UK: FRC review of the Combined Code - IoD responds to final report

The Institute of Directors has published its response to the final report report published by the Financial Reporting Council as part of its review of the Combined Code on Corporate Governance: see here (pdf).

The IoD is broadly supportive of the proposed changes but states that greater attention should be given by policymakers and market participants to the way in which the Code is implemented. With regard to the Stewardship Code for Institutional Investors, the IoD argues that its likely impact should not be overplayed because institutional shareholders' preference for 'exit' rather than 'voice' is likely to persist where holdings in individual companies remains small.