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Mike Ashley faces a shareholder rebellion after the advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services joined calls for Sports Direct investors to vote against his continuing as a director amid \u201csignificant operational and governance concerns\u201d at the retail group.<\/p>\n

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ISS said Sports Direct\u2019s acquisition of House of Fraser had \u201cled to concerns about the company\u2019s viability as a whole\u201d. It also raised concerns about financial deals with Ashley\u2019s brother and his daughter\u2019s partner, Michael Murray, who received payments of more than \u00a35m in the past year.<\/p>\n

Read the full article on The Guardian<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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