corporate governance developments in the UK began in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the wake of corporate scandals. Cadbury Report (1992) defines ‘Corporate Governance as An Act of governing by the board of Directors”. Financial reporting irregularities led to the establishment of the ‘Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance Committee’ led by Sir Adrian Cadbury. The resulting Cadbury Report published in 1992 outlined a number of recommendations around the separation of the role of an organisation’s chief
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Carpetright plc Annual report and accounts 2010 Harris House Purfleet Bypass Purfleet‚ Essex RM19 1TT Telephone +44 (0)1708 802000 www.carpetright.co.uk www.carpetright.plc.uk Annual report and accounts 2010 Europe’s leading floor coverings retailer Overview Financial highlights 1 Business overview 2 Chairman’s statement 4 Directors’ report: Business review Principal activities 5 Business objective and strategies 5 Operational and financial review
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Corporate Governance is defined by the Cadbury Committee as ‘the system by which companies are directed and controlled’. It mainly considers the roles of effective controls‚ business competence and accountability of the management for the benefit of the stakeholders. Due to the size and economic impact‚ it is primarily involved with the management of public limited companies and observes the corporate structures thus aiding strategic decision-making. There are many types of organisations who produce
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account: 2348 Contents Introduction 3 Part I 3 The Combined Code 2003 3 Cases 5 1.Cadbury Code Report–(1992) Maxwell &Polly Peck 5 2.Cadbury Code Report (1992)-BCCI 6 3.Greenbury Report (1995)-British Gas 7 4.Hample report (1998) 7 5.Turnbull report (1999)-Barings 7 6.Higgs & Smith Report (2003)-Enron‚ WorldCom and Tyco 8 Part II 9 Conclusion 9 References 11 DEVELOPMENT OF THE UK CODE OF CORPORATE
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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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establishment of the ‘Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance Committee’ led by Sir Adrian Cadbury. The resulting Cadbury Report published in 1992 outlined a number of recommendations around the separation of the role of an organisation’s chief executive and chairman‚ balanced composition of the board‚ selection processes for non-executive directors‚ transparency of financial reporting and the need for good internal controls. The Cadbury Report included a Code of Best Practice and its recommendations
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The development of Bretton Woods and Glass Steagull Agreements were in response to post WWII financial crisis. 2. The Cadbury Report came about as response the financial crisis of the 90s. 3. Following the Cadbury Report was the Greenbury Report which was advanced to curb the then prevalent management and executive misbehaviour. 4. The Cadbury and Greenbury Reports eventually evolved into what is known today as the Comply or Explain Code in the UK. 5. The Banking Act 2006 (UK)‚ FSMA
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16: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE – Combined Code Question 1 “Early skepticism about the self-regulatory nature of the Cadbury Report has melted away. It is now clear that self-regulatory codes have a useful role to play in solving the crisis which has been facing corporate governance. Discuss. i. Usefulness/doubts about Cadbury ii. Self-regulating code iii. Crisis-problem been solved? Introduction In as early as the 1960’s‚ successful commentators and businessmen have identified the significance
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1) What is corporate governance? Contemporary corporate governance started in 1992 with the Cadbury report in the UK Cadbury was the result of several high profile company collapses is concerned primarily with protecting weak and widely dispersed shareholders. Corporate Governance is a mechanism through which boards and directors are able to direct‚ monitor and supervise the conduct and operation of the corporation and its management in a manner that ensures appropriate levels
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framework is there to encourage the efficient use of resources and equally to require accountability for the stewardship of those resources. The aim is to align as nearly as possible the interests of individuals‚ corporations and society" (Sir Adrian Cadbury in ’Global Corporate Governance Forum’‚ World Bank‚ 2000). According to La Porta et al.(2000) “corporate governance is to a certain extent a set of mechanisms through which outside investors protect themselves against expropriation by the insiders”
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