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1 Spirit of Governance Spirit of Governance Hemant Joshi Hemant Joshi M M . Com., FCA, ICWA, CISA, CIA, ISA, CCSA, CFE . Com., FCA, ICWA, CISA, CIA, ISA, CCSA, CFE Transparency and Disclosures for Better Corporate Governance September 09, 2007 Venue: Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies

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Page 1: Spirit of Governance 09Sep07 - NFCG1 Spirit of Governance Hemant Joshi M Transparency and Disclosures for Better Corporate Governance September 09, 2007 Venue: Symbiosis Institute

1

Spirit of Governance

Spirit of Governance

Hemant Joshi

Hemant Joshi

MM. Com., FCA, ICWA, CISA, CIA, ISA, CCSA, CFE

. Com., FCA, ICWA, CISA, CIA, ISA, CCSA, CFE

Transparency and Disclosures for

Better Corporate Governance

September 09, 2007

Venue: Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies

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August 25, 2007: Hyderabad Blasts

August 25, 2007: Hyderabad Blasts

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3

Sep

tem

ber

11,

200

1S

epte

mb

er 1

1, 2

001

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4

Imp

act

Imp

act

��19

ter

rori

sts

hija

cked

4 a

ircr

aft

for

suic

ide

atta

cks

19 t

erro

rist

s h

ijack

ed 4

air

craf

t fo

r su

icid

e at

tack

s

��A

lmo

st 3

000

peo

ple

kill

edA

lmo

st 3

000

peo

ple

kill

ed

��In

Man

hat

tan

: In

Man

hat

tan

: --

34.5

mill

ion

ft

34.5

mill

ion

ft2 2

off

ice

spac

e lo

sto

ffic

e sp

ace

lost

--$5

0$5

0-- 7

0 b

illio

n i

n in

sure

d lo

sses

70 b

illio

n i

n in

sure

d lo

sses

Most of these direct economic losses were

Most of these direct economic losses were

incurred by the private sector

incurred by the private sector

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Corporate Scandals –Non Stop

Action

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Agenda:

��C

orp

ora

te G

ove

rnan

ce: C

on

cep

tC

orp

ora

te G

ove

rnan

ce: C

on

cep

t

��E

nh

anci

ng

Shar

eho

lder

sE

nh

anci

ng

Shar

eho

lder

s ’’V

alu

eV

alu

e

��G

lob

al P

ract

ices

G

lob

al P

ract

ices

��B

oar

d a

nd

Man

agem

ent

Stru

ctu

reB

oar

d a

nd

Man

agem

ent

Stru

ctu

re

��R

isk

Man

agem

ent

Ris

k M

anag

emen

t

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Corporate Governance:

Corporate Governance:

Concept

Concept

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7 Things which Shareholders Want?

7 Things which Shareholders Want?

1.S

har

eho

lder

s se

ek a

mea

nin

gfu

l say

in w

ho

sit

s o

n t

he

bo

ard

2.S

har

eho

lder

s la

ck t

rust

in a

bo

ard

th

at la

cks

ind

epen

den

t le

ader

ship

3.S

har

eho

lder

s ex

pec

t d

iscl

osu

re t

o r

evea

l th

e co

mp

any’

s tr

ue

con

dit

ion

bey

on

d

4.S

har

eho

lder

s ar

e sk

epti

cal o

f co

mp

lex

com

pen

sati

on

sc

hem

es

5.S

har

eho

lder

s w

ant

exit

sce

nar

ios

to b

e re

aso

nab

le

6.S

har

eho

lder

s ex

pec

t th

e b

oar

d t

o t

ake

resp

on

sib

ility

--

and

ch

ange

th

e b

oar

d -

-w

hen

nec

essa

ry

7.S

har

eho

lder

s sh

ou

ld b

e ab

le t

o e

ffec

t ch

ange

Source: Paper by Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York

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McKinseyStudies: October 1999 and April 2000

Source:http://www.mckinsey.com

Kn

ow

ing

that

th

e re

lati

on

ship

bet

wee

n c

orp

ora

te g

ove

rnan

ce

Kn

ow

ing

that

th

e re

lati

on

ship

bet

wee

n c

orp

ora

te g

ove

rnan

ce

and

a c

om

pan

yan

d a

co

mp

any ’’

s p

rofi

ts is

co

mp

lex,

McK

inse

y co

nd

uct

ed t

hre

e s

pro

fits

is c

om

ple

x, M

cKin

sey

con

du

cted

th

ree

stu

die

s b

etw

een

st

ud

ies

bet

wee

n October 1999 and April 2000

October 1999 and April 2000

to d

isco

ver

ho

w

to d

isco

ver

ho

w

shar

eho

lder

s b

oth

per

ceiv

e an

d v

alu

e co

rpo

rate

go

vern

ance

in

shar

eho

lder

s b

oth

per

ceiv

e an

d v

alu

e co

rpo

rate

go

vern

ance

in

Asi

a, E

uro

pe

and

th

e U

S, a

nd

Lat

in A

mer

ica

Asi

a, E

uro

pe

and

th

e U

S, a

nd

Lat

in A

mer

ica

Important Observations:

Important Observations:

��B

oar

d p

ract

ices

are

at

leas

t as

imp

ort

ant

as f

inan

cial

B

oar

d p

ract

ices

are

at

leas

t as

imp

ort

ant

as f

inan

cial

p

erfo

rman

cep

erfo

rman

ce

��80

per

cen

t o

f th

ose

su

rvey

ed s

aid

th

ey w

ou

ld p

ay m

ore

fo

r 80

per

cen

t o

f th

ose

su

rvey

ed s

aid

th

ey w

ou

ld p

ay m

ore

fo

r sh

ares

of

a w

ell

shar

es o

f a

wel

l --go

vern

ed c

om

pan

y th

an a

po

orl

y go

vern

ed o

ne.

go

vern

ed c

om

pan

y th

an a

po

orl

y go

vern

ed o

ne.

��F

ailu

re t

o r

efo

rm g

ove

rnan

ce w

ill r

esu

lt in

co

mp

etit

ive

Fai

lure

to

ref

orm

go

vern

ance

will

res

ult

in c

om

pet

itiv

e d

isad

van

tage

. d

isad

van

tage

.

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McKinseyQuarterly 2005: Value and

Performance

Source:http://www.mckinsey.com

According to a McKinsey survey of more than 1,000

According to a McKinsey survey of more than 1,000

directors around the world:

directors around the world:

��M

any

bo

ard

mem

ber

s ar

e fr

ust

rate

d b

y th

eir

com

pan

ies'

M

any

bo

ard

mem

ber

s ar

e fr

ust

rate

d b

y th

eir

com

pan

ies'

ex

cess

ive

focu

s o

n s

ho

rtex

cess

ive

focu

s o

n s

ho

rt-- t

erm

fin

anci

al p

erfo

rman

ce

term

fin

anci

al p

erfo

rman

ce

��P

refe

r to

dev

ote

mo

re t

ime

to lo

ng

Pre

fer

to d

evo

te m

ore

tim

e to

lon

g-- t

erm

issu

es, s

uch

as

stra

tegy

te

rm is

sues

, su

ch a

s st

rate

gy

and

lead

ersh

ip d

evel

op

men

t an

d le

ader

ship

dev

elo

pm

ent

��D

irec

tors

lac

k th

e in

form

atio

n f

or

sou

nd

dec

isio

n m

akin

g an

d

Dir

ecto

rs l

ack

the

info

rmat

ion

fo

r so

un

d d

ecis

ion

mak

ing

and

m

ay n

ot

un

der

stan

d t

he

ob

ject

ives

an

d r

isks

of

thei

r co

mp

anie

s m

ay n

ot

un

der

stan

d t

he

ob

ject

ives

an

d r

isks

of

thei

r co

mp

anie

s

��B

oar

d o

vers

igh

t w

ill i

mp

rove

on

ly if

dir

ecto

rs c

an d

evel

op

a

Bo

ard

ove

rsig

ht

will

im

pro

ve o

nly

if d

irec

tors

can

dev

elo

p a

m

ore

co

mp

reh

ensi

ve p

ictu

re o

f th

e p

erfo

rman

ce o

f th

eir

mo

re c

om

pre

hen

sive

pic

ture

of

the

per

form

ance

of

thei

r co

mp

anie

s an

d le

arn

to

par

tici

pat

e m

ore

dee

ply

in d

iscu

ssio

ns

com

pan

ies

and

lear

n t

o p

arti

cip

ate

mo

re d

eep

ly in

dis

cuss

ion

s ab

ou

t st

rate

gy a

nd

lead

ersh

ip.

abo

ut

stra

tegy

an

d le

ader

ship

.

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Corporate Governance: Kumar

Corporate Governance: Kumar

Managalam Birla Committee Report

Managalam Birla Committee Report

DEFINITION:

Fu

nd

amen

tal o

bje

ctiv

e o

f corporate

governance

is t

he "Enhancement

of

Shareholder Value, K

eep

ing

in V

iew

the

Inte

rest

s o

f O

ther

Sta

keh

old

er".

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Corporate Governance: Kumar

Corporate Governance: Kumar

Managalam Birla Committee Report

Managalam Birla Committee Report

Ab

solu

te S

alar

y le

vels

, ad

just

ed g

row

th

Ab

solu

te S

alar

y le

vels

, ad

just

ed g

row

th

in a

vera

ge a

nn

ual

sal

arie

s; E

SO

Ps;

in

ave

rage

an

nu

al s

alar

ies;

ES

OP

s;

Att

riti

on

rat

es; I

nta

ngi

ble

s et

c.A

ttri

tio

n r

ates

; In

tan

gib

les

etc.

Em

plo

yees

Em

plo

yees

Mar

ket

Sh

are;

Ass

essm

ent

of

Cu

sto

mer

M

arke

t S

har

e; A

sses

smen

t o

f C

ust

om

er

sati

sfac

tio

n; C

ost

sav

ings

pas

sed

on

to

sa

tisf

acti

on

; Co

st s

avin

gs p

asse

d o

n t

o

cust

om

ers

etc.

cust

om

ers

etc.

