PROGRAMME CONTENTS

         i.            Corporate Governance and Corporate Accountability

An introduction and general mapping of the issues with reference to the relevant academic literature on the subject:

• The legal model of the company, and its failure
• Forces driving corporate governance since the 90s
• The Cadbury model and codes of corporate governance

       ii.            The Board as a mechanism of corporate governance.

The presenters will seek to elicit the views of participants while defining the issues, summarizing research, and making their own suggestions on the following  topics :

• Responsibilities of the Board;
• What constitutes "independence" of directors?
• What should non-executive directors be doing?
• Audit Committee
• Institutional Nominees;
• The need for a legislative statement of directors' duties.
2. Corporate Governance and the Market.
   • Disclosure and transparency issues
   • Accounting standards and auditor’s independence
   • Do Institutional Investors have governance responsibilities?
   • Corporate governance and takeover regulations
   • Shareholder voting rights
3. Between Self-Regulation and Compliance
   • Corporate law and the Department of Corporate Affairs
   • SEBI Code of Corporate Governance and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement
   • Compliance issues and some company responses.

2 days

9.30 am to 5.30 pm

FEES

Rs. 4,500.00 + 12.36% (Service Tax + Education Cess) per participant inclusive of course material, tuition fees, snacks and lunch.