Preface |
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Foreword |
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Table of Statutes |
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Table of Statutory Instruments |
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xxxi | |
Table of Cases |
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xxxiii | |
Advanced Boardroom Excellence Information |
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xxxv | |
Part A: Effective Boards and Directors |
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Chapter A1 The Effective Board |
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1 | (58) |
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The importance of quality information for the board |
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3 | (7) |
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Schedule of matters to be reserved to the board |
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10 | (5) |
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Delegation of authority guidelines |
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15 | (20) |
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Shadowing of executive directors by non-executive directors |
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35 | (1) |
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Prioritising shareholder value |
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36 | (1) |
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Company secretarial function checklist |
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37 | (1) |
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The importance of an independent element on the board |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (1) |
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Example contents of the directors' handbook/manual |
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41 | (1) |
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Directors' need to know contractual terms of their co-directors |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (11) |
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Qualifications for directors |
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54 | (1) |
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Advice to a meeting's secretary |
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55 | (4) |
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Chapter A2 Considering Joining a Board |
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59 | (24) |
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Joining a board - how to decide |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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Learning about the company |
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63 | (2) |
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The quality of the board and the company |
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65 | (5) |
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Considering joining a board? Checklist of matters to be considered |
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70 | (6) |
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Outside advice for directors at the company's expense |
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76 | (7) |
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Chapter A3 Independence Issues |
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83 | (24) |
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83 | (1) |
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Commencing with Cadbury on Independence |
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83 | (2) |
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Independence of audit committee and risk committee members |
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85 | (2) |
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The extra independence of complete outsiders |
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87 | (1) |
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Assessing director independence |
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88 | (4) |
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Possible conflict between being a member of both the audit and the remuneration committee |
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92 | (2) |
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Being a member of all three board committees |
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94 | (1) |
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Threats to independence from significant shareholdings |
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95 | (8) |
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Components of compensation as factors affecting independence |
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103 | (1) |
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Elements of a policy for handling these conflicts of loyalty |
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104 | (3) |
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Chapter A4 Resigning a Directorship |
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107 | (18) |
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107 | (1) |
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Due diligence when joining a board |
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107 | (3) |
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Dialogue, advice and the role of the chair |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (1) |
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Making the resignation decision |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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Possible resignation issues |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (3) |
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Chapter A5 Board Committees |
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125 | (20) |
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125 | (1) |
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The committee oversight role of the chairman of the board |
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125 | (1) |
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The rationale for board committees |
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126 | (5) |
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Assistance for board committees |
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131 | (1) |
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Membership of board committees |
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132 | (2) |
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Attendance at committee meetings |
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134 | (1) |
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Committee terms of reference |
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135 | (3) |
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Board and board committee authority |
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138 | (1) |
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Meetings of board committees, and committee minutes |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (5) |
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Chapter A6 Board Policies and Policy Statements |
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145 | (56) |
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Oversight and control - board policy statements |
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145 | (2) |
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Statements of vision, promise and values |
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147 | (1) |
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Who are our stakeholders and what do they want? |
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148 | (1) |
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Statement of corporate principles |
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148 | (3) |
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151 | (8) |
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Code of ethical conduct on scientific and environmental matters |
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159 | (6) |
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Example of product supply chain ethical principles |
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165 | (5) |
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Risk strategy policy statement |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (7) |
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Whistleblowing and whistleblowing policy statements |
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179 | (7) |
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186 | (4) |
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Policy statement on environment and health |
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190 | (1) |
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Information security policy statements |
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191 | (1) |
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Information security - guidelines for staff |
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192 | (4) |