Cu

sto

mer

sC

ust

om

ers

Hig

h d

ebt

pro

tect

ion

mea

sure

s H

igh

deb

t p

rote

ctio

n m

easu

res

––cr

edit

cr

edit

rati

ng;

up

grad

es i

n r

atin

gs e

tc.

rati

ng;

up

grad

es i

n r

atin

gs e

tc.

Deb

t H

old

ers

Deb

t H

old

ers

Ret

urn

on

in

vest

ed c

apit

al c

om

par

ed t

o

Ret

urn

on

in

vest

ed c

apit

al c

om

par

ed t

o

wei

ghte

d a

vera

ge

cost

of

cap

ital

, w

eigh

ted

ave

rage

co

st o

f ca

pit

al,

pay

ou

t ra

tio

etc

. p

ayo

ut

rati

o e

tc.

Maj

ori

ty /

Min

ori

ty

Maj

ori

ty /

Min

ori

ty

Sta

keh

old

ers

Sta

keh

old

ers

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Corporate Governance: Kumar

Corporate Governance: Kumar

Managalam Birla Committee Report

Managalam Birla Committee Report

To

tal

dir

ect

taxe

s p

aid

; Em

plo

ymen

t T

ota

l d

irec

t ta

xes

pai

d; E

mp

loym

ent

gen

erat

ed; E

xpen

dit

ure

on

so

cial

ge

ner

ated

; Exp

end

itu

re o

n s

oci

al

infr

astr

uct

ure

; En

viro

nm

enta

l./S

oci

al

infr

astr

uct

ure

; En

viro

nm

enta

l./S

oci

al

imp

act

cost

; Fai

r p

ract

ices

fo

llow

ed e

tc.

imp

act

cost

; Fai

r p

ract

ices

fo

llow

ed e

tc.

So

ciet

yS

oci

ety

Rel

ativ

e ch

ange

in

cre

dit

ter

ms;

Pas

sin

g R

elat

ive

chan

ge i

n c

red

it t

erm

s; P

assi

ng

on

in

crea

sed

rea

lizat

ion

; o

n i

ncr

ease

d r

ealiz

atio

n;

Su

pp

ort

/In

tan

gib

les

to s

up

plie

rs, e

tc.

Su

pp

ort

/In

tan

gib

les

to s

up

plie

rs, e

tc.

Su

pp

liers

Su

pp

liers

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14

Corporate Governance: Kumar

Corporate Governance: Kumar

Managalam Birla Committee Report

Managalam Birla Committee Report

��S

tro

ng

Str

on

g corporate

corporategovernance

governance

is t

hu

s in

dis

pen

sab

le t

o

is t

hu

s in

dis

pen

sab

le t

o

resi

lien

t an

d v

ibra

nt

cap

ital

mar

kets

resi

lien

t an

d v

ibra

nt

cap

ital

mar

kets

��It

is

an i

mp

ort

ant

inst

rum

ent

of

inve

sto

r p

rote

ctio

n

It i

s an

im

po

rtan

t in

stru

men

t o

f in

vest

or

pro

tect

ion

��It

is

the

blo

od

th

at f

ills

the

vein

s o

f tr

ansp

aren

t It

is

the

blo

od

th

at f

ills

the

vein

s o

f tr

ansp

aren

t corporate

corporate

dis

clo

sure

an

d h

igh

dis

clo

sure

an

d h

igh

-- qu

alit

y ac

cou

nti

ng

qu

alit

y ac

cou

nti

ng

pra

ctic

es

pra

ctic

es

��It

is

the

mu

scle

th

at m

ove

s a

viab

le a

nd

acc

essi

ble

It

is

the

mu

scle

th

at m

ove

s a

viab

le a

nd

acc

essi

ble

fi

nan

cial

rep

ort

ing

stru

ctu

re

fin

anci

al r

epo

rtin

g st

ruct

ure

��W

ith

ou

t fi

nan

cial

rep

ort

ing

pre

mis

ed o

n s

ou

nd

, ho

nes

t W

ith

ou

t fi

nan

cial

rep

ort

ing

pre

mis

ed o

n s

ou

nd

, ho

nes

t n

um

ber

s, c

apit

al m

arke

ts w

ill c

olla

pse

up

on

th

emse

lves

n

um

ber

s, c

apit

al m

arke

ts w

ill c

olla

pse

up

on

th

emse

lves

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15

Benefits of Corporate Governance:

Benefits of Corporate Governance:

Mar

kets

an

d i

nve

sto

rs:

Mar

kets

an

d i

nve

sto

rs:

��T

ake

no

tice

of

wel

lT

ake

no

tice

of

wel

l --m

anag

ed c

om

pan

ies,

m

anag

ed c

om

pan

ies,

��T

hey

res

po

nd

po

siti

vely

T

hey

res

po

nd

po

siti

vely

��R

ewar

d s

uch

co

mp

anie

s, w

ith

hig

her

val

uat

ion

s.

Rew

ard

su

ch c

om

pan

ies,

wit

h h

igh

er v

alu

atio

ns.

��C

om

pan

ies

wit

h b

ette

r go

vern

ance

pre

sen

t le

ss a

gen

cy r

isk

to s

ha

Co

mp

anie

s w

ith

bet

ter

gove

rnan

ce p

rese

nt

less

age

ncy

ris

k to

sh

a reh

old

ers,

re

ho

lder

s,

resu

ltin

g in

a l

ow

er c

ost

of

equ

ity

cap

ital

re

sult

ing

in a

lo

wer

co

st o

f eq

uit

y ca

pit

al ##

��R

esea

rch

exa

min

ing

the

link

bet

wee

n c

orp

ora

te g

ove

rnan

ce a

nd

bo

nR

esea

rch

exa

min

ing

the

link

bet

wee

n c

orp

ora

te g

ove

rnan

ce a

nd

bo

nd

yie

lds

d y

ield

s fo

un

d t

hat

go

vern

ance

mec

han

ism

s ca

n h

elp

red

uce

age

ncy

ris

k as

fo

un

d t

hat

go

vern

ance

mec

han

ism

s ca

n h

elp

red

uce

age

ncy

ris

k as

w

ell

as

wel

l as

in

form

atio

n r

isk

by

ind

uci

ng

firm

s to

dis

clo

se i

nfo

rmat

ion

in

a

info

rmat

ion

ris

k b

y in

du

cin

g fi

rms

to d

iscl

ose

in

form

atio

n i

n a

tim

ely

man

ner

, ti

mel

y m

ann

er,

resu

ltin

g in

hig

her

bo

nd

rat

ings

an

d l

ow

er b

on

d y

ield

s re

sult

ing

in h

igh

er b

on

d r

atin

gs a

nd

lo

wer

bo

nd

yie

lds

##

A common feature of such companies is that they have systems in place

, wh

ich

, w

hic

h

allo

w s

uff

icie

nt

free

do

m t

o t

he

bo

ard

s an

d m

anag

emen

t to

tak

e d

eal

low

su

ffic

ien

t fr

eed

om

to

th

e b

oar

ds

and

man

agem

ent

to t

ake

de c

isio

ns

tow

ard

s th

e ci

sio

ns

tow

ard

s th

e p

rogr

ess

of

thei

r co

mp

anie

s an

d t

o in

no

vate

, wh

ile r

emai

nin

g w

itp

rogr

ess

of

thei

r co

mp

anie

s an

d t

o in

no

vate

, wh

ile r

emai

nin

g w

ith

in a

fra

mew

ork

of

hin

a f

ram

ewo

rk o

f ef

fect

ive

acco

un

tab

ility

. In

oth

er w

ord

s th

ey h

ave

a sy

stem

of

gef

fect

ive

acco

un

tab

ility

. In

oth

er w

ord

s th

ey h

ave

a sy

stem

of

go

od

o

od

corporate

corporate

governance

governance

. .

