A practical guide to corporate governance

By:

Smerdon Richard

Contributor(s):

Publication details: London Sweet & Maxwell 2004Edition: 2ndDescription: 770p xlvISBN:

9780421853003

Subject(s):

1. Company Law - U K 2. Corporate Law - U K3. Corporate Governance - U K

DDC classification:

346.066400 SME

Contents:

Table of contents Definition and background; The regulatory regime; The ideal board structure; Directors - part 1: General principles; Directors - part 2: The non-executive director; Directors liability insurance; The role of the company secretary; Board meetings; The annual meeting; The chairman; The governance sections of the annual report; Directors' pay and the remuneration committee; Financial reporting and internal control; The audit committee and the auditor; Governance in the charity sector; Governance and central government; Pension fund governance; Ethics and social responsibility; The communication of information; Institutional shareholder activism with a Hermes case study; The EU: An overview of continental governance; The USA: An overview of US governance; Appendices: Including Combined Code and Higgs Review; Smith Guidance for audit committees and Turnbull Report.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKs	National Law School	346.0664 SME (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		19903

Table of contents
Definition and background;
The regulatory regime;
The ideal board structure;
Directors - part 1: General principles;
Directors - part 2: The non-executive director;
Directors liability insurance;
The role of the company secretary;
Board meetings;
The annual meeting;
The chairman;
The governance sections of the annual report;
Directors' pay and the remuneration committee;
Financial reporting and internal control;
The audit committee and the auditor;
Governance in the charity sector;
Governance and central government;
Pension fund governance;
Ethics and social responsibility;
The communication of information;
Institutional shareholder activism with a Hermes case study;
The EU: An overview of continental governance;
The USA: An overview of US governance;
Appendices: Including Combined Code and Higgs Review;
Smith Guidance for audit committees and Turnbull Report.

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