On 14-15 October 2020, the Banking Committee of the Institut Luxembourgeois des Administrateurs (ILA) held its annual Forum for Directors of Luxembou...
Will the EU’s latest initiative to improve the EU regulatory framework on company law and corporate governance lead to legislation by the European Co...
Recently elected ILA board member Anne Kayser’s experience in this role exemplifies the growing ambitions of the association. In particular she is foc...
A few months back, before the lockdown, the ILA SME and Family Owned Business Committee published a document which was aiming at helping SMEs to prepa...
* Investors and fund managers face engagement dilemma as sustainability becomes business risk issue * Institutional investors are increasingly using...
Luxembourg, being a diverse and international business hub, it is well-placed to drive innovation in governance practices, due to a range of unique in...
*How Covid-19 is helping to reshape corporate priorities worldwide* Institutional investors and proxy advisers are opposing remuneration packages and...
Efforts to increase board effectiveness have been one of the themes of ILA’s 15th anniversary year. Yet, what is an effective board and how should dir...
*Executive remuneration in shareholders’ sights * *in light of companies’ pandemic response* Institutional investors and proxy advisers are opposing ...
EcoDa has been representing Europe’s directors since early 2005, just slightly longer than ILA has been in operation. We spoke to Beatrice Richez-Baum...
*Could virtual AGMs become the norm?* * ILA was the first major association in Luxembourg to hold its annual general meeting (AGM) online during the C...
*The role of the board of directors beyond the COVID-19 crisis* * COVID-19 is reminding the World that governments as corporate boards should be prepa...
*Shareholder pressure prompts companies to action on transparency and ESG standards* As economies begin reopening following the Covid-19 lockdown and...
* ILA and INSEAD: “an important, meaningful partnership” * * Europe’s leading business school INSEAD had a rethink after the global financial crisis. ...
Norway sovereign fund manager promises transparency on corporate voting** * Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages Norway's sovereign wealt...
*Institutional investors see Covid-19 pandemic as litmus test for companies* Many large institutions concerned about the attention to social responsi...
*Is data more vulnerable? Is infrastructure currently more insecure? * Rather than seeing fundamental changes or increases in attacks, the experts n...
*Directors and their own IT set-ups * It was noted Non-executive directors (*NEDs*) tend to already be nomadic – working from home, office, or travels...
*How might business continuity be impacted by IT matters? * * * This is a question every Board should be asking. Boards must ensure businesses are co...
*Governance still in focus amid coronavirus pandemic * Regulators around the world are easing some reporting and other requirements on financial ins...
