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Higgs Has Had Little Impact 
In three years since Higgs Report incorporated into Combined Code, there has been little change in corporate governance, survey of senior executives in large companies 02.01.07 Times, Company Law, Corporate Governance
Pushing Edge of Higgs Code Standared Chartered have promoted CEO Mervyn Davies to non-exec chair, to be replaced by CFO Peter Sands, within the letter but but tests the spirit of the Higgs Code for corporate governance, which frowns on promoting CEO to chair 21.11.06 Telegraph, Corporate Governance
Governance Business leaders and fund managers are to continue to meet under chair of Victor Blank to discuss governance concerns, concern at exclusion of chairmen from audit and renumeration committees 12.11.04 Financial Times, Company Law, Corporate Governance
Governance Business leaders and fund managers are to continue to meet under chair of Victor Blank to discuss governance concerns, concern at exclusion of chairmen from audit and renumeration committees 12.11.04 Financial Times, Company Law
Corporate Code Only a fifth of directors of largest companies favour new post-Higgs corporate governance code, due to come in next week, 'useless' in combating corporate crime 26.10.04 Telegraph, Corporate Governance Links
Being Nicer CBI dinner aimed to bring executives and investors together, call for more dialogue, clearer expectations, FRC chair says 'investor codes' making implementation of Combined Code more difficult 30.03.04 Telegraph, Corporate Governance, Financial Services
Being Nicer CBI dinner aimed to bring executives and investors together, call for more dialogue, clearer expectations, FRC chair says 'investor codes' making implementation of Combined Code more difficult 30.03.04 Telegraph, Financial Services
Higgs 'Flawed' Ex-Vodafone CEO Gent says Higgs principles impose too much uniformity, need to allow for greater diversity 11.03.04 Telegraph, Corporate Governance
Combined Code FRC may set up standing committee to review Combined Code of Corporate Governance, changes would be incremental rather than through 'big bang' reviews 12.12.03 Financial Times, FRC Press Release, Corporate Governance Links
Higgs + Water FRC is reported to have bowed to pressure and watered down the tougher end of Higgs' proposals 22.06.03 Sunday Times