# Source: Survey by GOVERNANCEMETRICS INTERNATIONAL INC (GMI) 2006

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Link between Corporate

Governance, ROE, ROA and ROC

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17

Principles of Good Corporate

Principles of Good Corporate

Governance

Governance

��L

ay S

olid

Fo

un

dat

ion

s fo

r M

anag

emen

t an

d O

vers

igh

tL

ay S

olid

Fo

un

dat

ion

s fo

r M

anag

emen

t an

d O

vers

igh

t��

Fo

rmal

ize

fun

ctio

ns

rese

rved

to

Bo

ard

& D

eleg

ated

to

Mgm

tF

orm

aliz

e fu

nct

ion

s re

serv

ed t

o B

oar

d &

Del

egat

ed t

o M

gmt

��E

nsu

re b

alan

ce b

etw

een

Ch

airp

erso

n, I

nd

epen

den

t E

nsu

re b

alan

ce b

etw

een

Ch

airp

erso

n, I

nd

epen

den

t D

irec

oto

rD

irec

oto

r&

CE

O&

CE

O

��S

tru

ctu

re t

he

Bo

ard

to

Ad

d V

alu

eS

tru

ctu

re t

he

Bo

ard

to

Ad

d V

alu

e��

Maj

ori

ty o

f in

dep

end

ent

Dir

ecto

rsM

ajo

rity

of

ind

epen

den

t D

irec

tors

��In

dep

end

ent

Ch

airm

anIn

dep

end

ent

Ch

airm

an

��R

ole

of

Ch

airp

erso

n &

CE

O n

ot

sam

eR

ole

of

Ch

airp

erso

n &

CE

O n

ot

sam

e

��E

xist

ence

of

vari

ou

s co

mm

itte

esE

xist

ence

of

vari

ou

s co

mm

itte

es

��P

rom

ote

Eth

ical

an

d R

esp

on

sib

le D

ecis

ion

Pro

mo

te E

thic

al a

nd

Res

po

nsi

ble

Dec

isio

n-- M

akin

gM

akin

g��

Est

ablis

h C

od

e o

f C

on

du

ctE

stab

lish

Co

de

of

Co

nd

uct

��S

ecu

rity

Tra

din

g P

olic

ies

Sec

uri

ty T

rad

ing

Po

licie

s

# Source: Australian Stock Exchange

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18

Principles of Good Corporate

Principles of Good Corporate

Governance

Governance

��S

afeg

uar

d I

nte

grit

y in

Fin

anci

al R

epo

rtin

gS

afeg

uar

d I

nte

grit

y in

Fin

anci

al R

epo

rtin

g

��C

EO

/C

FO

Rep

ort

to

Bo

ard

CE

O/

CF

O R

epo

rt t

o B

oar

d

��E

stab

lish

Au

dit

Co

mm

itte

eE

stab

lish

Au

dit

Co

mm

itte

e

��S

tru

ctu

re o

f th

e A

ud

it C

om

mit

tee

Str

uct

ure

of

the

Au

dit

Co

mm

itte

e

��C

har

ter

of

Au

dit

Co

mm

itte

eC

har

ter

of

Au

dit

Co

mm

itte

e

��R

epo

rtin

g in

Co

rp G

ov

Sec

tio

nR

epo

rtin

g in

Co

rp G

ov

Sec

tio

n

��M

ake

Tim

ely

and

Bal

ance

d D

iscl

osu

reM

ake

Tim

ely

and

Bal

ance

d D

iscl

osu

re

��P

olic

ies

& P

roce

du

res

to e

nsu

re d

iscl

osu

re c

om

plia

nce

Po

licie

s &

Pro

ced

ure

s to

en

sure

dis

clo

sure

co

mp

lian

ce

��R

epo

rtin

g o

f al

l d

epar

ture

sR

epo

rtin

g o

f al

l d

epar

ture

s

# Source: Australian Stock Exchange

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Principles of Good Corporate

Principles of Good Corporate

Governance

Governance

��R

esp

ect

the

Rig

hts

of

Shar

eho

lder

sR

esp

ect

the

Rig

hts

of

Shar

eho

lder

s

��E

stab

lish

& P

ub

lish

Co

mm

un

icat

ion

str

ateg

yE

stab

lish

& P

ub

lish

Co

mm

un

icat

ion

str

ateg

y

��M

ain

ten

ance

of

Web

site

Mai

nte

nan

ce o

f W

ebsi

te

��R

eco

gniz

e an

d M

anag

e R

isk

Rec

ogn

ize

and

Man

age

Ris

k

��A

C t

o o

vers

igh

t R

M P

roce

ssA

C t

o o

vers

igh

t R

M P

roce

ss

��C

OE

/ C

FA

rep

ort

ing

CO

E /

CF

A r

epo

rtin

g ––

Ris

ks /

Co

ntr

ol A

ssu

ran

ceR

isks

/ C

on

tro

l Ass

ura

nce

��E

nco

ura

ge E

nh

ance

d P

erfo

rman

ceE

nco

ura

ge E

nh

ance

d P

erfo

rman

ce

��P

erfo

rman

ce e

valu

atio

n o

f B

oar

d/

Co

mm

itte

es /

P

erfo

rman

ce e

valu

atio

n o

f B

oar

d/

Co

mm

itte

es /

In

dep

end

ent

Dir

ecto

rs/

Key

Exe

cuti

ves

Ind

epen

den

t D

irec

tors

/ K

ey E

xecu

tive

s

# Source: Australian Stock Exchange

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Principles of Good Corporate

Principles of Good Corporate

Governance

Governance

��R

emu

ner

ate

Fai

rly

and

Res

po

nsi

bly

Rem

un

erat

e F

airl

y an

d R

esp

on

sib

ly

��R

emu

ner

atio

n p

olic

ies

to u

nd

erst

and

th

e co

st &

R

emu

ner

atio

n p

olic

ies

to u

nd

erst

and

th

e co

st &

ben

efit

ben

efit

��L

inka

ge o

f re

mu

ner

atio

n w

ith

per

form

ance

Lin

kage

of

rem

un

erat

ion

wit

h p

erfo

rman

ce

��R

eco

gniz

e th

e L

egit

imat

e In

tere

st o

f R

eco

gniz

e th

e L

egit

imat

e In

tere

st o

f

Stak

eho

lder

sSt

akeh

old

ers

��C

OC

wit

h l

egal

& o

blig

atio

ns

for

stak

eho

lder

sC

OC

wit

h l

egal

& o

blig

atio

ns

for

stak

eho

lder

s

# Source: Australian Stock Exchange

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Overview of Global

Overview of Global

Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance

Trends

Trends

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22

Global Corporate Governance

Global Corporate Governance

Regulations

Regulations

All

exce

pt

Ger

man

y,

All

exce

pt

Ger

man

y,

Jap

an, M

exic

o, S

. Ja

pan

, Mex

ico

, S.

Afr

ica,

Sp

ain

, In

dia

Afr

ica,

Sp

ain

, In

dia

An

nu

al s

elf

An

nu

al s

elf --

asse

ssm

ent

asse

ssm

ent

of

bo

ard

o

f b

oar

d

per

form

ance

req

uir

edp

erfo

rman

ce r

equ

ired

All

exce

pt

Au

stra

lia,

All

exce

pt

Au

stra

lia,

Mex

ico

, S. A

fric

a,

Mex

ico

, S. A

fric

a,

Ind

iaIn

dia

Co

mp

ensa

tio

n c

om

mit

tee

Co

mp

ensa

tio

n c

om

mit

tee

mu

st b

e m

ust

be

com

po

sed

of

ind

epen

den

t m

emb

ers

com

po

sed

of

ind

epen

den

t m

emb

ers

All

cou

ntr

ies

All

cou

ntr

ies

Po

rtio

n o

f th

e b

oar

d o

f d

irec

tors

wh

ich

P

ort

ion

of

the

bo

ard

of

dir

ecto

rs w

hic

h

mu

st b

e m

ust

be

ind

epen

den

t in

dep

end

ent

(i.e

. maj

ori

ty o

f (i

.e. m

ajo

rity

of

the

bo

ard

, at

leas

t th

ree

mem

ber

s, e

tc.)

the

bo

ard

, at

leas

t th

ree

mem

ber

s, e

tc.)

Country

Country

Board Member Roles &

Board Member Roles &

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

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Global Corporate Governance

Global Corporate Governance

Regulations

Regulations

Ger

man

y, M

exic

o, U

S,

Ger

man

y, M

exic

o, U

S,

Ind

ia, C

hin

aIn

dia

, Ch

ina

Req

uir

ed t

o h

ave

auth

ori

ty

Req

uir

ed t

o h

ave

auth

ori

ty t

o e

nga

ge o

uts

ide

to e

nga

ge o

uts

ide

advi

sers

advi

sers

UK

, US

, In

dia

UK

, US

, In

dia

Req

uir

ed t

o e

stab

lish

pro

ced

ure

s to

rec

eive

R

equ

ired

to

est

ablis

h p

roce

du

res

to r

ecei

ve

acco

un

tin

g, a

ud

itin

g, a

nd

sim

ilar

acco

un

tin

g, a

ud

itin

g, a

nd

sim

ilar

com

pla

ints

co

mp

lain

ts

fro

m e

mp

loye

esfr

om

em

plo

yees

UK

, US

, In

dia

UK

, US

, In

dia

Req

uir

ed t

o e

stab

lish

pro

ced

ure

s to

rec

eive

R

equ

ired

to

est

ablis

h p

roce

du

res

to r

ecei

ve

acco

un

tin

g, a

ud

itin

g, a

nd

sim

ilar

acco

un

tin

g, a

ud

itin

g, a

nd

sim

ilar

com

pla

ints

co

mp

lain

ts

fro

m t

ho

se o

uts

ide

the

com

pan

yfr

om

th

ose

ou

tsid

e th

e co

mp

any

All

cou

ntr

ies

exce

pt

S.

All

cou

ntr

ies

exce

pt

S.

Afr

ica

Afr

ica

Au

dit

co

mm

itte

e re

qu

ired

to

hav

e re

spo

nsi

bili

ty

Au

dit

co

mm

itte

e re

qu

ired

to

hav

e re

spo

nsi

bili

ty

for

hir

ing,

ter

min

atin

g, a

nd

fo

r h

irin

g, t

erm

inat

ing,

an

d o

vers

eein

g w

ork

of

ove

rsee

ing

wo

rk o

f

ind

epen

den

t au

dit

or

ind

epen

den

t au

dit

or

Country

Country

Audit Committee Roles and

Audit Committee Roles and

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

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24

Global Corporate Governance

Global Corporate Governance

Regulations

Regulations

All

exce

pt

Ger

man

y, J

apan

, A

ll ex

cep

t G

erm

any,

Jap

an,

Mex

ico

, Sp

ain

, US

, In

dia

(n

ot

Mex

ico

, Sp

ain

, US

, In

dia

(n

ot

man

dat

ory

bu

t re

com

men

ded

),m

and

ato

ry b

ut

reco

mm

end

ed),

Req

uir

ed

Req

uir

ed s

epar

atio

n o

f ch

ief

exec

uti

ve a

nd

se

par

atio

n o

f ch

ief

exec

uti

ve a

nd

chai

rman

of

the

bo

ard

ro

les

chai

rman

of

the

bo

ard

ro

les

All

exce

pt

Au

stra

lia, J

apan

, A

ll ex

cep

t A

ust

ralia

, Jap

an,

Mex

ico

, Ru

ssia

, S. A

fric

aM

exic

o, R

uss

ia, S

. Afr

ica

Pro

hib

itio

n o

n l

oan

sP

roh

ibit

ion

on

lo

ans

to o

ffic

ers

and

to

off

icer

s an

d

dir

ecto

rsd

irec

tors

All

exce

pt

Ger

man

y, R

uss

ia, S

. A

ll ex

cep

t G

erm

any,

Ru

ssia

, S.

