Risk Awareness & Corporate Governance

by Coyle, Brian

• ISBN13: 9781845160623
• ISBN10: 1845160622
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-30
• Publisher: Lessons Professional Pub

Summary

* Up to date and detailed * With the collapses of Enron and WorldCom, this has become a hot topic * Related specifically to banking and finance Revelations about Enron and WorldCom have raised huge concerns over the viability or plain lack of will among some major corporations to exercise proper governance of their exposure to risk, financial reporting and other corporate activities. This manual is an advanced guide to the principles of risk awareness and management and provides an analysis of the requirements of corporate law and directors' responsibilities. Advanced students of management in financial services and mid-level managers who hope to advance will find this a valuable resource.

Table of Contents

The nature and concept of risk	1	(22)
Risk assessment	23	(20)
Risk analysis	43	(28)
Value at Risk	71	(6)
Control of risk	77	(16)
Containment of risk	93	(30)
Risk management in banks: The Basel Accord	123	(16)
Monitoring control systems	139	(16)
Managing business risks	155	(10)
Introduction to corporate governance	165	(12)
Background company law	177	(26)
Directors	203	(14)
Corporate governance in the UK	217	(12)
The board of directors	229	(14)
Financial reporting and auditing	243	(12)
Directors' remuneration	255	(6)
The role of shareholders in corporate governance	261	(10)
Index	271