Chapter 1 Introduction Corporate governance (CG) is an important effort to ensure accountability and responsibility and is a set of principles‚ which should be incorporated into every part of the organization. The need for corporate governance arises from the potential conflicts of interest among stakeholders in the corporate structure. These conflicts of interest often arise from two main reasons. First‚ different stakeholders have different goals and preferences. Second‚ the stakeholders
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE - ROLE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS People often question whether corporate boards matter because their day-today impact is difficult to observe. But‚ when things go wrong‚ they can become the center of attention. Certainly this was true of the Enron‚ Worldcom‚ and Parmalat scandals. The directors of Enron and Worldcom‚ in particular‚ were held liable for the fraud that occurred: Enron directors had to pay $168 million to investor plaintiffs‚ of which $13 million was out of pocket
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Chapter 1 Comparative Corporate Governance and Financial Goals End-of-Chapter Questions 1. Corporate goals: shareholder wealth maximization. Explain the assumptions and objectives of the shareholder wealth maximization pmodel. Answer: The Anglo-American markets have a philosophy that a firm’s objective should follow the shareholder wealth maximization (SWM) model. More specifically‚ the firm should strive to maximize the return to shareholders‚ as measured by the sum of capital gains and dividends
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Common themes in Corporate Governance Scandals According to ACCA (2014) “Corporate governance is the system by which companies are directed and controlled”‚ also the corporate governance definition in the ACCA (2014) and Financial Times (2015) are quite different but similar at the same time‚ “How a company is managed‚ in terms of the institutional systems and protocols meant to ensure accountability and sound ethics. The concept encompasses a variety of issues‚ including disclosure of information
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Corporate Governance in Banking: A Conceptual Framework Penny Ciancanelli E-mail: p.ciancanelli@strath.ac.uk And Jose Antonio Reyes Gonzalez E-mail: areyes@eh.quik.co.uk Department of Accounting and Finance Strathclyde University Glasgow‚ G4 0LN Tel: (44) (0) 141 548-3896 Fax: (44) (0) 141 548-3547 This paper can be downloaded from the Social Science Research Network Electronic Paper Collection: http://papers.ssrn.com/paper.taf?abstract_id=253714 Paper submitted for presentation at the
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Finance Secretary Jesus Estanislao once compared good corporate governance as keeping one’s house in order. Most people want well-run households‚ one that keeps a lid on expenses while keeping things neat and clean and takes care of the various needs of family members. In the business setting‚ a clean house is more attractive to prospective investors. Good corporate governance promotes transparency‚ accountability and responsibility. Corporate governance is not just about ethical conduct or being transparent
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IBM BOARD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES 1. Board Size 10-14 directors on the Board is optimal. This approach is flexible depending on the circumstances and the qualifications of proposed candidates. 2. Number‚ Structure and Function of Committees The number‚ structure‚ and function of Board Committees are reviewed periodically by the Directors and Corporate Governance Committee. The Audit Committee‚ Executive Compensation and Management Resources Committee‚ and the Directors and Corporate
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Good corporate governance helps to ensure that corporations take into account the interests of a wide range of constituencies‚ as well as of the communities within which they operate‚ and that their boards are accountable to the company and the shareholders. This‚ in turn‚ helps to assure that corporations operate for the benefit of society as a whole. Stakeholders typically include investors‚ managers and employees‚ customers‚ suppliers and other business partners‚ and local communities. Corporate
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Consolidating results to CEO and CFO for their final conclusion. Educating management and process owners on the importance of sound internal controls. Facilitating management’s conclusion on the effectiveness of the design and operations of internal controls within their respective areas Perform process documentation and tests of controls which will be used to support management’s overall evaluation Consolidating results to CEO and CFO for their final conclusion. Educating management
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Role Players The role players in a sectional title scheme are; Owners (Body Corporate) Trustees The managing agent Developer Surveyor Conveyancer Owners (Body Corporate) The owners of each section who also make up the body corporate play a role in making sure that the complex they live in is well run and is operated accordingly to the provisions of the sectional title act. The body corporate has the obligation to ensure that a budget is drawn up and that the owners all contribute
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