A practical guide to corporate governance

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1-SETTING THE SENCE
Chapter 1 : Definition, Background and purpose of corporate Governance;
Chapter 2 : The legal and Regulatory Regime in the United Kingdom;
Chapter 3 : The EU Corporate Governance Legislative Environment;
PART 2 – SOME PARTICULAR CASES
Chapter 4 :The Governance of Banks and other Financial Institutions;
Chapter 5 : Delivering Proportionate and Effective Corporate Governance in Small and Medium-size Quote Companies;
Chapter 6 : US Corporate Governance : An Overview of Key Requirements for Foreign Private Issuers;
Part 3- DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD
Chapter 7 : The Board : its role, Structure and Composition;
Chapter 8 : Directors: their Duties and other Legal Issues;
Chapter 9 : The Effective Board;
Chapter 10 : Gender Diversity in the Boardroom;
Chapter 11 : The Chairman;
Chapter 12 : Non- Executive Directors;
Chapter 13 : The Company Secretary;
Chapter 14 : Board Evaluations
Part 4 – PRACTICAL,OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC MATTERS
Chapter 15 : External Audit, Internal Audit and the Audit Committee;
Chapter 16 : Directors Remuneration;
Chapter 17 : Practical Risk Management ;
Chapter 18 : D&O Insurance and Indemnification;
Chapter 19 : CORPORATE Social Responsibility;
Part 5 – SHAREHOLDERS AND ENGAMENT
Chapter 20 : Communicating with Shareholders: the Legal and Regulatory Framework;
Chapter 21 : Financial Reporting;
Chapter 22 :Narrative reporting ;
Chapter 23 : The Annual General Meeting and other Shareholder Meetings;
Chapter 24 : Stewardship and Shareholder Activism ;
Chapter 25 : Companies and their Owners-How they Engage: A historical and Personal Perspective;
Chapter 26 : Pension Funds, and the Governance of Fund Managers;
Part 6-THE PUBLIC AND VOLUNTARY SECTOTS
Chapter 27 : Governance in the Public Sector;
Chapter 28 : THE voluntary and Community Sector;
Chapter 29 : Governance in the NHS.