Corporate Governance: essential skills and knowledge
Description
To introduce managers and directors to key Corporate Governance concepts to engender an understanding of how a system of effective Corporate Governance is a critical prerequisite to management of risk and enhancement of shareholder value.
Content
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Why the need for good governance has developed
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Principles of Corporate Governance
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Human factors and potential barriers to a positive governance culture
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An overview of Governance architecture fundamentals
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Ensuring an effective Board function and effective decision making
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Governance failures –past and recent case studies
Presenter
Jo FrenchExpert Trainer at the School of International Financial Services |
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Jo, through her company JETT Limited, specialises in developing contemporary bespoke, technical in-house CPD programmes covering a range of AML, compliance and governance issues. She has over 25 years’ experience in delivering credible training to a wide range of financial service businesses both in the Crown Dependencies and internationally, as well as institutions that include the BBA, the ACSP in the Isle of Man, Guernsey Training Agency and the Jersey International Business School where her role also extended to delivering on Buckingham University’s BSc (Hons) in International Financial Services degree as part of their faculty. In addition, she has taught on the International Compliance Association’s full range of AML and compliance qualifications since 2005, and as a Fellow of the Governance Institute (formally ICSA) written and delivered across both level 4&5 Certificate and Diploma, as well as the qualifying scheme, (subjects include Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Boardroom Dynamics, Company Law and Company Compliance and Administration.) Jo’s ICSA students have won many international prizes, most recently in Trust and Company Administration in May 2021, and CORE in the November 2021 exams. A committed educationalist, Jo has a First Class Law Degree (LLB) and Masters in Law (LLM) (Merit) from Queen Mary University of London specialising in financial services law. She is passionate about the delivery of accessible and innovative training courses. |