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Email, Internet and telephone policy statement |
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196 | (3) |
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Board policy statement on fraud |
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199 | (2) |
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Chapter A7 SME and Family Company Corporate Governance |
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201 | (12) |
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Distinctive features of SMEs impacting on their governance |
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202 | (1) |
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Common governance needs of SME's and larger entities |
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203 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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Approaching SME governance |
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204 | (2) |
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Growing a family business |
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206 | (3) |
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Suggested questions for discussion |
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209 | (1) |
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References and further reading |
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209 | (4) |
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Chapter A8 Governance of International Organisations |
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213 | (4) |
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213 | (1) |
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Separation of ownership from control |
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213 | (3) |
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216 | (1) |
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Chapter A9 Directors with Company Loans: Independence and Conflict of Interest Implications |
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217 | (16) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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Law on loans to directors |
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219 | (1) |
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Implications of financial distress or insolvency of the company |
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220 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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Mandatory regulation on loans to directors |
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221 | (1) |
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Mandatory regulation on independence |
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221 | (1) |
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Best practice guidance on loans to directors and the potential impact upon their independence |
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222 | (2) |
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224 | (9) |
Part B: Contributed Chapters |
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Chapter B1 Avoiding the Pitfalls in Running a Private Company |
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233 | (22) |
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233 | (22) |
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Chapter B2 Evaluating Board Effectiveness |
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255 | (24) |
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255 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (3) |
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Internal vs External: the pros and cons |
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259 | (7) |
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266 | (4) |
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The Board Evaluation Market |
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270 | (5) |
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275 | (2) |
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277 | (2) |
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Chapter B3 Diversity: Making it to the Top |
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279 | (34) |
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279 | (4) |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (15) |
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Some final thoughts and conclusions |
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300 | (4) |
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304 | (9) |
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Chapter B4 The Chairman's Perspective |
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313 | (20) |
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313 | (20) |
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Chapter B5 The Non-Executive Director's Perspective |
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333 | (20) |
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333 | (20) |
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Chapter B6 The Effective Board |
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353 | (14) |
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353 | (1) |
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354 | (2) |
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356 | (1) |
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The chairmen ringing the changes |
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357 | (1) |
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Non-executive directors - a 'new' profession |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (1) |
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The Advanced Boardroom Excellence approach |
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360 | (2) |
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Effectiveness, and the role of board reviews |
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362 | (1) |
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363 | (1) |
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The behavioural question - the board as a team |
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364 | (1) |
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Standards and board effectiveness |
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364 | (1) |
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365 | (2) |
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Chapter B7 Survey of Non-Executive Director's Views |
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367 | (34) |
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367 | (1) |
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The future of the non-executive role |
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368 | (1) |
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The independent perspective |
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369 | (1) |
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370 | (1) |
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371 | (1) |
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371 | (1) |
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372 | (1) |
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372 | (1) |
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373 | (28) |
Part C: Understanding Corporate Governance |
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Chapter C1 Understanding Corporate Governance |
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401 | (22) |
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401 | (2) |
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Good governance as a driver of corporate success |
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403 | (1) |
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Correlating corporate performance with corporate conformance |
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404 | (1) |
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Is corporate governance a dangerous distraction? |
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405 | (1) |
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Governance of other entities including professional firms and bodies |
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406 | (1) |
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407 | (1) |
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The meaning of 'corporate governance' |
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408 | (7) |
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Unitary and two-tier boards |
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415 | (2) |
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Risk management and internal control |
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417 | (1) |
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418 | (5) |
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Chapter C2 Grand Themes in Corporate Governance |
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423 | (18) |
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423 | (1) |
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The ten 'principia' of good corporate governance |
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423 | (1) |
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Stakeholder control of the business |
