This website uses cookies in order to offer you the most relevant information. Please accept cookies for optimal performance. Find out more

Issue -10-

BOARD RISK

John Plender

The overarching message is that company law and governance codes are all very well, but incentive structures, agency problems and cultural considerations can be huge obstacles to effective risk management – especially when, as in the financial crisis, the

BOARD AND CFO RELATIONSHIP IN THE OVERALL CONTROL ENVIRONMENT

Roland Sfeir

Most people believe that an internal auditor’s function is the most important tool available to the board of directors in the control environment. In reality, it is often the chief financial officer’s continuous presence and proactive stance that shapes t

CAN AUDIT COMMITTEES TAKE ON NON-FINANCIAL RISK OVERSIGHT?

James E Barbour

This article explores the board’s role in overseeing non-financial risk and examines whether audit committees can take on non-financial risk oversight and whether there is a risk that the audit’s committee’s core work on financial risk would be lost.

INTERVIEW WITH ALISON CARNWATH

Dame Alison Carnwath

She talked to Peter Montagnon about the contribution audit committees make to boards and corporate governance.

AUDITING IT GOVERNANCE

Osman Azab

IT Governance is an integral part of enterprise governance. As a subset discipline of corporate governance, it focuses on information technology (IT) systems and their performance as well as risk management.

BOARD COMPOSITION UNDERPINS GOOD RISK MANAGEMENT

Johan Brand

This article is intended to stimulate a constructive discussion around the boardroom table on the value that independent board members might bring. The approach of this article is not academic, but rather it aims to provoke the reader to think, question

RISK AND AUDIT IN THE AGE OF VULNERABILITY

Nik Hasyudeen

The strategic options chosen by enterprises shape their risk profiles, which would also be influenced by their chosen markets and operating environment. In the past few years, VUCA, which stands for Vulnerability, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity, ha

RISK MANAGERS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF RISK

Horst Simon

The Boards of Directors of organisations continue to face increasing accountability for ensuring their organisations are effectively managing risk.

THE ROLE OF THE CORPORATE SECRETARY IN CONTROL ENVIRONMENT

Alison Dillon Kibirige

The corporate secretary usually has responsibility for making the board aware of its responsibilities for ensuring that the organisation has an effective system of internal control.

Testimonials

“The topic discussed was forward-looking, enlightening and practical. The well-balanced panel considered the next area of governance reform from a broad perspective, with the session covering useful and thought-provoking concepts.”

Nalika Manjrekar -VP - Group Corporate Governance at First Abu Dhabi Bank
The breakfast meetings organised by Hawkamah provide attendees with a great opportunity to meet with peers from leading organisations and exchange ideas on current issues and challenges. A strong panel of industry experts discussing the challenges from different perspectives on ‘How to get the board more engaged’ was most insightful and engaging with enthusiastic audience participation especially in matters regarding diversity and quality of information that is presented to the board for effective decision making. I look forward to more such events that are organised by Hawkamah

Sunil Edwards- Group Head of Internal Audit - Bank of Sharjah
The power breakfast on board engagement organized by Hawkamah in collaboration with Diligent was a successful event, very insightful and informative and well organized

Mostafa Ibrahim Abdeltawab - Tax Agent & Consultant - Skylines Tax Consultancy
There is absolutely no doubt that Hawkamah – as always – has done unmatchable effort in producing its most recent valuable report in association with Diligent about Board Best Practices in the MENA. The discussions that took place in the “Power Breakfast” was so important and insightful; the influx of questions by the quality participants and the valuable answers of the quality panelists is a clear proof of Hawkamah continued success in such events.

Yasser Al Dabach – Board Secretary – Ghobash Trading & Investment Group
The technical knowledge, insights, case studies and learning provided by the ‘Director Development Program’ are very useful and effective in framing the strategic planning, implementation and delivery phases of growth plans in the difficult economic and geo-political times that we are operating in.

Hisham Dimashki – CEO - BAP LLC – (associated with GM Trading Companies - Washington DC)
The certified Board Secretaries Workshop provided by Hawkamah and Dubai Financial Market is an essential course for learning corporate governance, scope and responsibilities of the board secretary and understanding the governance and disclosure requirements of the Dubai Financial Market and the Securities and Commodities Authority. It is a practical course which combined recent best practices and key learning lessons. I would highly recommend it for people involved in corporate governance and in particular in a listed company.

Omran Al Zamani - Senior Legal Counsel - Dana Gas PJSC
Great program! Very well done and very useful information delivered in an excellent manner. The workshop was very inspirational, energizing, bringing lots of ideas, with both substantial and in-depth knowledge together with case studies. Well-balanced composition of participants, which contributed to interesting and focused discussions and exchanges. I would highly recommend it to anyone that is interested in improving their proficiency and core competencies.

Hassan Murad Agha - Group Head of Compliance & Internal Control - Gulf General Investment Co. (PSC)
All companies should promote their boards, executive managers or staffs who have board responsibilities for subsidiary companies to attend corporate governance training. Hawkamah provides the ability for people and companies in the GCC to upskill in the area of corporate governance and directorship through a comprehensive programme teaching international best practice which has been tailored to regional specific governance issues.

Alastair Mulligan - VP Asset Management - National Central Cooling Company PJSC (TABREED)
I am truly honored to attain this certification and I recommend the Compliance Heads of all DFM listed companies to participate and achieve this certification.

Nabeel Mirza - Senior Director & MLRO - Compliance - GFH Financial Group B.S.C.
The workshop has added a level of professionalism to my practice. It addressed and discussed the right concepts to promote better governance and effective support for business in line with rules and procedures.

Osama Issaq Al Haj - Head of Legal & Board Secretary - Dubai Islamic Bank

Latest tweets

@Hawkamah

نظام الحوكمة بدبي.. نقلة نوعية وتأسيس جديد للشركات الحكومية. albayan.ae/economy/local-…