Corporate Governance and CSR: A Tool for Financial Manager Presented by: Nelson Monis INTRODUCTION “Good governance is integral to the very existence of a company. It inspires and strengthens investor’s confidence by ensuring company’s commitment to higher growth and profits. Corporate governance is nothing more than how a corporation is administered or controlled. Corporate governance takes into consideration company stakeholders as governmental participants‚ the principle participants being shareholders
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HIH Insurance group (“HIH”) resulted in a deficiency of up to A$5.3 billion‚ making it Australia’s largest corporate failure. The ensuing Royal Commission report released in April 2003 provides a rare detailed dissection of a spectacular corporate implosion and a very useful case study from which corporate governance lessons may be learned. This is particular so because HIH was not unusual case of major fraud or embezzlement. The failures identified by Commissioner Owen were by and large failures stemming
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Insert name Insert name of the course supervisor Insert name of the course Insert date assignment is due Why Corporate Governance is an Important Ethical Issue As consumer movements grow stronger and stakeholders become more knowledgeable and aware of company operations‚ it has become necessary for corporations to come to grips with ethical issues in order to continue surviving in business. Consumers and stakeholders are becoming increasingly aware of the adverse effects of unethical
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The Development and the History of the UK Corporate Governance Code The roots of the code mainly come from the Cadbury Committee Reports and its successor reports. (Mallin‚ C.‚ 2010) There are five sections in the Code. They are Leadership‚ Effectiveness‚ Accountability‚ Remuneration and Relations with Shareholders. (FRC‚ 2010) Section A: Leadership A.1 The Role of the Board An effective board is essential for every company to have long-term success. A.2 Division of Responsibilities
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CAPITAL MARKET AUTHORITY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REGULATIONS IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA Issued by the Board of Capital Market Authority Pursuant to Resolution No. 1/212/2006 dated 21/10/1427AH (corresponding to 12/11/2006) based on the Capital Market Law issued by Royal Decree No. M/30 dated 2/6/1424AH Amended by Resolution of the Board of the Capital Market Authority Number 1-10-2010 Dated 30/3/1431H corresponding to 16/3/2010G English Translation of the Official Arabic Text Arabic
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According to Center for Ethical Business Cultures‚ the term Corporate Social (CSR) has a long history. The history of CSR began approximately at the end of 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century when some leading companies got acquainted with the issues about business giving in community. However‚ the term began spreading globally only during the last couple of decades‚ when the expectation of NGOs‚ local communities‚ the media and other stakeholders‚ that the corporations should
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Impact of Corporate Governance on Firm Performance—an Empirical investigation from the Insurance Industry of Pakistan Hafiz Muhammad Raheel Arif* Raheel_prince23@hotmail.com 00923216190575 *COMSATS Institute of Information Technology and Science Lahore‚ Pakistan Abstract The study is devoted to check the impact of corporate governance (CG) on the firm performance (FP) of the insurance industry of Pakistan. Four measures have been used in the paper to check the firm performance being affected
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Lecturer responsible for AUE2602: Topic 1: Corporate Governance Ms Nicolene Coetzee Contact details: AUE2602@unisa.ac.za CORPORATE GOVERNANCE What does CORPORATE GOVERNANCE mean: It is the system or process whereby companies are directed or controlled. It follows then that: Healthy‚ honest‚ open‚ competent and responsibly controlled companies will improve the quality of modern society. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Key aspects of King III: Effective leadership * Ethical values of responsibility * Fairness
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INTRODUCTION There has been considerable interest in recent years in the role of the audit committee as a key corporate governance mechanism. Corporate governance committees and regulators around the world have addressed the need for effective audit committees‚ with many requiring that listed companies must have a committee (European Union (EU) 8th Company Law Directive‚ 2006; Smith Report‚ 2003; United States (US) Congress‚ 2002). Recognising that the existence of a committee does not
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Bibliography: * http://www.businessdictionary.com/article/618/why-is-corporate-governance-important/ * http://www.licindia.in/ * http://www.businessreviewindia.in/top_ten/top-10-business/insurance-top-10 * http://www.licindia.in/GJF_aboutus.htm * http://www.licindia.in/Annual_Report_2011.pdf * http://www.irda.gov.in/ * https://www
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