Hot topics: Corporate governance in financial services firms

Resource type: Practice note: overview

Status: Maintained

Jurisdictions: European Union, United Kingdom

This note provides a brief explanation of why corporate governance is a "hot topic" in the financial services sector, outlines the key UK, EU and international developments in this area, and contains a timeline setting out milestones for future development of these initiatives.

The following multi-jurisdictional guide is also available to PLC Financial Services' subscribers: Corporate Governance and Directors' Duties. It brings together a range of information on current cross-border issues and includes country-specific Q&A guides. Each jurisdiction is described in a separate chapter, written by one of the leading firms on the subject in that jurisdiction.

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Resource ID: 2-386-3914
Products: PLC UK Financial Services
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