This course looks at what the Channel Islands are doing in the areas of Corporate Governance and regulation. It will also consider the main theories for the role of boards and how they are applied, as well as descriptions of the main committees that the UK Code now requires. The case study looks at CG failings in the collapse of Enron.

Session content

• The Channel Islands’ approach to regulation and corporate governance
• 6 Board role theories
• 4 Board role applications and practices
• What the UK governance code says about board committees
• Case study: Enron – failings at so many levels

Learning outcomes

Having completed this course, delegates will:

• Appreciate the way some offshore centres are adapting to the CG challenges
• Understand the main theories of the role of Boards in large companies and their various committees
• Learn how failure can occur when good CG is abandoned as in the case of ENRON

Those working in financial and professional services in a senior capacity – Non-Executive Directors, Executive Directors, Senior Managers, Senior Governance Professionals, Company Secretaries – as well as those looking to build a better appreciation of the demands placed on directors and boards in the dispatch of their legal, contractual and fiduciary duties.