Contents

Making introductions

Alternative governance

According to recent research, the widely accepted premise that performance is the key driver behind most decisions to invest in alternative funds turns out not to be the case.

IAS – Tell us now

In a recent speech Sir David Tweedie encouraged users to have their say on changes to International Accounting Standards before they are cast in stone.

2008 Audit Committee Agenda

KPMG has produced a very useful list of things to be considered when audit committees are planning their 2008 agendas.

Companies Act casts aside vital vote

Recent changes in the law mean that a chairman’s casting vote will not be available to companies established after October 2007. Danielle Harris looks at the implications of this change which has not been universally welcomed.

Trust and accountability

Sir Adrian Cadbury reviews a recent book, Corpocracy by Bob Monks, and suggests that, with courage, trust and accountability can be restored in US corporations.

Doing well by doing right – Part 2

Paul Moxey continues his look at the three surveys which studied companies’ attitudes to business ethics across Europe, the US and South East Asia.