www.london-registrars.co.uk/) reports on recent updates to legislation regarding the use of cookies, pieces of digital data regarding internet browsing data, and what companies need to know. Continue reading
‘Big Society Capital’ Fund Launched to Support Social Investment
As a leading provider of company secretarial services, London Registrars (https://www.london-registrars.co.uk/) is called upon to act as company secretary not only for incorporated commercial organisations, but also for a number of charities. A recent government initiative of interest to UK charities is the ‘Big Society Capital’ fund, which was launched in order to support social projects in the country. Continue reading