The guide highlights the issues at the heart of corporate governance: board structures and performance, financial reporting and auditing, risk-taking and shareholder communications. Also included are the key concepts associated with best governance practice, such as transparency, accountability and fairness, and an analysis of why ethical conduct in business and corporate social responsibility are central to the corporate governance agenda.

This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include the latest developments in this fast-moving area.

Each title in the ICSA Professional Development Series is a self-contained unit, covering the essentials the subject in a concise, easily digestible format. Topic coverage is comprehensive, and the books also include a number of features to reinforce understanding, and additional reference tools such as glossaries of key terms and directories of further reading and internet resources.

Paperback •  ISBN: 9781860723506 •   Published July 2006 • £32.50

Contents
CONTENTS:
 
Part 1: What is Corporate Governance?
Definitions and issues in Corporate Governance
Concepts, in governance and the role of the company secretary
 
Part 2: Directors and Shareholders
Directors and shareholders: powers and rights
Balance of power on the board
Non-executive directors
Relations with shareholders
 
Part 3: Financial Reports, Rewards, Risk and responsibility
Financial reporting and auditing
Directors' remuneration
Risk management and corporate governance
Ethics and corporate social responsibility
 
Part 4: A History of Corporate Governance
A history or corporate governance in the UK
An international history of corporate governance

About the author
Brian Coyle: Brian Coyle is a writer with extensive experience in private sector professional training and publishing for accountants, bankers, lawyers and company secretaries. His specialist areas include corporate governance and risk-based regulation. He is currently the managing director of International Financial Publishing Limited.