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Company Law - Corporate Governance Flashcards

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13626501429What is the agency problem?The divorce between shareholders and directors presents the problem that shareholder don't know whether the company is being run to create shareholder value0
13626506424What can occur as a result of the agency problem?Conflict of interests1
13626509981Which 4 cases provide the history of Corporate Governance?1. Maxwell (1991) 2. Cadbury (1992) 3. Enron Worldcom (2001) 4. Sarbanes-Oxley (2002)2
13626517404What are the factors of "Comply or Explain"?1. Transparency 2. Less onerous 3. Specific to each company 4. Less expensive 5. Accountable to members not authorities 6. Difficult to supervise 7. Tick/cross box mentality 8. Flexible3
13626522415What Corporate Governance system is adopted in most EU countries?Comply or Explain4
13626526723What are the 3 primary code recommendations?1. More Non-Executive Directors in the board room 2. Chairman and CEO should be separate people 3. There should be specific committees (e.g. Nomination Committee)5
13626534951What are the 5 main sections of Code Structure?1. Leadership 2. Effectiveness 3. Accountability 4. Remuneration 5. Relations with shareholders6
13626539934What are the 7 responsibilities of the Stewardship code?1. Manage conflicts of interest 2. Monitor 3. Report 4. Voting 5. Act collectively 6. Escalation 7. Disclosure7

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