Afr

ica,

Sp

ain

, Ch

ina

(Bo

ard

A

fric

a, S

pai

n, C

hin

a (B

oar

d

cert

ifie

s); J

apan

cert

ifie

s); J

apan

--p

rop

ose

dp

rop

ose

d

Man

agem

ent

req

uir

ed t

o

Man

agem

ent

req

uir

ed t

o c

erti

fy i

nte

rnal

ce

rtif

y in

tern

al

con

tro

l st

ruct

ure

an

d/

or

dis

clo

sure

co

ntr

ols

con

tro

l st

ruct

ure

an

d/

or

dis

clo

sure

co

ntr

ols

All

exce

pt

Ru

ssia

, S. A

fric

a, S

pai

nA

ll ex

cep

t R

uss

ia, S

. Afr

ica,

Sp

ain

Man

agem

ent

req

uir

ed t

o

Man

agem

ent

req

uir

ed t

o c

erti

fy &

/o

r ce

rtif

y &

/o

r

rep

ort

on

fi

nan

cial

sta

tem

ent

accu

racy

rep

ort

on

fi

nan

cial

sta

tem

ent

accu

racy

Ger

man

y an

d U

S;

Ger

man

y an

d U

S;

Man

agem

ent

req

uir

ed t

o

Man

agem

ent

req

uir

ed t

o f

orf

eit

bo

nu

ses

or

forf

eit

bo

nu

ses

or

oth

er c

om

pen

sati

on

if

a re

stat

emen

t o

ccu

rso

ther

co

mp

ensa

tio

n i

f a

rest

atem

ent

occ

urs

Country

Country

Management Roles and Responsibilities

Management Roles and Responsibilities

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Global Corporate Governance

Global Corporate Governance

Regulations

Regulations

Fra

nce

, Ger

man

y, M

exic

o

Fra

nce

, Ger

man

y, M

exic

o

(on

ly r

eco

mm

end

ed, n

ot

(on

ly r

eco

mm

end

ed, n

ot

req

uir

ed),

UK

(al

tho

ugh

no

t a

req

uir

ed),

UK

(al

tho

ugh

no

t a

pu

blic

rep

ort

), U

S, I

nd

ia,

pu

blic

rep

ort

), U

S, I

nd

ia,

Ch

ina

Ch

ina

Au

dit

or

req

uir

ed t

o

Au

dit

or

req

uir

ed t

o a

ttes

t to

man

agem

ent

atte

st t

o m

anag

emen

t ’’s

rep

ort

on

s

rep

ort

on

inte

rnal

co

ntr

ol

inte

rnal

co

ntr

ol

No

ne

No

ne

Man

dat

ory

M

and

ato

ry a

ud

it f

irm

ro

tati

on

aud

it f

irm

ro

tati

on

All

exce

pt

Ru

ssia

, In

dia

All

exce

pt

Ru

ssia

, In

dia

Req

uir

ed

Req

uir

ed r

ota

tio

n o

f au

dit

par

tner

sro

tati

on

of

aud

it p

artn

ers

US,

Mex

ico

, So

uth

Afr

ica

US,

Mex

ico

, So

uth

Afr

ica

Req

uir

ed a

ud

it c

om

mit

tee

Req

uir

ed a

ud

it c

om

mit

tee

pre

app

rova

l of

no

np

reap

pro

val o

f n

on

-- au

dit

au

dit

serv

ices

se

rvic

es

All

cou

ntr

ies

All

cou

ntr

ies

Pro

hib

itio

ns

on

th

e P

roh

ibit

ion

s o

n t

he

aud

ito

rau

dit

or ’’

s sc

op

e o

f se

rvic

ess

sco

pe

of

serv

ices

Country

Country

Auditor Independence

Auditor Independence

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26

Global Corporate Governance

Global Corporate Governance

Regulations

Regulations A

ust

ralia

, UK

, In

dia

Au

stra

lia, U

K, I

nd

iaR

ule

s re

gard

ing

Ru

les

rega

rdin

g d

iscl

osu

re o

f fo

rwar

d

dis

clo

sure

of

forw

ard

loo

kin

g ea

rnin

gs g

uid

ance

loo

kin

g ea

rnin

gs g

uid

ance

Can

ada,

Mex

ico

, US,

C

anad

a, M

exic

o, U

S,

Ind

iaIn

dia

Ru

les

rega

rdin

g R

ule

s re

gard

ing

dis

clo

sure

of

fin

anci

al

dis

clo

sure

of

fin

anci

al

mea

sure

s co

mp

ute

d o

n a

bas

is o

ther

m

easu

res

com

pu

ted

on

a b

asis

oth

er

than

GA

AP

than

GA

AP

All

exce

pt

Mex

ico

, A

ll ex

cep

t M

exic

o,

Ru

ssia

, S. A

fric

a,

Ru

ssia

, S. A

fric

a,

Spai

n, I

nd

ia, C

hin

aSp

ain

, In

dia

, Ch

ina

Ru

les

rega

rdin

g R

ule

s re

gard

ing

dis

clo

sure

of

off

dis

clo

sure

of

off

--

bal

ance

sh

eet

tran

sact

ion

s an

d

bal

ance

sh

eet

tran

sact

ion

s an

d

con

trac

tual

ob

ligat

ion

sco

ntr

actu

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atio

ns

Country

Country

Disclosure

Disclosure

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Overview of legislations for

Corporate Governance and

Reporting Requirements

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Overview of legislations for

Corporate Governance

��Se

ttin

g u

p o

f in

tern

atio

nal

co

mm

itte

es f

or

Sett

ing

up

of

inte

rnat

ion

al c

om

mit

tees

fo

r

Co

rpo

rate

Go

vern

ance

su

ch a

s C

adb

ury

, C

orp

ora

te G

ove

rnan

ce s

uch

as

Cad

bu

ry,

Gre

enb

ury

& T

urn

bu

ll co

mm

itte

es in

UK

.G

reen

bu

ry &

Tu

rnb

ull

com

mit

tees

in U

K.

��Sa

rban

es O

xley

Act

(SO

X).

Sarb

anes

Oxl

ey A

ct (

SOX

).

��In

In

dia

In

In

dia

--K

um

aram

anga

lam

Bir

la c

om

mit

tee

, K

um

aram

anga

lam

Bir

la c

om

mit

tee

,

Nar

esh

Ch

and

ra c

om

mit

tee

and

Nar

ayan

mu

rth

y N

ares

h C

han

dra

co

mm

itte

e an

d N

aray

anm

urt

hy

com

mit

tee.

com

mit

tee.

��C

lau

se 4

9 o

f lis

tin

g ag

reem

ent

Cla

use

49

of

listi

ng

agre

emen

t ––

SEB

I (i

n li

ne

SEB

I (i

n li

ne

wit

h S

OX

)w

ith

SO

X)

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SOX-A Snap…

��Ju

ly 2

5, 2002

July

25, 2002 ––

pas

ses both

house

s of Congre

ss

pas

ses both

house

s of Congre

ss

��Ju

ly 3

0, 2002

July

30, 2002 ––

Pre

siden

t Bush

sig

ns in

to law

Pre

siden

t Bush

sig

ns in

to law

��Pro

vid

es c

larity

(su

bje

ct to rule

mak

ing b

y S

EC) by:

Pro

vid

es c

larity

(su

bje

ct to rule

mak

ing b

y S

EC) by:

��Est

ablish

ing P

CA

OB

Est

ablish

ing P

CA

OB --

an indep

enden

t, full

an indep

enden

t, full-- tim

e over

sight

tim

e over

sight

boar

d

boar

d

��Est

ablish

ing res

ponsi

bilitie

s fo

r au

dit c

om

mitte

es a

nd

Est

ablish

ing res

ponsi

bilitie

s fo

r au

dit c

om

mitte

es a

nd

offic

ers

offic

ers

��Est

ablish

ing c

ertifica

tion req

uirem

ents b

y C

EO

and C

FO

Est

ablish

ing c

ertifica

tion req

uirem

ents b

y C

EO

and C

FO

��Stren

gth

enin

g p

enal

ties

for co

rpora

te fra

ud

Stren

gth

enin

g p

enal

ties

for co

rpora

te fra

ud

��Req

uirin

g rule

s to

addre

ss a

nal

yst

conflic

t of in

tere

stReq

uirin

g rule

s to

addre

ss a

nal

yst

conflic

t of in

tere

st

��Sig

nific

antly e

nhan

cing the

SEC

Sig

nific

antly e

nhan

cing the

SEC

’’ s p

ow

ers

s pow

ers

Clause 49 of Listing A

gre

emen

t modified by

SEBI to include above co

nce

pts !!!!

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30

Summary

of Section 404

Req

uirem

ents

The SEC recently finalized its rules related to Section 404 of t

The SEC recently finalized its rules related to Section 404 of t he Sarbanes

he Sarbanes--

Oxley Act (

Oxley Act (““SOX

SOX””) requiring each annual report (including Form 10

) requiring each annual report (including Form 10 --K K

and Form 20

and Form 20-- F) to contain an internal control report as follows:

F) to contain an internal control report as follows:

��A statement of management

A statement of management ’’s responsibilities for

s responsibilities for

establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls

establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls

over financial reporting;

over financial reporting;

��A statement identifying the framework used by

A statement identifying the framework used by

management as criteria for evaluating the effectiveness

management as criteria for evaluating the effectiveness

of internal control over financial reporting;

of internal control over financial reporting;

��Contd.

Contd.

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Summary

of Section 404

Req

uirem

ents contd

..

