Archives February 2016

Business Ethics: Lessons from Corporate Scandals

Do you shop at Tesco? Did you hear about them falsely overstating their profit by hundreds of millions of pound just to look strong? Or you may hold a bank account with Barclays, but you may not know the quote “if you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying” coming from a Barclay’s trader…

…they say you should never waste a good crisis. Real life examples of corporate scandals and spectacular company failures leave us with valuable lessons and for some, painful cost. It can never go too far to show how business ethics and governance are closely knitted with financial performance!

On Thursday 25 February, we’d like to welcome you to our first technical/networking event of the year – Lessons from Corporate Scandals, the talk will use case studies such as Afren, Olympus, Tesco and Barclays to highlight the importance of ethics, governance and responsibility in today’s business environment.

This event is co-organised by CANUK and TANC at Cass Business School (Bunhill Row London, Greater London EC1Y 8TZ).

Topic: Business Ethics: Lessons from Corporate Scandals.

Delivered by: Ashley Hamilton Claxton from Royal London Asset Management

Ashley Hamilton Claxton oversees Royal London Asset Management’s corporate governance analysis, company engagement and proxy voting. She also conducts environmental and social research and analysis for the banking, construction and property sectors. She writes a regular article for CityWire Wealth Manager on corporate governance and sustainability issues and has been widely quoted in UK national newspapers.

Before joining RLAM, Ashley was a Shareholder Engagement Executive at PIRC where she conducted corporate engagement and analysis for the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF). Prior to that she was a research analyst and corporate engagement consultant for SHARE, a proxy voting and shareholder engagement consultancy based in Vancouver, Canada. She has a Master of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia.

Schedule:

6:00pm – 6:30pm, Registration

6:30pm – 8:00pm, Presentation and Q&A

8:00pm – 9:00pm, Networking

Drinks and snacks will be served, CPD will be available and registration is free!

Please use this link to register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/business-ethics-lessons-from-corporate-scandals-tickets-21203091016

Note: if you are also a member of TANC, once registered here, you don’t need to register again via TANC’s email.

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2016 CANUK Chinese New Year Dinner

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We’re sure you have all had a great start into the new year of 2016, let’s continue the vibe and our tradition for the Chinese New Year, the new year of monkey!

Come and join the CANUK family for an unforgettable night, share the good time with old and new friends over quality food and drink! There is only limited space, so please register early to avoid disappointment!

Date: Friday 19th Feb 2016

Time: 7:00pm –10:00pm

Venue: Er Mei – Lisle Street London, Greater London WC2H 7BG

Restaurant website: http://www.ermei.co.uk/

Event capacity: 50 people

Cost: £25 per head including dinner, tea, wine and service charge. Additional cost for further drinks to be paid on the day.

Menu: 酸菜豆瓣鸡汤,宫保虾球,水煮牛肉,酸菜魔鸭,京酱肉丝,东坡肘子,金沙豆腐,干煸四季豆,姜汁芥兰,白饭。

Please note, if you cannot attend after registering, please notify us (on wechat, email or in person) before the 15th Feb on Monday, otherwise you will still need to pay for your place.

Registrationhttp://canuk-2016-cny-dinner.eventbrite.co.uk

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