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.New for this edition: - HM Treasury Policy Principles for Audit Committees OECD revised Principles of Corporate Governance Chapter on: European Union Dimensions to Corporate Governance Chapter on: The Value of the Board and the Effect of the Non-Executive Director Chapter on: The Appointment for Directors

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

"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."

Now in its 24th edition, the essential Tolley's publication is the first point of reference for accountants, solicitors, company secretaries and all those involved in company law. Fully updated with all the latest company law developments and in an A-Z format, this practical guide will enable you to remain at the forefront of company legislation matters.The major changes to this edition reflect the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 which amends the CA 2006 and is being brought into force through a series of enabling measures. This Act (referred to in the text as SBEE):* replaces annual returns with annual 'confirmation statements'* adds an additional requirement to include the aggregate amount unpaid on shares in returns* adds new grounds for directors' disqualification and imposes new compensation orders for contravention of the Company Directors' Disqualification Act * requires all companies to keep a register of "people with significant control" over the company and to investigate and report on who has such control* enables private companies to elect to keep information about directors, company secretaries, members and people with significant control on the central register kept by the Registrar of Companies instead of maintaining their own registersIn addition to the provisions of the SBEE, various accounting requirements have been amended including the criteria for what is a small and medium sized company, an obligation to prepare abridged (rather than abbreviated) accounts and adjustments to what must be shown in the notes to accounts.The book also covers other relevant company law provisions (excluding insolvency), case law and other important information, including the Listing Rules, Prospectus Rules, Disclosure and Transparency Rules and the UK Corporate Governance Code.Chapters are in alphabetical order for ease of reference to a particular subject and cross-references, an index and a table of statutes provide further ways of quickly finding the matter required.

This informative text will provide the reader with the critical skills needed to achieve superior levels of customer service in today’s competitive markets, ensuring that customers become and remain loyal. Offering guidelines for companies to develop their own governance best practices, this account integrates South African case studies that act as examples for professional advisors and academics alike. Courses in corporate strategy, business law, tax, accounting, and entrepreneurship will especially benefit from this comprehensive book.

Corporate Governance Handbook offers invaluable advice on how to ensure your company functions within the required legal and ethical parameters. This new edition has been comprehensively updated to take account of the significant changes brought in by the Companies Act 2006 with regard to responsibilities of Boards and responsibilities of directors, the revised Turnbull Guidance and amended EC Directives as well as myriad other changes. This indispensable handbook shows you how to implement developments in corporate governance using accepted best practice standards with useful precedents, checklists bullet point summaries and references to legislation/codes of practice throughout.

Easy to use, comprehensive and up-to-date with the latest developments, Tolley's Company Secretary's Handbook is a trustworthy guide to the legal and procedural aspects of company administration. For example, it covers all the basic reporting duties, relating to statutory accounts, membership, directors and capital, as well as additional responsibilities concerning employment, health and safety, pensions, insurance, car schemes and taxation.This edition will cover developments relating to the aspects of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, including in relation to the people with significant control register, along with updates to the accounting and audit regime and corporate governance.