It is broadly recognised, and confirmed by research, that a diverse board of directors can lead to more effective decision making, as well as representing a broader range of stakeholders. A year ago the FCA updated or introduced three board…
We've analysed Numerable's data on every FTSE board change in 2023. In the 572 companies that made up the FTSE AllShare Index at the end of the year, there were 561 director resignations and 576 appointments. More than two…
The current FCA Listing Rules were updated in 2023 to include 3 board diversity targets for UK listed companies. 2 relate to gender diversity and 1 to ethnic diversity. We've analysed Numerable's data to find how many of the…
The High Pay Centre recently published their annual Analysis of UK CEO Pay, which found that the median pay of FTSE 100 CEOs was £3.91M in 2022. We've created a broader picture of FTSE Director pay by analysing the mean…
The target of having at least one ethnic minority board director, and to report on this, is a significant challenge for FTSE companies - especially those with smaller boards in the FTSE 250 and SmallCap Indexes. 144 FTSE All-Share companies…
The gender balance of the boards of the UK's public companies has rightly received a lot of attention. Over the last decade, starting from a low base, the number of women on these boards has increased significantly. So where does…
While working on Numerable, I've been building my knowledge of the public companies whose shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange. I'd (perhaps naively) thought that these companies were 'British'. It was a surprise to find that many companies…
The Parker Review targets for ethnic diversity on UK boards are already influencing director recruiting for FTSE companies and are becoming an important governance issue for both boards and investors. It is hard to collect data on this topic…
Today we celebrate the achievements of women on International Women's Day. But in some areas there is a long way to go to achieve gender equality - and it's important to understand how that equality is measured. We used Numerable…
One of the biggest business networks in the UK is "hidden" in plain sight - it's the network of the UK’s 4.7 million registered companies and their directors, other officers and owners. Many directors and owners are (or have been)…