Session 9: Corporate Finance: Financing and Control Issues Reading 32: Corporate Governance
LOS f: Describe the elements of a company’s statement of corporate governance policies that investment analysts should assess.
John Zehetmeier, an analyst for Folker Capital Management is helping his colleague, Chris Augustine, understand elements of a company’s statement of governance policies that would be helpful in analyzing a company. Zehetmeier makes the following statements:
Statement 1: |
A corporate code of ethics that conveys the values, responsibilities, and ethical conduct of an organization should be included in a statement of governance policies.
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Statement 2: |
A statement of director oversight responsibilities would be the best place to find information about nomination and compensation award polices. |
Augustine should:
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agree with Statement 1, but disagree with Statement 2. | |
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disagree with both of Zehetmeier’s statements. | |
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agree with both of Zehetmaier’s statements. | |
Augustine should agree with both statements. A corporate code of ethics should articulate the values, responsibilities, and ethical conduct of an organization and should be included in a statement of governance policies. Also, a statement of director’s oversight, monitoring, and review responsibilities should include information regarding internal controls, risk management, accounting disclosure, compliance, nominations, and compensation awards.
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