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424 | (6) |
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Maximum and reliable public reporting |
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430 | (1) |
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Avoidance of excessive power at the top of the business |
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431 | (1) |
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Diversity and a balanced board composition |
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432 | (1) |
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A strong, involved board of directors |
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433 | (1) |
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A strong, independent element on the board |
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434 | (1) |
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Effective monitoring of management by the board |
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435 | (1) |
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Competence and commitment |
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436 | (1) |
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Risk assessment and control |
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436 | (1) |
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A strong audit and assurance process |
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437 | (4) |
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Chapter C3 Applying the Theories that Underpin Corporate Governance |
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441 | (22) |
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441 | (1) |
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441 | (5) |
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The theory of market for corporate control |
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446 | (1) |
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The theory of transaction cost economics |
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446 | (1) |
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Theory of competitive strategy |
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446 | (1) |
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External and internal control |
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447 | (1) |
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447 | (5) |
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Stakeholders and Reputational Management |
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452 | (11) |
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Chapter C4 Do Non-Executive Directors Add Value? |
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463 | (24) |
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463 | (1) |
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463 | (1) |
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Assessing potential or actual contribution |
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464 | (1) |
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The uniqueness of the non-executive director's role |
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464 | (2) |
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466 | (1) |
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Executive directors need non-executive directors |
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467 | (1) |
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Board balance as an antidote to executive excesses? |
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467 | (2) |
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A strategic or a monitoring role? |
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469 | (1) |
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Expertise, mentoring and networking |
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469 | (1) |
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470 | (1) |
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How chairmen and finance directors view the non-executive director |
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471 | (1) |
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Has corporate governance worked for the UK? |
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472 | (1) |
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Good corporate governance as a bulwark against management fraud |
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473 | (1) |
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Failures of 'strategy', or failures of 'control'? |
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473 | (1) |
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Control and strategy inextricably linked |
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474 | (1) |
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Rewarding non-executive directors |
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475 | (1) |
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Steadily increasing burden of compliance |
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476 | (3) |
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Enhancing the part that non-executive directors play |
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479 | (1) |
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Senior independent directors |
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479 | (1) |
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So do non-executive directors improve company performance? |
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480 | (2) |
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Non-executive director impact on share price |
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482 | (5) |
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Chapter C5 Corporate Social Responsibility, Integrated Reporting and Sustainability |
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487 | (14) |
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Conventional paradigms of corporate social responsibility |
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487 | (1) |
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Means deployed by businesses |
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488 | (1) |
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Exploitation is unavoidable, even desirable |
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489 | (1) |
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490 | (1) |
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Necessity for laws and regulations |
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491 | (1) |
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The operational and financial review (OFR) |
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492 | (1) |
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Responsibilities and accountabilities |
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492 | (1) |
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Does socially responsible behaviour improve performance? |
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493 | (1) |
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493 | (1) |
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Early social audit initiatives |
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494 | (1) |
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EC Directives and UK company law requirements |
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494 | (1) |
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Main recommendations of IIRC |
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495 | (1) |
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496 | (1) |
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497 | (4) |
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Chapter C6 Culture, Ethics and the Board |
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501 | (24) |
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501 | (1) |
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Ethics and rules in tandem |
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501 | (1) |
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Internal guides relating to culture and behaviour |
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502 | (1) |
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503 | (2) |
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The social responsibility of business |
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505 | (1) |
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506 | (1) |
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507 | (1) |
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507 | (1) |
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508 | (1) |
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Filling the board's assurance vacuum |
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508 | (1) |
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509 | (1) |
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General characteristics and determinants of culture |
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510 | (1) |
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511 | (1) |
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Hallmarks of a healthy culture |
