In this blog post, we explore some of the factors that promote the effectiveness of advisory boards. In a previous blog post, we considered the role that advisory roles may have in organisations and the value that they bring to senior management. Advisory boards are impactful to the extent that they are effective. While some of the factors driving…
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In this blog post, we promote the role that advisory boards have in organisations and the value that they bring to senior management and ultimately stakeholders. What is an advisory board? Advisory boards provide both senior management and board of directors access to high-quality advice. What are the key differences between an advisory board and a board? Advisory boards have no formal…
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On 26th March, NEDonBoard had the pleasure of welcoming Kathie Child-Villiers, Iain Cornish and Mary Hardy to discuss the board best practices in the oversight of internal audit by the audit committee and the board. The panel discussion was chaired by Jonathan Hayward from Independent Audit. In this blog post, we outline some of the…
DetailsNEDonBoard had the pleasure of welcoming Kathie Child-Villiers, Iain Cornish and Mary Hardy to discuss the board best practices in the oversight of internal audit by the audit committee and the board. The panel discussion was chaired by Jonathan Hayward from Independent Audit. In this blog post, we outline some of the insights that attendees…
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NEDonBoard had the pleasure of attending the 2019 NED Award ceremony on 27th March. Sir Roger Carr received the Lifetime Achievement NED Award and gave an inspirational speech to the audience. In this blog post, we present his 5 NED rules. We do hope that the NEDonBoard community of non-executive directors and board members will…
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NEDonBoard had the pleasure of attending the 2019 NED Awards ceremony on 27th March. The event took place at the Claridge Hotel in Mayfair. It recognised the work and contribution of non-executive directors, chairs and senior independent directors across 7 categories: Not–for–Profit/Public Service Organisation, Private/Private Equity Backed, FTSE AIM, FTSE All Share, FTSE 100, Dame…
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In January 2019, Metro Bank revealed that it has misclassified large numbers of commercial loans when calculating its risk-weighted assets. Since then, the challenger bank has made the headline over its weak corporate governance. The Metro Bank case is an interesting case study for NEDs. In this blog, we consider Metro’s board composition, internal controls…
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NEDs wanted! In April 2018, the FCA announced a range of measures to improve fund governance, protect investors and ensure that investors receive value from the investments. One of these measures requires the Board of Authorised Fund Managers (‘AFMs’) to be comprised of a minimum of 2 independent non-executive directors, representing at least 25% of…
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NEDs wanted! In April 2018, the FCA announced a range of measures to improve fund governance, protect investors and ensure that investors receive value from the investments. One of these measures requires the Board of Authorised Fund Managers (‘AFMs’) to be comprised of a minimum of 2 independent non-executive directors, representing at least 25% of…
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