��Management

Management ’’s assessment of the effectiveness of

s assessment of the effectiveness of

internal control as of the end of the company

internal control as of the end of the company’’ s most

s most

recent year (point

recent year (point --inin-- time

assessment), including

time

assessment), including

disclosure of any material weakness in the company

disclosure of any material weakness in the company’’ s s

internal control identified by management (*); and,

internal control identified by management (*); and,

��A statement that the registered public accounting firm

A statement that the registered public accounting firm

that audited the financial statements included in the

that audited the financial statements included in the

annual report has also issued an attestation report on

annual report has also issued an attestation report on

management

management ’’s assessment of internal control over

s assessment of internal control over

financial reporting

financial reporting..

��This requirement is now

This requirement is now l

awlaw. The internal control report is

. The internal control report is

required annually and is

required annually and is

in

add

itio

n

in

add

itio

n to the CEO/CFO

to the CEO/CFO

Certifications required under Sections 302 and 906.

Certifications required under Sections 302 and 906.

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Reportable Conditions: PCAOB

Spec

ific

ally

, th

ese

are

mat

ters

co

min

g to

th

e au

dit

or'

s Sp

ecif

ical

ly, t

hes

e ar

e m

atte

rs c

om

ing

to t

he

aud

ito

r's

atte

nti

on

th

at, i

n h

is ju

dgm

ent,

sh

ou

ld b

e at

ten

tio

n t

hat

, in

his

jud

gmen

t, s

ho

uld

be

com

mu

nic

ated

to

th

e au

dit

co

mm

itte

e b

ecau

se t

hey

co

mm

un

icat

ed t

o t

he

aud

it c

om

mit

tee

bec

ause

th

ey

rep

rese

nt

rep

rese

nt significant deficiencies in the design or

significant deficiencies in the design or

operation of internal control

operation of internal control ,

wh

ich

co

uld

, w

hic

h c

ou

ld adversely

adversely

affect the organization's ability to initiate, record,

affect the organization's ability to initiate, record,

process, and report financial data

process, and report financial data

con

sist

ent

wit

h

con

sist

ent

wit

h

the assertions

the assertions

of

man

agem

ent

in t

he

fin

anci

al

of

man

agem

ent

in t

he

fin

anci

al

stat

emen

ts.

stat

emen

ts.

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33

Reportable Conditions: PCAOB

Auditing Standard No. 5

��Id

enti

fied

All

Mat

eria

l Wea

knes

ses

to m

anag

emen

t Id

enti

fied

All

Mat

eria

l Wea

knes

ses

to m

anag

emen

t

and

th

e au

dit

co

mm

itte

ean

d t

he

aud

it c

om

mit

tee

��C

on

clu

sio

n t

hat

th

e o

vers

igh

t o

f th

e co

mp

any'

s C

on

clu

sio

n t

hat

th

e o

vers

igh

t o

f th

e co

mp

any'

s

exte

rnal

fin

anci

al r

epo

rtin

g an

d in

tern

al c

on

tro

l ove

r ex

tern

al f

inan

cial

rep

ort

ing

and

inte

rnal

co

ntr

ol o

ver

fin

anci

al r

epo

rtin

g b

y th

e co

mp

any'

s au

dit

co

mm

itte

e fi

nan

cial

rep

ort

ing

by

the

com

pan

y's

aud

it c

om

mit

tee

is in

effe

ctiv

e to

th

e B

oar

d in

wri

tin

gis

inef

fect

ive

to t

he

Bo

ard

in w

riti

ng

��Id

enti

fied

Id

enti

fied

significant deficiencies

significant deficiencies

(sin

gle

/

(sin

gle

/

com

bin

atio

n)

to t

he

Au

dit

Co

mm

itte

e co

mb

inat

ion

) to

th

e A

ud

it C

om

mit

tee

SOURCE: Auditing Standard No. 5 –An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting That Is

Integrated with An Audit of Financial Statements issued by PCAOBon June 12, 2007

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Reportable Conditions: PCAOB

Auditing Standard No. 5

��A

ll d

efic

ien

cies

in

in

tern

al c

on

tro

l o

ver

fin

anci

al

All

def

icie

nci

es i

n i

nte

rnal

co

ntr

ol

ove

r fi

nan

cial

rep

ort

ing

(of

less

er m

agn

itu

de

than

Mat

eria

l re

po

rtin

g (o

f le

sser

mag

nit

ud

e th

an M

ater

ial

Wea

knes

s) t

o t

he

man

agem

ent

Wea

knes

s) t

o t

he

man

agem

ent

��F

rau

d o

r p

oss

ible

ille

gal a

cts

det

ecte

d s

ho

uld

be

Fra

ud

or

po

ssib

le i

llega

l act

s d

etec

ted

sh

ou

ld b

e

com

mu

nic

ated

as

per

AU

sec

. 316

, co

mm

un

icat

ed a

s p

er A

U s

ec. 3

16, Consideration of

Consideration of

Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit

Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit

, AU

sec

. 317

, , A

U s

ec. 3

17, Illegal

Illegal

Acts by Clients

Acts by Clients ,

an

d S

ecti

on

10A

of

the

Secu

riti

es

, an

d S

ecti

on

10A

of

the

Secu

riti

es

Exc

han

ge A

ct o

f 19

34

Exc

han

ge A

ct o

f 19

34

SOURCE: Auditing Standard No. 5 –An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting That Is

Integrated with An Audit of Financial Statements issued by PCAOBon June 12, 2007

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Requirements of amended Clause 49

of the listing agreement……….

Part V of the Annexure I to the circular SEBI/CFD/DIL/CG/1/2004/

Part V of the Annexure I to the circular SEBI/CFD/DIL/CG/1/2004/12/10 dated

12/10 dated

October 29, 2004 requires

October 29, 2004 requires CEO/CFO certification as below:

CEO/CFO certification as below:

Th

e C

EO

, i.e

. th

e M

anag

ing

Dir

ecto

r o

r M

anag

er

app

oin

ted

in

te

rmT

he

CE

O,

i.e.

the

Man

agin

g D

irec

tor

or

Man

ager

ap

po

inte

d

in

term

s o

f th

e s

of

the

Co

mp

anie

s A

ct,

1956

an

d t

he

CF

O i

.e.

the

wh

ole

Co

mp

anie

s A

ct,

1956

an

d t

he

CF

O i

.e.

the

wh

ole

-- tim

e F

inan

ce D

irec

tor

or

any

oth

er

tim

e F

inan

ce D

irec

tor

or

any

oth

er

per

son

hea

din

g th

e fi

nan

ce f

un

ctio

n d

isch

argi

ng

that

fu

nct

ion

sh

per

son

hea

din

g th

e fi

nan

ce f

un

ctio

n d

isch

argi

ng

that

fu

nct

ion

sh

all

cert

ify

to t

he

all

cert

ify

to t

he

Bo

ard

th

at:

Bo

ard

th

at:

(a)

Th

ey h

ave

revi

ewed

fin

anci

al s

tate

men

ts a

nd

th

e ca

sh f

low

st

(a)

Th

ey h

ave

revi

ewed

fin

anci

al s

tate

men

ts a

nd

th

e ca

sh f

low

st a

tem

ent

for

the

year

at

emen

t fo

r th

e ye

ar

and

th

at t

o t

he

bes

t o

f th

eir

kno

wle

dge

an

d b

elie

f :

and

th

at t

o t

he

bes

t o

f th

eir

kno

wle

dge

an

d b

elie

f :

��th

ese

stat

emen

ts d

o n

ot

con

tain

an

y m

ater

ially

un

tru

e st

atem

ent

thes

e st

atem

ents

do

no

t co

nta

in a

ny

mat

eria

lly u

ntr

ue

stat

emen

t o

r o

mit

an

y o

r o

mit

an

y m

ater

ial f

act

or

con

tain

sta

tem

ents

th

at m

igh

t b

e m

isle

adin

g;m

ater

ial f

act

or

con

tain

sta

tem

ents

th

at m

igh

t b

e m

isle

adin

g;

��th

ese

stat

emen

ts t

oge

ther

pre

sen

t a

tru

e an

d f

air

view

of

the

coth

ese

stat

emen

ts t

oge

ther

pre

sen

t a

tru

e an

d f

air

view

of

the

com

pan

ym

pan

y ’’s

affa

irs

s af

fair

s an

d a

re i

n c

om

plia

nce

wit

h e

xist

ing

acco

un

tin

g st

and

ard

s, a

pp

lican

d a

re i

n c

om

plia

nce

wit

h e

xist

ing

acco

un

tin

g st

and

ard

s, a

pp

licab

le l

aws

and

ab

le l

aws

and

re

gula

tio

ns.

regu

lati

on

s.

(b)

Th

ere

are,

(b

) T

her

e ar

e, to the best of their knowledge and belief

to the best of their knowledge and belief ,

no

tra

nsa

ctio

ns

ente

red

,

no

tra

nsa

ctio

ns

ente

red

in

to b

y th

e co

mp

any

du

rin

g th

e ye

ar w

hic

h a

re

into

by

the

com

pan

y d

uri

ng

the

year

wh

ich

are

fraudulent, illegal or violative of the

fraudulent, illegal or violative of the

company

company’’ s code of conduct.

s code of conduct.

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Requirements of amended Clause 49

of the listing agreement…contd.

(c)

Th

ey

acce

pt

resp

on

sib

ility

fo

r (c

) T

hey

ac

cep

t re

spo

nsi

bili

ty

for establishing

establishing

and

an

d maintaining

maintaining

inte

rnal

in

tern

al

con

tro

ls a

nd

th

at t

hey

hav

e co

ntr

ols

an

d t

hat

th

ey h

ave evaluated

evaluated

the

the effectiveness

effectiveness

of

the

inte

rnal

co

ntr

ol

of

the

inte

rnal

co

ntr

ol

syst

ems

of

the

com

pan

y an

d t

hey

hav

e sy

stem

s o

f th

e co

mp

any

and

th

ey h

ave disclosed

disclosed

to t

he

aud

ito

rs a

nd

th

e A

ud

it

to t

he

aud

ito

rs a

nd

th

e A

ud

it

Co

mm

itte

e,

Co

mm

itte

e, deficiencies

deficiencies

in t

he

in t

he design or operation

design or operation

of

inte

rnal

co

ntr

ols

, if

an

y,

of

inte

rnal

co

ntr

ols

, if

an

y,

of

wh

ich

th

ey a

re a

war

e an

d t

he

step

s th

ey h

ave

take

n o

r p

rop

ose

of

wh

ich

th

ey a

re a

war

e an

d t

he

step

s th

ey h

ave

take

n o

r p

rop

ose

to t

ake

to t

ake to

to

rectify

rectify

thes

e d

efic

ien

cies

.th

ese

def

icie

nci

es.

