This book examines the field of corporate governance from the perspective of key events and tasks in the board and company secretariat’s calendar, such as board meetings, the annual report, and directors’ training.

It approaches compliance issues from a practical angle, to help answer questions such as:

• How do you establish an effective working relationship with your auditors?
• How should you go about communicating with shareholders?
• What should be done to safeguard against breaches of the Model Code?
• What are the key issues to consider when recruiting non-executive directors?

This is an ideal guide for those approaching a particular issue or event in the corporate governance calendar. It provides relevant compliance points and offers best practice suggestions based on the experience of the authors in their work with companies.

This title is up-to–date to include coverage and guidance on:

• Adoption of international reporting standards (IFRS)
• The revised version of the UKLA’s Rules implementing the EU Market Abuse, Prospectus and Transparency Obligations Directives
• The new regulatory regime for company pensions schemes following the Pensions Act 2004

The ICSA Corporate Governance Planner shows how compliance with best practice requirements can be approached in a practical and constructive way.

This is an ideal companion to The ICSA Corporate Governance Handbook

Paperback •  ISBN: 9781860723094 •   252 pages • Published May 2006 • £34.95

Contents
Part 1: Background
Key UK Corporate Governance developments in last 10 years
A brief outline of the current UK legal and regulatory regime 
A Culture of Good Governance
  
Part 2: Governance in Practice
The Annual Report
Financial reporting, risk management and internal control
The AGM – voting, procedures, administration
Board Meetings – procedures, control, the Chairman, agenda, briefing directors, properly recording discussions, follow-up on decisions
Conducting an appraisal of Board performance
Dealing with the Unexpected – involving the Board between meetings, risk management, investor communication
Director and relevant employee share dealing procedures (Model Code, Code of Market Conduct)
Information and professional development
Managing shareholder relations
Recruiting a new Non-Executive Director
Re-electing a director
Reviewing the Pension scheme
Setting remuneration policy
Updating Board and Committee documentation, including Terms of Reference, guidelines and other policy documents
Working with auditors

About the author
Vivienne Cassley: Vivienne Cassley has over 20 years experience in capital markets, advising equity and derivative exchanges across Europe. Prior to co-founding of Equity Culture in 2001, she spent 6 years with the London Stock Exchange's AIM Team and at EASDAQ. Now, as a director of EquityCulture, she continues to develop a range of services and tools for listed and quoted companies to help them operate effectively in the areas of regulation and corporate governance. For more information about EquityCulture, please visit their website: http://www.equityculture.com

David Mensley: David Mensley has many years experience advising companies on the practical application of the UK Listing Rules, as well as on corporate governance issues.

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