Tolley S Corporate Governance Checklists

"This handy reference work will benefit anyone concerned with corporate governance. Bringing together a wide array of user-friendly checklists, the authors have created a practical toolkit for assessing, monitoring and implementing good corporate governance measures. Each checklist includes references to the appropriate legislation, thereby acting as a useful navigator. Written and presented in an easily accessible format this practical book takes is an essential guide for directors, company secretaries, executives, corporate advisers and all those concerned with corporate governance."

This annually updated book covers the corporate governance aspects of running a company in the UK. It is aimed at finance directors, company secretaries, board and non-executive directors, risk managers, in-house legal departments in public and private companies and their law and accountancy firms.

Tolley's Corporate Governance Handbook is a comprehensive guide to how your company can operate best practice both internally and externally, and can function effectively within a larger business and legal environment.It contains guidance on the latest regulations and on the guidelines produced by the accountancy profession, the ABI and PRO NED. It also covers the FSA listing rules as well as the best practice guidelines of the Combined Code, the Hampel, Cadbury and Turnbull reports and the recommendations of the Company Law Review Steering Group.It will assist you in creating the best policies for your business in the key areas of: Disclosure requirements and accounting standards Appointing non-executive and independent directors Fiduciary duties of directors, officers and controlling shareholders Corporate governance in the public sector Internal and external auditing The issue and sale of securities Bankruptcy and creditors' rightsAnd new for the second edition: Higgs and Smith reports and resultant new UK Combined Code incorporating Higgs and Smith as amended by the Financial Reporting Council New internal auditing standards and significant practice advisories which interpret t

Fully up-to-date with the impact of the Higgs Review, Tolleys Non-executive Directors Handbook is an indispensable guide that deals with the changing role and responsibilities of the non-executive director in companies today. It recognises the increasing importance of the position, the growing pressures on non-executive directors and the need for full compliance with legislation and regulation in order to avoid heavy fines and penalties. Tolleys Non-executive Directors Handbook provides practical information and guidance on all aspects of the role. Written specially for and about non-executive directors and incorporation useful checklists and summaries, Tolleys Non-executive Directors Handbook will be an invaluable point of reference.

Collated by Scott Moeller of Cass Business School, this collection brings together the informative articles a budding finance practitioner needs to operate effectively in today's corporate environment. Bringing together core finance knowledge and cutting-edge research topics in an engaging and effective way, this text is the ideal companion for all practitioners and students of finance. You will find insights into the practical applications of theory in key areas such as balance sheets and cash flow, financial regulation and compliance, funding and investment, governance and ethics, mergers and acquisitions, and operations and performance. Contributors to this collection include some of the leading experts in their respective fields: Aswath Damodaran, Harold Bierman, Jr, Andreas Jobst, Frank J. Fabozzi, Ian Bremmer, Javier Estrada, Marc J. Epstein, Henrik Cronqvist, Daud Vicary Abdullah, Meziane Lasfer, Dean Karlan, Norman Marks, Seth Armitage, and many others. In this collection you will discover: * Over 80 best-practice articles, providing the best guidance on issues ranging from risk management and capital structure optimization through to market responses to M&A transactions and general corporate governance * Over 65 checklists forming step-by-step guides to essential tasks, from hedging interest rates to calculating your total economic capital * 55 carefully selected calculations and ratios to monitor firms' financial health * A fully featured business and finance dictionary with over 5,000 definitions

This leading online and looseleaf service provides detailed information and guidance on all aspects of the taxation, finance, accounting, legal and administrative concerns of those associated with running or advising charities. It is an essential aid in helping to fulfil compliance obligations and in applying statutory rules and practical considerations. * Regular updating service (invoiced separately) * Numerous worked examples * Complex points illustrated by case histories * Appendices covering a wealth of useful information, including copies of forms, documents, regulations, checklists and examples