Working Paper Series Dr. Shahira Abdel Shahid September 2001 Corporate Governance is becoming a global pursuit: what could be done in Egypt? 1 Corporate Governance is becoming a global pursuit: what could be done in Egypt? Abstract: The paper defines corporate governance and explains the reasons for its becoming an important issue pursued by many countries in the last decade. Following, the various codes of corporate governance, used as a guidance for countries, which are set by international
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PRINCIPLES FOR PERIODIC DISCLOSURE BY LISTED ENTITIES Final Report TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SECURITIES COMMISSIONS FEBRUARY 2010 CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction Uses of Annual Reports Scope Presentation Glossary of Defined Terms Principles for Periodic Disclosure by Listed Entities A. Periodic reports should contain relevant information B. For those periodic reports in which financial statements are included, and should state that the financial information
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Se OpenTuition.com Free resources for accountancy students ACCA Paper P1 pt em 20 be 15 r/D ex ec am em s be Governance, Risk & Ethics Please spread the word about OpenTuition, so that all ACCA students can benefit. ONLY with your support can the site exist and continue to provide free study materials! Visit opentuition.com for the latest updates watch the free lectures that accompany these notes; attempt free tests online; get free tutor support, and much more.
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Regulatory and Compliance Issues Paper SANYUY D. ELVIS LAW 531 October 13, 2015 JAMES CHARNELL Regulatory and Compliance Issues Paper Do you think that the creation and work of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has resulted in greater independence of auditors of public companies? Due to some major Corporate and Accounting Scandals in some prominent companies including Enron and WorldCom, Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SOX) was enacted in 2002. Through this, a lot of changes were
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WHAT IS CSR? Corporate Social Responsibility is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. CSR is generally understood as being the way through which a company achieves a balance of economic, environmental and social imperatives (“Triple-Bottom-Line- Approach”), while at the same time addressing the expectations of shareholders and stakeholders. In this sense it is important to draw a
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Family Related Issues by Darryl Mitchell Professor Kenneth Pino Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance – LEG 500 July 23, 2011 1. Explain if it matters that a parent literally had nothing to do with a biological child in order for the child to take advantage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to care for that parent. Whether a parent had nothing to do with a biological child have nothing to do with the child being eligible for FMLA to care for that parent and it shouldn’t
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degrees in European studies and law and a Masters degree in trade, corporate governance and European law; in highly recognisable UK universities. Currently I am undertaking a full time Masters degree in Business law in one of the best UK and world universities. I am an experienced researcher and I have worked on different research projects demanding law elements from UK and other jurisdictions. In addition I have more than a year's legal work experience providing the law firm's clients with high quality
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Campu, Malaysia c School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia c Accounting Research Institute (ARI), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia Abstract Currently, governance in public administration has become a global issue as a result of the continuous stream of governance failures, fraud, inefficiency, corruption, and poor internal control and financial management. Public sectors worldwide are now under pressure to justify the sources and utilizations of public
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Fiscal 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This corporate responsibility report contains forward-looking statements that concern our expectations, beliefs, projections, strategies, initiatives and anticipated events. These forward-looking statements include: statements regarding the timing and method of providing updates to this corporate responsibility report and new corporate responsibility reports, our expectations regarding the future globalization
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principles that the new expectations spawned and renewed resulted in changes in how the professional accountants are to behave, what services are to be offered, and what performance standards are to be met. These standards have been embedded in a new governance structure and in guidance mechanisms, which have domestic and international components. The influence of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) will be as important as that of SOX
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