Chambers'' Corporate Governance Handbook

Informationen zum Autor Andrew Chambers is Professor of Corporate Governance at London South Bank University. He has been described by The Times as 'a worldwide authority on corporate governance'. In 2010 he was appointed as Specialist Advisor to the House of Lords' Economic Affairs Select Committee's Inquiry into Auditors: Market concentration on their role. He is deputy chair of Federation des Experts Compatables Europeen's (FEE's) Corporate Governance and Company Law standing Working Party (Brussels). Andrew is also a member of the International Internal Audit Standards Board (IIASB). Klappentext Chambers' Corporate Governance Handbook ensures that companies and individuals function within the best practice parameters of corporate governance by simplifying the corporate governance process keeping the user up to date and compliant with best practice. Many firms have seemingly implemented corporate governance, yet have fallen into collapse and scandal involving their operations. What has gone wrong? Chambers' Corporate Governance Handbook tackles these issues, placing blame where appropriate, and recommending possible solutions to these problems. In addition to covering the legal side of corporate governance Chambers' Corporate Governance Handbook's it is written from the perspective of an author with many years' practical experience of being a director in listed, private, large, small, mutual, NHS and charity entities. The book also draws on Andrew Chambers' practical experience of belonging to and chairing several audit committees as well as his special interest and expertise in the treatment of risk management and internal control.The sixth edition has been updated to include: The September 2012 UK Corporate Governance Code; The September 2012 UK Stewardship Code; The replacement of the FSA by the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) and the PRA (Prudential Regulation Authority); Reports, such as: BS 13500 BS 13500, Code of Practice for Delivering Effective Governance, ABI principles of remuneration. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part A: Effective Boards and Directors Chapter A1 The Effective Board Chapter A2 Considering Joining a Board Chapter A3 Independence Issues Chapter A4 Resigning a Directorship Chapter A5 Board Committees Chapter A6 Board Policies and Policy Statements Chapter A7 Family Firms and their Governance Chapter A8 Governance of International Organisations Chapter A9 Directors with Company Loans: Independence and Conflict of Interest Implications Part B: Guest Chapters Chapter B1 Avoiding the Pitfalls in Running a Private Company Chapter B2 Board Dynamics: Evaluating Board Effectiveness Chapter B3 Board Dynamics: A Female Perspective Chapter B4 Board Dynamics: The Chairman's Perspective Chapter B5 Board Dynamics: The Non-Executive Director's Perspective Part C: Understanding Corporate Governance Chapter C1 Understanding Corporate Governance Chapter C2 Grand Themes in Corporate Governance Chapter C3 Applying the Theories that Underpin Corporate Governance Chapter C4 Do Non-Executive Directors Add Value? Chapter C5 Corporate Social Responsibility, Integrated Reporting and Sustainability Chapter C6 Culture, Ethics and the Board Part D: Corporate Governance in Practice Chapter D1 The UK's Companies Act 2006 - Corporate Governance Issues Chapter D2 The UK Approach to Corporate Governance Chapter D3 Critique of UK Corporate Governance Chapter D4 The Walker Review of Corporate Governance in UK Banks and other Financial Industry Entities Chapter D5 Checklist to Benchmark Corporate Governance Practice in the Context of the UK Corporate Governance Code Chapter D6 British Governance Standard (2013) - Code of Practice for Delivering Effective Governance of Organizations Chapter D7 Gulf Corporate Governance Part E: Audit Committees Chapter E1 Overview of Audit Committee Responsibilities Chapter E2 Effective and Efficient Conduct...

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Chambers
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2014
• EAN: 9781780434827
• ISBN: 978-1-78043-482-7
• No. of pages: 1132
• Series: Directors' Handbook Series
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law