careers and across a variety of sectors including corporate, not-for-profit and charity. Some work as company secretaries for FTSE 100 companies earning an average base salary of over £190,000.* Others have roles such as chief executive, chairman, director of legal services or in-house counsel, or they work in practice offering business and legal services to a range of clients. With the opportunity to work overseas using an internationally recognised qualification, becoming a Chartered Secretary is
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1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Company Overview Blackberry is a brand that was created by Research in Motion's (RIM) Founder Mike Lazaridis in 1996, providing wireless web enabled devices across multiple networks. At the time, Lazaridis was an engineering student at the University of Waterloo while Fregin was an engineering student at the University of Windsor. BlackBerry Limited (BlackBerry), incorporated on February 24, 2003, is a provider of mobile communications. The Company is engaged primarily in
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Over the past three decades, executive compensation has risen dramatically beyond the rising levels of an average worker’s wage. Executive compensation is an important part of corporate governance, and is often determined by a company’s board of directors. Executive compensation is a very important thing to consider when evaluating an investment opportunity. Executives who are improperly compensated may not have the incentive to perform in the best interest of shareholders, which can be costly for
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Guru Nanak College Logistic Assignment on BlueDart Submitted to : Prof Poonam By Sarabjeet Singh Johar Ty-BMS Sem-V Roll No 14 About Blue Dart Blue Dart is South Asia's premier courier, and integrated express package Distribution Company. Blue Dart have the most extensive domestic network covering over 25,498 locations, and service more than 220 countries and territories worldwide through Blue Dart Sales alliance with DHL, the premier global brand name in express
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questionnaires and interviews were used to establish the extent to which management accounting tools are applied by the directors in the target companies. The research was carried out amongst listed companies on the stock exchange and the parastatal companies in Botswana. Furthermore documentation, for instance annual financial statements from the companies were reviewed. Most directors in the companies do not fully utilise the tools of management accounting in decision making. Management accountants
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performance board of directors senior management financial contents (including corporate governance) interested person transactions material contracts use of proceeds shareholders’ information disclosure note notice of annual general meeting proxy form corporate information board of directors Mr. Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay Independent Director and Chairman Mr. Koay Peng Yen Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer Mr. de Vaz Don Emmanuel Maurice Rosairo Independent Director Ms. Rachel Eng Yaag
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Issue one Can the funds be raised from existing members or anyone else without a prospectus? Relevant law The ability of raising funds from investors is one of the most important functions of companies, furthermore, a significant objective of the Corporations Act (CA) is to encourage and regular those kind of investments. Usually, when a company want to offer securities, a disclosure documents (DD) must be issued simultaneously. The types of DD were given by s 705, and prospectus was including
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there any abuse of power by management and breach of fiduciary on part of director? Yes, there is abuse of power by the management and breach of fiduciary duty of director. A fiduciary is define as someone who is in control of property in which others have an interest, or is given a power which is exercised on behalf of those who are in a position of dependence. As stated in Section 132 (1) of Companies Act 1965; a director shall at all times act honestly and use reasonable diligence in the discharge
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managements are envisaged: i) companies managed by Board of Directors; and ii) those by a Managing Director, whole-time director or manager subject to the control and guidance of the Board of Directors. --As per Clause 49, for a company with an Executive Chairman, at least 50 per cent of the board should comprise independent directors. In the case of a company with a non-executive Chairman, at least one-third of the board should be independent directors. --It would be necessary for chief executives and
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This paper examines the association of corporate governance variables and IPO pricing. Results show that managerial ownership is positively related to both offer price and market price premium, which is consistent with a high level of managerial ownership reducing agency costs leading to a closer alignment of interests between managers and shareholders. High blockholder ownership is positively related to offer price premium but not market price premium which implies that underwriters, but not investors
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