(d)

Th

ey h

ave

ind

icat

ed t

o t

he

aud

ito

rs a

nd

th

e A

ud

it c

om

mit

tee

(d)

Th

ey h

ave

ind

icat

ed t

o t

he

aud

ito

rs a

nd

th

e A

ud

it c

om

mit

tee

��si

gnif

ican

t ch

ange

s in

inte

rnal

co

ntr

ol d

uri

ng

the

year

;si

gnif

ican

t ch

ange

s in

inte

rnal

co

ntr

ol d

uri

ng

the

year

;

��si

gnif

ican

t ch

ange

s in

acc

ou

nti

ng

po

licie

s d

uri

ng

the

year

an

d t

sign

ific

ant

chan

ges

in a

cco

un

tin

g p

olic

ies

du

rin

g th

e ye

ar a

nd

th

at t

he

hat

th

e sa

me

hav

e b

een

dis

clo

sed

in t

he

no

tes

to t

he

fin

anci

al s

tate

men

tsa

me

hav

e b

een

dis

clo

sed

in t

he

no

tes

to t

he

fin

anci

al s

tate

men

t s; a

nd

s; a

nd

��in

stan

ces

of

sign

ific

ant

frau

d o

f w

hic

h t

hey

hav

e b

eco

me

awar

e a

inst

ance

s o

f si

gnif

ican

t fr

aud

of

wh

ich

th

ey h

ave

bec

om

e aw

are

a nd

th

e n

d t

he

invo

lvem

ent

ther

ein

, if

an

y, o

f th

e m

anag

emen

t o

r an

em

plo

yee

ha

invo

lvem

ent

ther

ein

, if

an

y, o

f th

e m

anag

emen

t o

r an

em

plo

yee

ha v

ing

a vi

ng

a si

gnif

ican

t ro

le in

th

e co

mp

any

sign

ific

ant

role

in t

he

com

pan

y ’’s

inte

rnal

co

ntr

ol s

yste

ms

inte

rnal

co

ntr

ol s

yste

m

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Directors

Directors’’Responsibility Statement:

Responsibility Statement:

Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956

Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956

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38

Reporting Under CARO

Reporting Under CARO--An order issued by

An order issued by

the Central Government of India as per Section 227 (4A)

the Central Government of India as per Section 227 (4A)

of the Companies Act, 1956

of the Companies Act, 1956

REPORTING FRAUD:

wh

eth

er a

ny

frau

d o

n o

r b

y th

e co

mp

any

has

bee

n n

oti

ced

or

rep

ort

ed d

uri

ng

the

year

; If

yes

, th

e n

atu

re a

nd

th

e am

ou

nt

invo

lved

is t

o b

e in

dic

ated

.

REPORTING TRANSACTIONS WITH GROUP COMPANIES:

“has

th

e co

mp

any

gran

ted

an

y lo

ans,

sec

ure

d o

r u

nse

cure

d t

o c

om

pan

ies,

fir

ms

or

oth

er p

arti

es c

ove

red

in t

he

regi

ster

mai

nta

ined

un

der

sec

tio

n 3

01 o

f th

e A

ct. I

f so

, gi

ve t

he

nu

mb

er o

f p

arti

es a

nd

am

ou

nt

invo

lved

in t

he

tran

sact

ion

s….”

“has

th

e co

mp

any

take

n a

ny

loan

s, s

ecu

red

or

un

secu

red

fro

m c

om

pan

ies,

firm

s o

r o

ther

par

ties

co

vere

d in

th

e re

gist

er m

ain

tain

ed u

nd

er s

ecti

on

301

of

the

Act

. If

so,

give

th

e n

um

ber

of

par

ties

an

d a

mo

un

t in

volv

ed in

th

e tr

ansa

ctio

ns…

..”

“wh

eth

er t

ran

sact

ion

s m

ade

in p

urs

uan

ce o

f su

ch c

on

trac

ts o

r ar

ran

gem

ents

hav

e b

een

m

ade

at p

rice

s w

hic

h a

re r

easo

nab

le h

avin

g re

gard

to

th

e p

reva

ilin

g m

arke

t p

rice

s at

th

e re

leva

nt

tim

e…”

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ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL CONTROLS:

ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL CONTROLS:

��E

xist

ence

of

the

adeq

uat

e in

tern

al c

on

tro

ls s

yste

m

Exi

sten

ce o

f th

e ad

equ

ate

inte

rnal

co

ntr

ols

sys

tem

com

men

sura

te

wit

h

the

size

o

f th

e co

mp

any

and

co

mm

ensu

rate

w

ith

th

e si

ze

of

the

com

pan

y an

d

nat

ure

of

the

bu

sin

ess

for

the

pu

rch

ase

of

inve

nto

ry,

nat

ure

of

the

bu

sin

ess

for

the

pu

rch

ase

of

inve

nto

ry,

fixe

d a

sset

s an

d s

ale

of

goo

ds/

serv

ices

; an

dfi

xed

ass

ets

and

sal

e o

f go

od

s/se

rvic

es; a

nd

��E

xist

ence

of

an i

nte

rnal

au

dit

sys

tem

co

mm

ensu

rate

E

xist

ence

of

an i

nte

rnal

au

dit

sys

tem

co

mm

ensu

rate

wit

h t

he

size

an

d n

atu

re o

f th

e b

usi

nes

s.w

ith

th

e si

ze a

nd

nat

ure

of

the

bu

sin

ess.

Reporting Under CARO

Reporting Under CARO--An order issued by

An order issued by

the Central Government of India as per Section 227 (4A)

the Central Government of India as per Section 227 (4A)

of the Companies Act, 1956

of the Companies Act, 1956

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40

Reporting under AAS issued by the

Reporting under AAS issued by the

ICAI in the External Audit Report

ICAI in the External Audit Report

��A

AS

AA

S--

2 an

d t

hu

s th

e re

po

rt o

f th

e st

atu

tory

au

dit

or

stat

es

2 an

d t

hu

s th

e re

po

rt o

f th

e st

atu

tory

au

dit

or

stat

es

that

fin

anci

al s

tate

men

ts a

re t

he

pri

mar

y re

spo

nsi

bili

ty o

f th

at f

inan

cial

sta

tem

ents

are

th

e p

rim

ary

resp

on

sib

ility

of

the

the

““M

anag

emen

tM

anag

emen

t ””

��A

AS

AA

S--

6 re

qu

ires

a s

tatu

tory

au

dit

or

to a

sses

s th

e ri

sks

by

6 re

qu

ires

a s

tatu

tory

au

dit

or

to a

sses

s th

e ri

sks

by

clas

sify

ing

them

into

inh

eren

t, c

on

tro

l an

d d

etec

tio

n r

isks

.cl

assi

fyin

g th

em in

to in

her

ent,

co

ntr

ol a

nd

det

ecti

on

ris

ks.

��T

he

neg

ativ

e o

utc

om

e o

f ri

sk a

sses

smen

t b

y th

e st

atu

tory

T

he

neg

ativ

e o

utc

om

e o

f ri

sk a

sses

smen

t b

y th

e st

atu

tory

aud

ito

r m

ay

lead

to

q

ual

ific

atio

n

in

the

aud

ito

rau

dit

or

may

le

ad

to

qu

alif

icat

ion

in

th

e au

dit

or ’’

s re

po

rt

s re

po

rt

wh

ich

may

be

du

e to

a m

ater

ial

mis

stat

emen

t ei

ther

by

the

wh

ich

may

be

du

e to

a m

ater

ial

mis

stat

emen

t ei

ther

by

the

frau

d o

r th

e co

ntr

ol w

eakn

ess.

fr

aud

or

the

con

tro

l wea

knes

s.

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41

Specimen of Reporting: Statutory Audit

Specimen of Reporting: Statutory Audit

Issue:

Issue:

No

nN

on

-- pro

visi

on

by

a C

om

pan

y fo

r a

dem

and

fro

m C

entr

al E

xcis

e p

rovi

sio

n b

y a

Co

mp

any

for

a d

eman

d f

rom

Cen

tral

Exc

ise

Au

tho

riti

es o

f m

ater

ial

amo

un

t A

uth

ori

ties

of

mat

eria

l am

ou

nt

Reporting to Shareholders: Disclaimer of Opinion

Reporting to Shareholders: Disclaimer of Opinion

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42

Specimen of Reporting: Internal Audit

Specimen of Reporting: Internal Audit

Issue:

Issue:

Fra

ud

s d

ue

to E

xces

sive

acc

esse

s in

th

e sy

stem

F

rau

ds

du

e to

Exc

essi

ve a

cces

ses

in t

he

syst

em

Reporting to Audit Committee: Detailed Observation

Reporting to Audit Committee: Detailed Observation

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43

Board and Management

Structure

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44

Board of Directors-(BOD)

�P

rin

cip

le o

f S

epar

atio

n o

f O

wn

ersh

ip a

nd

Man

agem

ent

�D

irec

tors

are

RE

PR

ES

EN

TA

TIV

ES

of

the

shar

eho

lder

s

�T

hey

per

form

a S

TE

WA

RD

SH

IP f

un

ctio

n

�T

hey

bri

ng

to t

he

corp

ora

tio

n a

ran

ge o

f ex

per

ien

ce,

kno

wle

dge

an

d ju

dgm

ent

�R

ole

s &

Res

po

nsi

bili

ties

of

BO

Ds

are

Go

vern

ed b

y:

a) M

erca

nti

le L

aw

b)

