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Board packs and management information

All boards receive a pack of materials before a board meeting and, for banks and other financial institutions, this will include materials addressing regulatory matters. I’m setting out below some thoughts based on packs I’ve seen over the last decade or so. Some of these are obvious points but I do see them cropping up […]

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Governance and Group Dynamics

Governance in groups with regulated firms – whether banks or other financial institutions – involves points that don’t apply to groups of unregulated firms. The general rule is that directors of a company have: A duty of trust, a fiduciary duty to act with integrity, fairness and honesty, having regard to the interests of shareholders; […]

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Governance in groups with a regulated subsidiary

Governance in groups with regulated firms – whether banks or other financial institutions – involves points that don’t apply to unregulated firms. The general rule is that directors of a company have: A duty of trust, a fiduciary duty to act with integrity, fairness and honesty, having regard to the interests of shareholders; and A […]

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