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Level 5 Diploma in Accounting and Business

Corporate governance and financial oversight

AB503 · Financial Planning and Control — Week 10 of 16

CourseAB503
Week10 of 16
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This week’s topics

Corporate governance and financial oversight

  1. Agency theory and stewardship
  2. Board composition and audit committees
  3. Financial reporting integrity
  4. Internal control and assurance systems
  5. SBL Topic Explainer: Governance and Board Committees
  6. SBL Topic Explainer: Internal Control Systems
  7. Corporate Governance and Agency Theory

What you will be able to do

  • 4.1 Explain the role and purpose of corporate governance for businesses in relation to financial management and control.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the role and purpose of corporate governance for businesses in relation to financial management and control.

Study materials

Videos

  • SBL Topic Explainer: Governance and Board Committees · YouTube · ACCA Student Study Resources · 21 min · for registered students
  • SBL Topic Explainer: Internal Control Systems · YouTube · ACCA Student Study Resources · 28 min · for registered students
  • Corporate Governance and Agency Theory · YouTube · Galton College · 20 min · for registered students
  • Reforming Corporate Governance · YouTube · Gresham College · 51 min · for registered students
  • ICAEW Insights In Focus: The BEIS White Paper – is ARGA the corporate governance regulator we need? · YouTube · ICAEW · 35 min · for registered students
  • The Stewardship Role of Investors · YouTube · Gresham College · 50 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 · PDF · Frc, guidance; 19 pages · for registered students
  • Corporate Governance, ch. 6: Oversight, Compliance, and Risk Management · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 107–120 · for registered students
  • Principles of Finance 2e, ch. 2: Corporate Structure and Governance · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 51–78 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Principles of corporate financial planning
  • Week 2: Formulating the corporate financial plan
  • Week 3: Sources of business finance
  • Week 4: Financing risks and capital structure
  • Week 5: Financial and money markets
  • Week 6: Investment appraisal and business strategy
  • Week 7: Global financial risk environment
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Global financial risk management and hedging
  • Week 10: Corporate governance and financial oversight
  • Week 11: Practical implications of governance on financial control
  • Week 12: Applying Financial Planning and Control in practice: case s…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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