Overview
Audience
All staff needing a working knowledge of Corporate Governance for their organisation
Format of the course
A highly-interactive combination of:
- Facilitated Discussions
- Slide Presentations
- Examples
- Exercises
- Case Studies
Course Outline
The Background to Corporate Governance
- Definition of Corporate Governance
- The History of Corporate Governance
Importance of Corporate Governance
- Corporate Governance around the world
- Who needs to be involved in a Company’s Corporate Governance?
The Duties and Responsibilities of the Company’s officers (including Directors)
- Corporate Governance principles related to:
- Organisational Structure (hierarchy)
- Shareholders and Stakeholders
- Board responsibilities
- Integrity
- Disclosure / Transparency
- Management Committees and their responsibilities including:
- Compliance and Audit Committee
- Remuneration Committee
- Nomination Committee
- Credit (Finance) Committee
- Others as required
Controls and Policies
- Internal and External controls and regulation
- Self-regulation by Board / Management (monitored through Management Committees)
- Enforcement
- Rules (mandatory) v Principles (optional)
- Government Regulations
- Codes and guidelines
- Policies to be established including:
- Financial Crime – AML, KYC etc.
- Whistle-blowing
- Complaints Handling
- Risk – financial / operational
- Corporate Responsibility
- Staff (including Health and Safety)