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512 | (1) |
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Business culture and board evaluation |
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512 | (1) |
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The public interest and the ethics of professions |
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513 | (2) |
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Suggested definitions of important terms |
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515 | (3) |
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518 | (7) |
Part D: Corporate Governance in Practice |
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Chapter D1 The UK's Companies Act 2006 - Corporate Governance Issues |
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525 | (18) |
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525 | (1) |
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Gender bias in boardrooms |
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525 | (4) |
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529 | (1) |
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Codification of directors' duties |
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529 | (5) |
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534 | (1) |
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534 | (1) |
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535 | (2) |
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537 | (1) |
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538 | (1) |
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Board minutes and agenda papers |
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539 | (1) |
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540 | (3) |
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Chapter D2 The UK Approach to Corporate Governance |
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543 | (12) |
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543 | (1) |
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543 | (1) |
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Responsibility for corporate governance |
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544 | (1) |
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'Premium' and 'standard' listings |
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544 | (4) |
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2010, 2011 and 2012 changes |
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548 | (3) |
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Principles without rules, monitoring and enforcement |
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551 | (4) |
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Chapter D3 Critique of UK Corporate Governance |
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555 | (10) |
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The UK's Five Pillars of Corporate Governance |
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555 | (3) |
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558 | (4) |
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Owners or boards in charge? |
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562 | (3) |
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Chapter D4 The Walker Review of Corporate Governance in UK Banks and other Financial Industry Entities |
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565 | (12) |
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565 | (1) |
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Walker's faith in 'comply or explain' |
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565 | (2) |
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Active Shareholder Involvement |
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567 | (1) |
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Directors, Chairmen and Board Evaluation |
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567 | (1) |
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568 | (1) |
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Risk Committees of the Board |
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569 | (1) |
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Board Assurance, and Chief Risk Officers |
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569 | (1) |
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Risk management and internal audit |
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570 | (2) |
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572 | (5) |
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Chapter D5 Checklist to Benchmark Corporate Governance Practice in the Context of the UK Corporate Governance Code |
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577 | (18) |
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577 | (1) |
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578 | (5) |
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Is the existing board effective? |
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583 | (1) |
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The chairman and the chief executive |
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584 | (1) |
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Board balance and independence |
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585 | (1) |
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Appointments to the board |
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585 | (1) |
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Information and professional development |
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586 | (1) |
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587 | (1) |
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587 | (1) |
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588 | (1) |
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589 | (4) |
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Relations with shareholders |
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593 | (2) |
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Chapter D6 British Governance Standard (2013) - Code of Practice for Delivering Effective Governance of Organizations |
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595 | (6) |
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595 | (1) |
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595 | (1) |
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595 | (1) |
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596 | (1) |
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596 | (1) |
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Governance role of stakeholders |
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597 | (1) |
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597 | (1) |
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Emphasis on purpose and founding documentation |
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598 | (1) |
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Summarising BS 13500's requirements |
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598 | (3) |
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Chapter D7 Gulf Corporate Governance |
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601 | (16) |
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601 | (1) |
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601 | (1) |
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602 | (1) |
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603 | (1) |
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604 | (1) |
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605 | (1) |
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605 | (1) |
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Effectiveness of directors |
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606 | (1) |
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607 | (1) |
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608 | (1) |
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608 | (1) |
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609 | (1) |
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610 | (1) |
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610 | (1) |
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611 | (1) |
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612 | (5) |
Part E: Board Committees |
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Chapter E1 Overview of Audit Committee Responsibilities |
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617 | (24) |
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617 | (1) |
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Are audit committees mandatory? |
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618 | (2) |
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The 2014 EC Directive amending the 2006 Audit Directive |
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620 | (1) |
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620 | (1) |
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Scrutiny of financial statements |
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621 | (2) |
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Oversight of internal control and risk management |
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623 | (3) |
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Oversight of external audit |
