IA calls on government to create body to 'punish negligent directors'
Calls for establishment of new single authority
The Investment Association (IA) as called on the UK government to establish a new single authority with the power to "punish negligent directors".
In response to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's (BEIS) consultation on insolvency and corporate governance, the IA said such a body should be established with the power to...
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