Chambers' Corporate Governance Handbook

ISBN-13: 9781847668783 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 936 str.

Andrew Chambers

Opis

Corporate Governance Handbook offers invaluable advice on how to ensure your company functions within the required legal and ethical parameters.

Spis treści

Part A: Effective Boards and Directors: Chapter A1 The Effective Board; Chapter A2 Considering Joining a Board; Chapter A3 Independence Issues; Chapter A4 Resigning a Directorship; Chapter A5 Board Committees; Chapter A6 Board Policies and Policy Statements; Chapter A7 Family Firms and their Governance; Chapter A8 Governance of International Organisations; Chapter A9 Directors with Company Loans: Independence and Conflict of Interest Implications; Part B: Guest Chapters: Chapter B1 Avoiding the Pitfalls in Running a Private Company; Chapter B2 Appraising your Auditors; Chapter B3 Board Dynamics: A Female Perspective; Chapter B4 Board Dynamics: The Chairman's Perspective; Chapter B5 Board Dynamics: The Non-Executive Director's Perspective; Part C: Understanding Corporate Governance: Chapter C1 Understanding Corporate Governance; Chapter C2 Grand Themes in Corporate Governance; Chapter C3 Applying the Theories that Underpin Corporate Governance; Chapter C4 Do Non-Executive Directors Add Value?; Part D: Corporate Governance in Practice: Chapter D1 The UK's Companies Act 2006 - Corporate Governance Issues; Chapter D2 The UK Approach to Corporate Governance; Chapter D3 Critique of UK Corporate Governance; Chapter D4 The Walker Review of Corporate Governance in UK Banks and other Financial Industry Entities; Chapter D5 Checklist to Benchmark Corporate Governance Practice in the Context of the UK Corporate Governance Code; Part E: Audit Committees: Chapter E1 Overview of Audit Committee Responsibilities; Chapter E2 Effective and Efficient Conduct of Audit Committee Business; Chapter E3 Audit Committees and Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK; Chapter E4 Audit Committee Oversight of Published Information; Chapter E5 Audit Committee Oversight of Risk Management and Internal Control; Chapter E6 Audit Committee Oversight of External Audit; Chapter E7 Audit Committee Oversight of Internal Audit and other Review Agencies; Chapter E8 The Development of Audit Committees over Time; Part F: The Corporate Governance Journey: Chapter F1 The Corporate Governance Framework; Chapter F2 Evolution of the UK Code and the Impact of Higgs and Smith; Part G: Risk Management and Internal Control: Chapter G1 Risk Management and Internal Control; Chapter G2 Internal Audit; Part H: External Oversight: Chapter H1 External Control; Chapter H2 Audit Market Concentration.