Hong Kong Company Secretary's Practice Manual
Hong Kong Company Secretary's Practice Manual

Author: Belinda Wong

Publisher:

Published: 2011-10

Total Pages: 978

ISBN-13: 9789881552365

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Written specially for practitioners in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Company Secretary's Practice Manual provides a concise explanation of the laws and issues affecting corporate secretarial practice. The guide provides a comprehensive mix of commentary, specimen minutes, and resolutions as well as full reproduction of prescribed forms, and selected guidelines and codes. All these help the company secretary or those in a compliance role understand and apply the requirements under company and securities law in fulfilling their obligations to their company and its offices. Company secretaries will benefit from time-saving features which include: a step-by-step guide to the completion of corporate secretarial forms; comprehensive checklists; sample resolutions and Articles of Associations; and a concise commentary on the law to help determine the best approach to adopt in line with their business needs. Authored by Belinda Wong of Leader Corporate Services Ltd who has over 25 years' experience in the company secretarial field, Hong Kong Company Secretary's Practice Manual is unrivalled in terms of comprehensives of areas covered in great detail and the practical approach taken.

The Instant Company Secretary
The Instant Company Secretary

Author: David M. Martin

Publisher:

Published: 2018-01-17

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781854189004

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Company secretarial duties must be undertaken whether there is someone holding that title or not. This book deals with the latest requirements, and the new requirements regarding Registers of Persons of Significant Control. It provides essential practical, easily accessible advice and guidance to the wide range of important company secretarial duties and regulations that must be adhered to. The refreshing no-nonsense approach tackles these challenges making it an indispensable and practical guide to the whole range of issues with which the person performing the legally required duties of the Company Secretary must comply. The duties covered in this book include: - Compliance by the company and its officers with all statutory and other regulatory requirements - Maintenance of the statutory records and filing data with Companies House within specified time limits - Interfacing with the shareholders or guarantors, convening general meetings, drafting and recording resolutions, dealing with shares etc. - Servicing board meetings and compiling the legally required minutes - Providing a company-wide focal point for legal matters and interpretation, and a logical point of contact for third parties - Providing the board with accurate and timely advice. This book also deals with the latest requirements, including: - Anti-bribery - Modern slavery - Gender pay reporting - Tax evasion legislation

Irish Company Secretary's Handbook
Irish Company Secretary's Handbook

Author: Jacqueline McGowan-Smyth

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2019-09-26

Total Pages: 2097

ISBN-13: 1784517453

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Irish Company Secretary's Handbook examines the company secretarial requirements contained in the Companies Acts and relevant EU regulations. The book includes useful chapters on all areas of company secretarial practice, including annual returns, directors' and auditors' responsibilities as well as statutory disclosure requirements. It gives a clear explanation of the many day-to-day functions of a company secretary along with a large number of up-to-date precedents, practical checklists, step-by-step instructions and best practice guidelines. This practical title covers the wide range of developments that have recently affected company secretarial practice and procedure, most notably Companies Act 2014, the changes to the Criminal Justice legislation, and the introduction of GDPR. For ease of use a downloadable version of all precedents that appear in the book is provided. This is a 'must have' book for company secretaries and assistant company secretaries in company formation businesses, law firms and accountancy practices as well as for law students. Solicitors in private practice, in-house solicitors and accountants will also find this a useful resource.

Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance

Author: Alex Knell

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2006-04-12

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0080476880

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Aimed at the senior managers of SMEs who are looking to sell all or part of the business. This book shows how to implement Corporate Governance procedures to add both perceived and real value to a business. Implementing CG procedures before sale of the business is likely to add a premium to the price, increase the pool of buyers at the asking price and bring a business to the top of the acquisition shopping list. The book is in two sections. The first addresses the basic theory underpinning Corporate Governance to help the reader understand and decide which compliance issues are immediately useful to their business, and which can wait. Prioritisation is key.The second section explains the Code, section by section. It indicates clearly what is being asked for with a “translation into plain English. It explains what needs to be done and provides a series of check-lists. CG standards are here to stay and the demands are rising. This book is a guide to voluntarily adopting CG to demonstrate the pedigree and worth of any business – and to let that business stand out from the rest. * Shows how to maximise the sale value of Small and Medium Enterprise* Illustrates which actions to prioritise * Provides a plain English translation of the Code and checklists to aid compliance

The ICSA Company Secretary's Handbook
The ICSA Company Secretary's Handbook

Author: Douglas Armour

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 511

ISBN-13: 9781860723773

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This ICSA Handbook is a practical guide to the legislation governing companies and company secretarial procedures. Coverage is comprehensive - from incorporation to winding up - detailing along the way the procedures associated with boards of directors, company meetings, corporate compliance, reporting, shares and share registration. The Handbook also includes chapters on public issues, corporate governance, company investigations and insolvency. This new edition has been completely revised and updated to include all the changes resulting from the implementation of the Companies Act 2006.