Co

mp

any

Law

c) S

EB

I

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BOD: Clause 49 Requirements

��O

pti

mu

m c

om

bin

atio

n o

f ex

ecu

tive

an

d n

on

Op

tim

um

co

mb

inat

ion

of

exec

uti

ve a

nd

no

n-- e

xecu

tive

ex

ecu

tive

dir

ecto

rs

dir

ecto

rs

��N

o. o

f in

dep

end

ent

dir

ecto

rs is

a f

un

ctio

n o

f st

atu

s o

f N

o. o

f in

dep

end

ent

dir

ecto

rs is

a f

un

ctio

n o

f st

atu

s o

f

the

Ch

airm

an, i

.e. E

xecu

tive

/N

on

the

Ch

airm

an, i

.e. E

xecu

tive

/N

on

-- Exe

cuti

ve

Exe

cuti

ve

��Q

ual

ifie

d a

nd

In

dep

end

ent

Au

dit

Co

mm

itte

eQ

ual

ifie

d a

nd

In

dep

end

ent

Au

dit

Co

mm

itte

e

��M

emb

ers

of

aud

it c

om

mit

tee

shal

l be

fin

anci

ally

lite

rate

M

emb

ers

of

aud

it c

om

mit

tee

shal

l be

fin

anci

ally

lite

rate

and

at

leas

t o

ne

mem

ber

sh

all h

ave

acco

un

tin

g o

r an

d a

t le

ast

on

e m

emb

er s

hal

l hav

e ac

cou

nti

ng

or

rela

ted

fin

anci

al m

anag

emen

t ex

per

tise

re

late

d f

inan

cial

man

agem

ent

exp

erti

se

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46

Clause 49: Suggested BOD Structure

BOARD OF

DIRECTORS

-Committees

to be formed

AUDIT

COMMITTEE

REMUNERATION

COMMITTEE

SHAREHOLDERS’

COMMITTEE

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47

Today’s Business:

��C

om

ple

x th

an e

ver

bef

ore

Co

mp

lex

than

eve

r b

efo

re

��D

ynam

ic

Dyn

amic

��V

olu

min

ou

sV

olu

min

ou

s

��G

lob

alG

lob

al

Intelligent efforts are required in

Intelligent efforts are required in

pulling the information available at

pulling the information available at

operational level to strategic level in

operational level to strategic level in

a objective manner

a objective manner

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48

Information Systems:

��C

om

ple

xC

om

ple

x

��R

elat

ion

al D

atab

ase

Sys

tem

s (E

RP

s)R

elat

ion

al D

atab

ase

Sys

tem

s (E

RP

s)

��R

eal t

ime

Rea

l tim

e

��A

cces

s to

glo

bal

dat

aA

cces

s to

glo

bal

dat

a

��D

ynam

icD

ynam

ic

��V

uln

erab

leV

uln

erab

le

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Desired Mgmt. Reporting Structure

Tone at

the TOP

Middle Level

Middle Level

Management

Management

Operational Management

��MIS,

MIS,

��Exceptions,

Exceptions,

��Whistle

Whistle

Blowers,

Blowers,

��Statutory Audit

Statutory Audit

& Internal

& Internal

Audit Remarks

Audit Remarks

��Strategies

Strategies

��Control

Control

Framework,

Framework,

��Policies &

Policies &

Procedures

Procedures

��Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct

��Action Points

Action Points

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50

Deloitte Survey of Senior Executives

Deloitte Survey of Senior Executives

and Board Members: 2007

and Board Members: 2007

�M

any

bo

ard

s an

d e

xecu

tive

s ar

e st

ill i

n t

he

dar

k ab

ou

t th

e h

ealt

h o

f th

eir

bu

sin

esse

s

�N

on

-fin

anci

al f

acto

rs a

re i

mp

ort

ant

dri

vers

of

succ

ess

for

a co

mp

any,

ye

t th

ey r

ecei

ve c

on

sid

erab

ly l

ess

atte

nti

on

th

an f

inan

cial

dat

a

�F

inan

cial

met

rics

see

m m

ore

so

lid a

nd

fam

iliar

. Nat

ura

lly, t

her

eis

re

sist

ance

�C

om

pan

ies

such

as

Har

rah

’s E

nte

rtai

nm

ent,

Sta

nd

ard

Ch

arte

red

Ban

k,

Ed

con

, or

Ro

yal

Ban

k o

f C

anad

a ar

e sc

ori

ng

visi

ble

su

cces

ses

by

mo

re

clo

sely

tra

ckin

g an

d m

anag

ing

no

n-f

inan

cial

per

form

ance

met

rics

�M

any

mo

re c

om

pan

ies

are

incl

ud

ing

no

n-f

inan

cial

dat

a in

th

eir

ann

ual

re

po

rts

or

thei

r sh

areh

old

er b

rief

ings

�C

om

pen

sati

on

str

uct

ure

s co

nti

nu

e to

evo

lve

to i

ncl

ud

e n

on

-fin

anci

al

targ

ets

�Boards and management teams by their own admission see that

the information they need is not the information they are receiving

Relevance of NON FINANCIAL factors in Board Decision Making

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Deloitte Survey of Senior Executives

Deloitte Survey of Senior Executives

and Board Members 2007

and Board Members 2007

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52

Three main groups responsible for

Three main groups responsible for

Financial Reporting

Financial Reporting

��A

pro

per

an

d w

ell f

un

ctio

nin

g sy

stem

exi

sts

ther

efo

re,

A p

rop

er a

nd

wel

l fu

nct

ion

ing

syst

em e

xist

s th

eref

ore

, w

hen

th

e th

ree

mai

n g

rou

ps

resp

on

sib

le f

or

fin

anci

al

wh

en t

he

thre

e m

ain

gro

up

s re

spo

nsi

ble

fo

r fi

nan

cial

re

po

rtin

g re

po

rtin

g ––

the

the BOARD

BOARD

, th

e , t

he INTERNAL AUDITOR

INTERNAL AUDITOR

and

th

e an

d t

he OUTSIDE AUDITORS

OUTSIDE AUDITORS

––fo

rm t

he

thre

efo

rm t

he

thre

e --le

gged

le

gged

st

oo

l th

at s

up

po

rts

resp

on

sib

le f

inan

cial

dis

clo

sure

an

d

sto

ol t

hat

su

pp

ort

s re

spo

nsi

ble

fin

anci

al d

iscl

osu

re a

nd

ac

tive

an

d p

arti

cip

ato

ry o

vers

igh

t.

acti

ve a

nd

par

tici

pat

ory

ove

rsig

ht.

��T

he

aud

it c

om

mit

tee

has

an

imp

ort

ant

role

to

pla

y in

th

is

Th

e au

dit

co

mm

itte

e h

as a

n im

po

rtan

t ro

le t

o p

lay

in t

his

p

roce

ss, s

ince

th

e au

dit

co

mm

itte

e is

a s

ub

pro

cess

, sin

ce t

he

aud

it c

om

mit

tee

is a

su

b-- g

rou

p o

f th

e gr

ou

p o

f th

e fu

ll b

oar

d a

nd

hen

ce t

he

mo

nit

or

of

the

pro

cess

. fu

ll b

oar

d a

nd

hen

ce t

he

mo

nit

or

of

the

pro

cess

.

��T

he

Au

dit

Co

mm

itte

eT

he

Au

dit

Co

mm

itte

e ’’s

job

is c

lear

ly o

ne

of

ove

rsig

ht

and

s

job

is c

lear

ly o

ne

of

ove

rsig

ht

and

m

on

ito

rin

gm

on

ito

rin

g

��R

elia

nce

is p

ut

on

th

e se

nio

r fi

nan

cial

man

agem

ent,

th

e R

elia

nce

is p

ut

on

th

e se

nio

r fi

nan

cial

man

agem

ent,

th

e in

tern

al a

ud

ito

rs a

nd

th

e o

uts

ide

aud

ito

rs.

inte

rnal

au

dit

ors

an

d t

he

ou

tsid

e au

dit

ors

.

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Risk Management

-An important aspect of Corporate

Governance

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��P

oss

ibili

ty o

f an

ad

vers

e ev

ent

wh

ich

may

neg

ativ

ely

affe

ct t

he

Po

ssib

ility

of

an a

dve

rse

even

t w

hic

h m

ay n

egat

ivel

y af

fect

th

e ab

ility

of

an

abili

ty o

f an

org

aniz

atio

n t

o a

chie

ve it

s o

bje

ctiv

eso

rgan

izat

ion

to

ach

ieve

its

ob

ject

ives

��D

icti

on

ary

(Mir

riam

Dic

tio

nar

y (M

irri

am--

Web

ster

On

Web

ster

On

--L

ine)

L

ine)

��P

oss

ibili

ty o

f lo

ss o

r in

jury

Po

ssib

ility

of

loss

or

inju

ry

��So

me

on

e o

r so

met

hin

g th

at c

reat

es o

r su

gges

ts a

haz

ard

(i.e

. so

Som

e o

ne

or

som

eth

ing

that

cre

ates

or

sugg

ests

a h

azar

d (

i.e. s

ou

rce

of

urc

e o

f

dan

ger)

dan

ger)

��W

ork

ing

view

of

risk

Wo

rkin

g vi

ew o

f ri

sk

��T

he

imp

act

of

and

th

e lik

elih

oo

d o

f th

reat

occ

urr

ing

Th

e im

pac

t o

f an

d t

he

likel

iho

od

of

thre

at o

ccu

rrin

g

��A

ffec

tin

g th

e o

rgan

izat

ion

Aff

ecti

ng

the

org

aniz

atio

n’’ s

ab

ility

to

ach

ieve

bu

sin

ess

stra

tegi

es a

nd

s

abili

ty t

o a

chie

ve b

usi

nes

s st

rate

gies

an

d

ob

ject

ives

ob

ject

ives

What is Risk?