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626 | (2) |
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Oversight of internal audit and other internal review agencies |
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628 | (2) |
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Audit committees in groups and in governmental entities |
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630 | (2) |
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Audit committees in central government |
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632 | (3) |
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The EC's Directive on audit committees |
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635 | (6) |
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Chapter E2 Effective and Efficient Conduct of Audit Committee Business |
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641 | (22) |
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641 | (1) |
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Pro forma agendas for audit committees |
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641 | (13) |
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Qualities needed of audit committee members |
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654 | (2) |
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US definition of 'audit committee financial expert' |
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656 | (1) |
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Is there a conflict in belonging to an audit committee and also to a remuneration committee? |
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657 | (6) |
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Chapter E3 Audit Committees and Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK |
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663 | (22) |
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Setting auditing standards |
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663 | (1) |
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Changes to the external auditor's remit under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, s 404 |
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664 | (1) |
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Now a 'double', not a 'triple', audit? |
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664 | (2) |
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666 | (1) |
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Revised definitions of 'significant deficiency' and 'material weakness' |
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666 | (5) |
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the criminalisation of corporate governance |
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671 | (2) |
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Selected sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
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673 | (12) |
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Chapter E4 Audit Committee Oversight of Published Information |
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685 | (18) |
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685 | (1) |
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686 | (1) |
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Items valued through the exercise of judgement |
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686 | (2) |
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688 | (1) |
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Changes in accounting practice |
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688 | (1) |
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Contention between management and the auditors |
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689 | (1) |
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Directors' assertions on compliance with Code Provisions which external auditors review: developments 1992-2007 |
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689 | (14) |
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Chapter E5 Audit Committee Oversight of Risk Management and Internal Control |
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703 | (18) |
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703 | (1) |
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Reliance on internal audit |
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704 | (1) |
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Overview of audit committee responsibilities |
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705 | (2) |
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Assessing internal control effectiveness |
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707 | (1) |
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Fraud and avoidable losses reports for the audit committee |
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708 | (2) |
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The external auditor's 'management letter' |
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710 | (1) |
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710 | (1) |
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Other related audit committee responsibilities |
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710 | (1) |
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Comparing COSO's Internal Control and Enterprise Risk Management components |
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711 | (7) |
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Turnbull reporting on significant failings or weaknesses in the system of internal control |
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718 | (3) |
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Chapter E6 Audit Committee Oversight of External Audit |
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721 | (8) |
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721 | (1) |
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721 | (1) |
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722 | (2) |
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724 | (2) |
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726 | (1) |
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External audit quality issues |
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726 | (1) |
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727 | (2) |
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Chapter E7 Audit Committee Oversight of Internal Audit and other Review Agencies |
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729 | (8) |
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729 | (2) |
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Internal audit independence |
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731 | (1) |
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Quality assurance reviews of internal audit functions |
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731 | (1) |
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The audit committee's responsibilities for the terms of reference of the internal audit function |
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732 | (1) |
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Guidance on internal audit from the FRC |
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733 | (1) |
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The 2005 Turnbull Review's impact on audit committees |
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734 | (1) |
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General re-emphasis of the Turnbull guidance |
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734 | (3) |
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Chapter E8 The Development of Audit Committees over Time |
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737 | (6) |
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Chapter E9 Board Risk Committees |
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743 | (4) |
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743 | (1) |
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Risk committees of the board in the UK Corporate Governance Code |
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744 | (1) |
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Board risk committee comprises independent directors |
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745 | (1) |
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Coordinating with other board committees |
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745 | (2) |
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Chapter E10 Board Remuneration Committees |
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747 | (6) |
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747 | (1) |
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Background to executive remuneration 'rules' |
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747 | (1) |
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Determining director fees |
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748 | (1) |
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Remuneration committee composition |
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749 | (1) |
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749 | (1) |
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750 | (3) |
