Advanced Corporate Governance for Financial Institutions

Course details

Course Introduction:
This course on Advanced Corporate Governance for Financial Institutions equips you with critical skills to enhance governance frameworks. You will delve into advanced risk management, regulatory compliance, and board effectiveness, tailored specifically for financial institutions. By engaging in practical case studies and interactive discussions, delegates will gain actionable insights to strengthen their institutions governance practices, ensuring robust oversight and strategic alignment.

Course Outcomes:
Understand corporate governance of the international financial sector
Develop and apply local codes to their own environment
Understand the applicability of their own existing practices and structures in comparison with growing international best practice
Appreciate the inter-dependence of Governance, Risk management and Compliance (GRC)
Evaluate the key features of enterprise risk management
Develop procedures and internal controls relevant to financial sector institutions
Understand the triple-bottom line of Environmental, Social and Governance
Develop best practice in compensation and remuneration

Who Should Attend:
Managers and executives who want a deep appreciation of the critical role of corporate governance
Regulators who are developing and implementing codes and standards
Board members who have clear responsibilities and obligations which they need to understand and exercise
Audit committee, nominations committee and other committee members who need to explore their roles and purposes
Company secretaries who have specific governance responsibilities
Aspiring Board members who want to quickly increase their knowledge
Senior staff who support the Board and its committees
Internal auditors who will be verifying internal controls
Other stakeholders and investors who need to monitor and challenge the application of standards
In-house lawyers who have responsibilities for guidance and interpretation

Course Topics:
The World of Corporate Governance Today

International events leading to governance reform
Purpose and objectives of governance including agency risk and moral hazard
US Sarbanes Oxley Act style legislation vs. UK-style voluntary code: focusing where possible on participants countries
Standards-driving bodies and evolving principles
Formative regulatory bodies including OECD Basel Committee SECs and CMAs Central Banks


Main Components and principles

Eight principles which underpin every system of governance:
OECD Code core concepts and guidance
Listing requirements and continuous obligations
Corporate Governance in the financial sector raising the bar what is special about banks and bank governance?
Basel Committees guidance on enhancing corporate governance for the banking sector
Review of European Unions approach to Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions


The Governing Body

What does a Good financial institution look like
Alternative board structures dual and unitary boards
Different types of board members: their roles and responsibilities including the Secretary to the Board
The growing importance of the INED
The vital role of Board Committees in the new era of governance including the audit committee nominations and remuneration committee and the risk committee


Corporate Governance Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) in Financial Institutions

The growth and linkage of these three topics in finance
The main components of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
The central role of internal controls and linkage to ERM
Best practice compensation principles and standards
Shareholders depositors and other stakeholders need for disclosure and transparency


Environmental Social and Governance (ESG)

Defining ESG
The link between ESG and Corporate Governance
ESG - economic legal ethical and discretionary aspects
ESG and financial institutions is it just a public relations exercise?
Where does the regulator fit in?
The course will end with a multi-choice questionnaire to assess the level of knowledge gained and to fresh and assist the retention of new information


Main Components and principles of Internal Controls

The definition and purpose of internal controls
The five components of the original COSO internal controls framework
Integration of the original COSO control framework into COSO Enterprise Risk Management framework (ERM)
Linking COBIT to COSO Information technology framework and internal controls


Financial Sector Regulators and Internal Controls

The three categories of objectives for internal controls
COSO internal controls framework the expanded 2013 revision
The new seventeen principles practical application to provide comprehensive controlsThe strong link between Basel II operational risk management and COSO
Inherent limitations of internal controls


The Control Environment

The vital first step - establishing the management tone at the top and an institution-wide code of conduct reflecting integrity and ethical values
Board and managements delegation of authority
Commitment to competence - attracting developing and retaining the right human resources
Performance measures incentives and rewards


Types of Internal Controls

Risk appetite and strategy established by the Board and risk response strategies
Control activities internal controls responsibilities and uses through the eyes of different stakeholders
Inherent and residual risks
Reporting and assurance