What is Risk?

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What is Risk?

What is Risk? Contd..

Contd..

��R

isk

may

be

def

ined

as

Ris

k m

ay b

e d

efin

ed a

s ““

an u

nce

rtai

n f

utu

re e

ven

t an

un

cert

ain

fu

ture

eve

nt

wh

ich

co

uld

infl

uen

ce t

he

ach

ieve

men

t o

f w

hic

h c

ou

ld in

flu

ence

th

e ac

hie

vem

ent

of

org

aniz

atio

no

rgan

izat

ion

’’ s o

bje

ctiv

ess

ob

ject

ives

””

��T

ypes

of

RIS

KT

ypes

of

RIS

K��Strategic Risks : Risks of doing wrong things

Strategic Risks : Risks of doing wrong things

��Operating Risks : Doing right things in wrong way

Operating Risks : Doing right things in wrong way

��Financial Risks : Losing financial resources or

Financial Risks : Losing financial resources or

incurring unacceptable liabilities

incurring unacceptable liabilities

��Information Systems Risks : Inaccurate/Unreliable/

Information Systems Risks : Inaccurate/Unreliable/

Misleading Information

Misleading Information

��Reporting and Compliance Risks : Unreliable

Reporting and Compliance Risks : Unreliable

reporting and non

reporting and non-- compliance with laws and

compliance with laws and

regulations

regulations

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Categories of Risks

Categories of Risks

What kinds of risk can take your business

down?

Ris

k F

ocu

s ca

tegorize

s al

l busines

s risk

s in

to n

ine

area

s:Ris

k F

ocu

s ca

tegorize

s al

l busines

s risk

s in

to n

ine

area

s:

1.1.Asset management risks

Asset management risks

––pro

per

ty loss

, dam

age,

pro

per

ty loss

, dam

age,

des

truct

ion, or lo

ss o

f use

(to

you o

r an

oth

er p

arty

) of

des

truct

ion, or lo

ss o

f use

(to

you o

r an

oth

er p

arty

) of

buildin

gs, p

lants, eq

uip

men

t, sto

ck, et

c.buildin

gs, p

lants, eq

uip

men

t, sto

ck, et

c.

2.2.Compliance risk

Compliance risk

––lo

sses

ste

mm

ing fro

m inad

equat

e lo

sses

ste

mm

ing fro

m inad

equat

e co

mplian

ce syst

ems

com

plian

ce syst

ems

3.3.General management risk

General management risk ––

impac

t of poor

impac

t of poor

man

agem

ent pra

ctic

esm

anag

emen

t pra

ctic

es

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Categories O

f Risks

Categories O

f Risks

Contd

..Contd

..

What kinds of risk can take your business down?

What kinds of risk can take your business down?

(contd.)

(contd.)

4.

People risk–

inju

ry to e

mplo

yee

s or oth

er p

arties

; fa

ilure

of duties

of

care

to o

ther

par

ties

5.

Environmental risk

–dam

age

to the

environm

ent, b

oth

direc

t an

d

indirec

t

6.

Change managem

ent risk

–im

pac

t on b

usines

s bec

ause

of poorly

man

aged

chan

ge

pro

cess

es

7.

Financial risk

–re

duce

d rev

enues

and/o

r in

crea

sed e

xpen

se flo

ws

8.

Product/service risk –

liab

ility a

rising fro

m a

pro

duct

or se

rvic

e,

incl

udin

g q

ual

ity a

nd d

eliv

ery

9.

Technology risk

–neg

ativ

e im

pac

t on the

busines

s bec

ause

of fa

ilure

s of te

chnolo

gy

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New Zealand Standards on Risk

New Zealand Standards on Risk

Management

Management

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Risks without control and

Risks without control and

mitigation is disaster

mitigation is disaster……

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Acceptable Control Framework is

Acceptable Control Framework is

COSO

COSO

��In

tern

al c

on

tro

l is

co

mp

rise

d o

f:

Inte

rnal

co

ntr

ol

is c

om

pri

sed

of:

��C

on

tro

l En

viro

nm

ent

Co

ntr

ol E

nvi

ron

men

t

��R

isk

Ass

essm

ent

Sys

tem

Ris

k A

sses

smen

t S

yste

m

��C

on

tro

l Act

ivit

ies

Co

ntr

ol A

ctiv

itie

s

��In

form

atio

n &

Co

mm

un

icat

ion

sys

tem

Info

rmat

ion

& C

om

mu

nic

atio

n s

yste

m

��M

on

ito

rin

g sy

stem

Mo

nit

ori

ng

syst

em

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�Internal Audits

�Messages from Senior Management

�Policies and Procedures

�Code of Ethics

The process which ensures that

relevant information is identified

and communicated in a timely

manner

The policies and procedures

that help ensure that actions

identified to manage risk are

executed and timely

The control conscience of

an organization. The

“tone at the top”

The evaluation of internal

and external factors that

impact an organization’s

performance

�Business Risk Management

�Process Risk Management

�Internal Audit Risk Assessment

�Disclosure Committee

�Delegation of Authority

�Approvals

�Common Processes and Systems

�Segregation of Duties

�Account Reconciliations

�Information Technology Controls

�Code of Ethics

�Documented Policies and Procedures

�Cultural Assessment

�Training

�Management Analysis

The process to determine

whether internal control is

adequately designed, executed

effective and adaptive

COSO Framework

COSO Framework

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Role of Internal Audit

Role of Internal Audit

in Risk Management

in Risk Management

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Definition of Internal Auditing

Definition of Internal Auditing

As

per

In

stit

ute

of

Inte

rnal

Au

dit

ors

(II

A),

US

A:

As

per

In

stit

ute

of

Inte

rnal

Au

dit

ors

(II

A),

US

A:

-- ““an

ind

epen

den

t, o

bje

ctiv

e an

ind

epen

den

t, o

bje

ctiv

e assurance and consulting

assurance and consulting

activity

activity

--d

esig

ned

to

d

esig

ned

to

add value

add value

and

imp

rove

an

org

anis

atio

nan

d im

pro

ve a

n o

rgan

isat

ion

’’ s s

op

erat

ion

s.

op

erat

ion

s.

-- It

hel

ps

an o

rgan

isat

ion

acc

om

plis

h it

s o

bje

ctiv

es b

y It

hel

ps

an o

rgan

isat

ion

acc

om

plis

h it

s o

bje

ctiv

es b

y b

rin

gin

g a

syst

emat

ic, d

isci

plin

ed a

pp

roac

h t

o e

valu

ate

and

b

rin

gin

g a

syst

emat

ic, d

isci

plin

ed a

pp

roac

h t

o e

valu

ate

and

im

pro

ve t

he

effe

ctiv

enes

s o

f im

pro

ve t

he

effe

ctiv

enes

s o

f risk management, control

risk management, control

and governance process

and governance process

.. ””

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Objectives of Internal Audit

Objectives of Internal Audit……

Po

licie

s

Bo

ard

Man

agem

ent

Inte

rnal

Au

dit

Effectiveness /

Efficiency

Good Governance

‘Met

ho

ds

use

d t

o m

anag

e an

d c

on

tro

l th

e b

usi

nes

s to

ac

hie

ve it

s go

als

and

o

bje

ctiv

es’

Safeguard

Assets

Reliable

Information

Legislative

Compliance

Maximizing Value

and

Managing

Risks

Ind

epen

den

t A

pp

rais

er /

Ad

vise

rAchieving

Business

Objectives

‘Controls’

Sys

tem

sP

roce

du

res

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��2010.A1

2010.A1

––T

he

inte

rnal

au

dit

act

ivit

yT

he

inte

rnal

au

dit

act

ivit

y ’’s

pla

n o

f en

gage

men

ts

s p

lan

of

enga

gem

ents

sho

uld

be

bas

ed o

n a

sh

ou

ld b

e b

ased

on

a risk assessment, undertaken at

risk assessment, undertaken at

least annually

least annually

..

��2120.A1

2120.A1

––B

ased

on

th

e re

sult

s o

f th

e ri

sk a

sses

smen

t, t

he

Bas

ed o

n t

he

resu

lts

of

the

risk

ass

essm

ent,

th

e

inte

rnal

au

dit

act

ivit

y sh

ou

ld

inte

rnal

au

dit

act

ivit

y sh

ou

ld evaluate the adequacy and

evaluate the adequacy and

effectiveness of controls encompassing the

effectiveness of controls encompassing the

organization

organization’’ s governance, operations, and

s governance, operations, and

information systems

information systems ..

��2210.A1

2210.A1

––W

hen

pla

nn

ing

the

enga

gem

ent,

th

e in

tern

al

Wh

en p

lan

nin

g th

e en

gage

men

t, t

he

inte

rnal

aud

ito

r sh

ou

ld

aud

ito

r sh

ou

ld identify and assess risks relevant to

identify and assess risks relevant to

the activity under review

the activity under review

. T

he

enga

gem

ent

ob

ject

ives

.

Th

e en

gage

men

t o

bje

ctiv

es

sho

uld

ref

lect

th

e re

sult

s o

f th

e ri

sk a

sses

smen

t.sh

ou

ld r

efle

ct t

he

resu

lts

of

the

risk

ass

essm

ent.

Risk vis

Risk vis-- àà-- vis IIA Standards

vis IIA Standards

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Deloitte Infrastructure for

Deloitte Infrastructure for

Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance

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https://www.corpgov.deloitte.com

https://www.corpgov.deloitte.com

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Corporate Governance Tools:

Corporate Governance Tools:

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Relevant Web sites:

Relevant Web sites:

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GOOD LUCK

FOR THE NEW JOURNEY

TO ADD VALUE

Mr. Hemant M. Joshi, Partner, Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Pune

Mr. Hemant M. Joshi, Partner, Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Pune

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