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Chapter E11 Board Nomination Committees |
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753 | (10) |
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753 | (1) |
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Committee membership and board size |
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754 | (1) |
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Careful composition of the board |
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755 | (1) |
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755 | (1) |
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Nomination committee's terms of reference |
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755 | (1) |
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756 | (1) |
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757 | (1) |
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Appointments to the board |
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758 | (1) |
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The Nomination Committee's Role in Appointing a New Chairman |
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759 | (4) |
Part F: The Corporate Governance Journey |
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|
Chapter F1 The Corporate Governance Framework |
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763 | (30) |
|
Short history of corporate governance developments |
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763 | (3) |
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The Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance (the Cadbury Committee) |
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766 | (1) |
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767 | (1) |
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767 | (1) |
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UK corporate governance listing requirements |
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768 | (11) |
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The corporate governance framework - laws, regulations, codes of best practice etc |
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779 | (5) |
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784 | (1) |
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785 | (2) |
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Developing, disseminating and implementing codes of best practice for corporate governance |
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787 | (6) |
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Chapter F2 Evolution of the UK Code and the Impact of Higgs and Smith |
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793 | (26) |
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|
793 | (3) |
|
Status of the Turnbull and Smith Reports |
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796 | (1) |
|
The reach of the UK's Corporate Governance Code |
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|
797 | (2) |
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|
799 | (2) |
|
2003 Changes to the Combined Code |
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|
801 | (12) |
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|
813 | (6) |
Part G: Risk Management, Internal Control and Internal Audit |
|
|
Chapter G1 The Risk Conversation at Board Level |
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819 | (10) |
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819 | (1) |
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819 | (1) |
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819 | (1) |
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820 | (1) |
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820 | (1) |
|
Engaging the board on risk |
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|
821 | (1) |
|
Committee reporting to the board |
|
|
822 | (1) |
|
Executive risk committees |
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|
822 | (1) |
|
Sharing responsibilities between risk and audit committees |
|
|
823 | (1) |
|
Risk ownership, sponsoring and shadowing |
|
|
824 | (1) |
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|
824 | (1) |
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825 | (1) |
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|
826 | (3) |
|
Chapter G2 Risk Management and Internal Control |
|
|
829 | (44) |
|
Internal control and risk management in the UK Corporate Governance Code |
|
|
829 | (1) |
|
|
830 | (1) |
|
Changes to the Code Provision on internal control |
|
|
830 | (2) |
|
|
832 | (1) |
|
Understanding risk assessment and risk management |
|
|
833 | (1) |
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|
833 | (5) |
|
Assessing the effectiveness of internal control and risk management |
|
|
838 | (1) |
|
Enterprise-wide risk management |
|
|
838 | (1) |
|
|
839 | (1) |
|
'Upside' and 'downside' risk |
|
|
839 | (1) |
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|
839 | (1) |
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|
840 | (1) |
|
Why this emphasis on 'risk'? |
|
|
841 | (1) |
|
Matrix and risk register approaches for the board to assess risk |
|
|
842 | (6) |
|
Using a risk register approach to business risk assessment |
|
|
848 | (13) |
|
Board approach to implementing the Turnbull Report |
|
|
861 | (1) |
|
How non-executive directors may view risk |
|
|
862 | (2) |
|
Control environment checklist |
|
|
864 | (2) |
|
|
866 | (1) |
|
Management information checklist |
|
|
867 | (2) |
|
Risk management checklist |
|
|
869 | (4) |
|
Chapter G3 Three Lines of Defence |
|
|
873 | (20) |
|
|
873 | (1) |
|
Internal audit - a gatekeeper that failed |
|
|
874 | (2) |
|
Basel on internal audit in banks |
|
|
876 | (1) |
|
The UK Parliamentary Banking Commission and the Government's response |
|
|
876 | (2) |
|
Problems with the three lines of defence model |
|
|
878 | (5) |
|
Further problems with the three lines of defence model |
|
|
883 | (3) |
|
|
886 | (1) |
|
|
887 | (2) |
|
|
889 | (4) |
|
Chapter G4 Recalibrating Internal Audit |
|
|
893 | (10) |
|
|
893 | (1) |
|
Regulators and internal audit |
|
|
894 | (2) |
|
Asking too much of internal auditors? |
|
|
896 | (1) |
|
How do boards get the assurance they need? |
|
|
896 | (1) |
|
External disclosures in the public interest |
|
|
897 | (2) |
|
The important challenges for the chief audit executives (CAE) |
|
|
899 | (4) |
|
Chapter G5 Positioning Internal Audit for Effective CSR and ESG |
|
|
903 | (14) |
|
|
903 | (1) |
|
The general public interest obligation of the professions |
|
|
903 | (2) |
|
UK Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors on the public interest |
|
|
905 | (1) |
|
Open disclosure by internal audit to boards |
|
|
905 | (2) |
|
The end of dual reporting for effective CSR/ESG |
|
|
907 | (1) |
|
External disclosures by internal audit in the public interest |
|
|
908 | (1) |
|
The significance of audit scope for CSR/ESG |
|
|
909 | (2) |
|
|
911 | (6) |
Part H: External Oversight |
|
|
Chapter H1 External Control |
|
|
917 | (28) |
|
|
917 | (1) |
|
|
917 | (2) |
|
External reporting on internal control |
|
|
919 | (1) |
|
Internal control in the UK Corporate Governance Code |
|
|
920 | (2) |
|
External audit review of corporate governance assertions |
|
|
922 | (7) |
|
Directors' assertions on compliance with Code Provisions which external auditors review: developments 1992 to 2012 |
|
|
929 | (16) |
|
Chapter H2 Is Audit failing the Global Capital Markets? |
|
|
945 | (22) |
|
|
945 | (1) |
|
|
946 | (3) |
|
|
949 | (1) |
|
Auditors serving the owners |
|
|
950 | (1) |
|
Auditors and accounting standards |
|
|
951 | (2) |
|
|
953 | (1) |
|
Challenges facing international audit networks |
|
|
954 | (1) |
|
Leave it to the market to decide? |
|
|
954 | (1) |
|
A financial statements insurance approach |
|
|
955 | (1) |
|
The necessary primacy of professionalism |
|
|
956 | (2) |
|
The conflict of non-audit services for audit clients |
|
|
958 | (1) |
|
|
958 | (1) |
|
Internal audit has also failed |
|
|
959 | (2) |
|
|
961 | (1) |
|
Suggestions for further research |
|
|
962 | (1) |
|
|
962 | (5) |
Appendices |
|
|
Appendix 1 The UK Corporate Governance Code |
|
|
967 | (20) |
|
Appendix 2 The UK Stewardship Code |
|
|
987 | (6) |
|
Appendix 3 The Chartered Director (CDir) Qualification |
|
|
993 | (2) |
|
Appendix 4 Board Committees - Terms of Reference |
|
|
995 | (32) |
|
Audit committee terms of reference |
|
|
995 | (14) |
|
Remuneration committee sample terms of reference |
|
|
1009 | (3) |
|
Nomination committee sample terms of reference |
|
|
1012 | (1) |
|
Finance committee sample terms of reference |
|
|
1013 | (3) |
|
HR/personnel committee sample terms of reference |
|
|
1016 | (2) |
|
Standing orders committee sample terms of reference |
|
|
1018 | (2) |
|
Board risk committee sample terms of reference |
|
|
1020 | (7) |
|
Appendix 5 Suggestions for Good Practice from the Higgs Report |
|
|
1027 | (14) |
|
Appendix 6 Cadbury, Greenbury and 1998 Combined Codes |
|
|
1041 | (20) |
|
|
1041 | (4) |
|
The 1995 'Greenbury Code' |
|
|
1045 | (4) |
|
|
1049 | (12) |
|
Appendix 7 Internal Auditing's Mission, Principles, Definition, and Code of Ethics |
|
|
1061 | (4) |
|
Appendix 8 International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing |
|
|
1065 | (26) |
|
Appendix 9 Independent External Board Evaluations Code of Practice |
|
|
1091 | (14) |
Index |
|
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