The Essential Trustee
Overview Charity trustees are the people who share the ultimate responsibility for governing a charity and directing how it is managed and run. They may be called trustees, the board, […]
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Other references
Practical Guide to Corporate Governance, 2014, Mark Cardale The Director’s Handbook: Your Duties Responsibilities and Liabilities, 2010, Institute of Directors The Independent Director, The Non-Executive Director’s Guide to Effective Board
Walker Review of Corporate Governance of the UK banking industry
The original Terms of Reference for the review are to examine corporate governance in the UK banking industry and make recommendations, including in the following areas: the effectiveness of risk
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Hampel Committee, Final Report – January 1998
Overview The importance of corporate governance lies in its contribution both to business prosperity and to accountability. In the UK the latter has preoccupied much public debate over the past
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Good Governance
Overview Good Governance – a code for the Voluntary and Community Sector is just what it says: a code of governance written by voluntary organisations for voluntary organisations. The Code
Quoted Companies Alliance
Overview Quoted Companies Alliance is an independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to mid-sized quoted companies. They provide guidance subjects such as remuneration committees, corporate governance, audit
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Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors
Overview The role of internal audit is to provide independent assurance that an organisation’s risk management, governance and internal control processes are operating effectively. Internal auditing is a dynamic, exciting
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Companies Act 2006
Overview An Act to reform company law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to companies; to make other provision relating to companies and other forms of business
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Diversity and leadership
Following a number of reviews into gender and diversity, recent years have seen an increased focus on, and in some organisations a progressive shift in, boardroom composition. Leading on some of these progressive changes, one can be
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The Code for Sports Governance – new culture means opportunities for independent directors
Expert interview: Liz McMahon Sport and physical activity boards have historically been perceived as closed to all who were not athletes or sport administrators or those “in the network”. But
