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Submission covers the role and responsibilities of boards of directors, financial reporting, shareholders, auditing and regulation.
52. Letter, dated 22 November 1991, from Nigel Peace to Department of Trade and Industry
Letter seeks guidance on length of directors' service contracts.
53. Correspondence with and submission from Institute of Public Relations, December 1991
Main content is 'A submission to the Committee on the Finacinal Aspects of Corporate Governance by the Institute of Public Relations , City & Financial Group, December 1991.
Covers issues such as communication between boards and shareholders, emphasis on the long term, corporate reporting, company-auditor relationships, responsibilities of non-executive directors, audit committees and auditors responsibilities.
Includes a draft work programme and an update of the draft Accounting Practices Board discussion draft.
Letter sets out Arthur Andersen's views as a contribution to evidence gathering.
Comments on 100 Group paper definition of corporate governance, the board should be balanced and reporting.
58. Corporate Governance Committee Correspondence 1992-1994.
Correspondence on subjects such as rights of executive directors to seek external professional advice and be re-imbursed, comments on comments on the draft report, the interests of of the 'private' shareholder as well as the interests of the institutional ones.
59. Correspondence, January to March 1992, with CRW Wysock Wright about part-time Chairmen.
Correspondence is largely between Wysock Wright and Sir Brian Corby, Prudential.
60. Record of meeting with Hugh Collum, 100 Group, 14 January 1992
Comments on the papers circulated for the 20-21 January 1992 meeting.
Covers some aspects of institutional investors and also their relations with non-executive directors in two articles.
Covers aspects of board of directors, internal controls, financial reporting, auditing.
63. Letter, dated 21 February 1992, from Dr Maurice Gillibrand and submission to the Committee.
Submission covers communication between boards and stakeholders, executive and non-executive directors, corporate reporting.
64. A paper, dated 12 March 1992, giving CBI preliminary evidence to the Committee.
The paper covers the role and duties of directors, the responsibilities of institutional shareholders, auditors responsibilities and liabilities, accounting standards and pension fund management issues.
65. Fax, 12 March 1992, with extract from NYSE's Appendix H.
Extract refers to Audit Committee and in particular to independence of its members.
The views cover the range of auditing issues, non-executive directors, responsibilities of directors, divided boards and other matters.
Reports the results of a survey. Auditors are least likely to benefit while non-executive directors benefit most. Responsibility for compliance lies with company management and institutional shareholders or Stock Exchange, while expresses doubts over self-regulation.
Letter welcomes the draft report and makes two suggestions for the final report.
Suggests an additional entry on the form about directors understanding their duties.
70. Letter, dated 16 June 1992, from Stewart Douglas-Mann, Guinness Mahon & Co.
Comments on the wording re independence of non-executive directors.
Comments that fraud is very difficult to prevent and comments on non-executive directors and auditing, especially their resignation advice.
Comments on enforcement, adoption and efficacy, control structures, role of the board of directors, audit committees and director accountability.
73. Letter, dated 18 June 1992, Annual Report analysis from Jonathan Chaytor and FT article.
Comments on institutional investors, non-executive directors and internal auditors.
74. Letter, dated 24 June 1992, from EA Bradman.
Comments on voluntary nature of the code, non-executive directors, the role of audit committees, directors' contracts and the independence of auditors.
75. Letter, 24 June 1997, from Edward Adeane, Hambros and reply by Nigel Peace.
Seeks and gives clarification on the meaning of independent in relation to non-executive directors.