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SCS – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q5c – Board Independence and Accountability in Corporate Governance

Evaluation of how the governance structure at BOGML affects board independence and accountability.

Question

There are a number of concepts of good corporate governance that every entity, including BOGML, must strive to adhere to.

Required:
Provide an evaluation of how the existing corporate governance structure at BOGML may undermine or compromise the following key concepts of good corporate governance, with particular reference to the current composition and organisation of the board.

i) Independence
ii) Responsibility and accountability

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Tags: Accountability, Board Independence, Corporate Governance, Ethics, Governance Framework, Leadership, Responsibility
Level: Level 3

Topic: Corporate Governance
Series: Nov 2024

SCS – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q5b – Board Responsibilities in Corporate Governance

Evaluate the role of the board in corporate governance, focusing on responsibilities for strategy, oversight, and ethical leadership.

Question

The role of the board of directors is critical in corporate governance. The National Corporate Governance Code for Ghana (the National Code) issued in November 2022 outlines the board’s core responsibilities.

Required:

Advise the board of BOGML on the FIVE key responsibilities of the board of directors as outlined in the National Code.

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Level: Level 3

Topic: Professional practice and codes of ethics
Series: Nov 2024

SCS – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q5b – Board Responsibilities in Corporate Governance

Identify and explain the five governance pillars in the National Corporate Governance Code for Ghana 2022.

Question

It is evident that all is not well with the current corporate governance at BOGML. However, for the company to achieve sustainable growth and remain competitive, it must adhere to sound corporate governance principles.

Required:

Using the FIVE governance pillars identified in the National Corporate Governance Code for Ghana 2022 (the National Code), issued in November 2022 by the Institute of Directors-Ghana, advise the company on how to improve upon its current governance structure.

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Level: Level 3

Topic: Ethics and social responsibility
Series: Nov 2024

AAA – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q5a – Roles of an Audit Committee in Corporate Governance

Explain four roles of an audit committee in compliance with good corporate governance practices.

Question

An Audit Committee is a sub-group of a company’s Board of Directors responsible for the oversight of the financial reporting and disclosure process. The duties and responsibilities of the Audit Committee greatly contribute to good corporate governance practices of a company.

Required:
Explain FOUR roles of an Audit Committee in compliance with good corporate governance practices.

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Level: Level 3

Topic: Institutional Regulation and Standard-Setting
Series: Nov 2024

MA – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q2b – Ethical Standards in Business

Explanation of the need for ethical standards in business with reference to threats to ethical behavior.

Question

According to the IESBA Handbook of the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, 2024 Edition, a distinguishing mark of the accountancy profession is its acceptance of the responsibility to act in the public interest and uphold ethical standards.

Required:

Explain the need for ethical standards in business (make reference to threats to ethical behavior).

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Level: Level 2

Topic: Other Aspects of Performance Measurement
Series: Nov 2024

FM – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q1b – Ethical Issues in Financial Management

Discuss four ethical issues in financial management and their impact on decision-making.

Question

Finance Managers often encounter decisions that affect the organisation’s financial health and reflect its commitment to ethical standards. Balancing profitability with ethical considerations can be challenging, yet it is essential for sustaining long-term success and protecting an organisation’s reputation.

Required:
Discuss FOUR ethical issues in financial management.

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Level: Level 2

Topic: Ethical issues in financial management
Series: Nov 2024

BCL – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q5a – Annual General Meeting (AGM) Requirements

Legal requirements for holding an AGM and consequences of non-compliance.

Question

Yaw Perbi, the CEO of your company, is preparing for a top management meeting scheduled for 1 December 2023. One of the issues to be discussed is the mode of holding the next shareholders’ meeting. There are views that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) must be in-person so that members can vote on resolutions to be passed. Others believe that the AGM should be virtual or hybrid. Some shareholders believe that the items on the agenda are too many and that they would need two days to have a meaningful discussion. Kwasi Mensa, a shareholder, has decided not to attend the AGM if it is organised virtually.

Required:

a) Explain the following to your boss:

i) The requirement of the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992) on the interval between which AGMs are to be held.

ii) THREE things that should be covered in the notice for an AGM.

iii) TWO consequences of not holding an AGM in accordance with the Companies Act.

iv) Justify whether or not decisions taken at the AGM will be binding on Kwasi Mensa.

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Level: Level 1

Topic: Company Meetings and Resolutions
Series: Nov 2024

CR – Nov 2016 – L3 – SC – Q5 – Ethical Issues in Corporate Reporting

Explain the concepts of creative accounting and window dressing, provide examples, reasons, and suggest preventive measures.

Question

Manipulation of reporting entities book’s and records have been termed in many quarters as “Creative Accounting” and “Window Dressing”. The Management of Wastage Plc requires clarification of these two concepts.

Write a report to the management of Wastage Plc that includes:
a. Definitions of Creative Accounting and Window Dressing. (2 Marks)
b. Five examples of each concept. (5 Marks)
c. Three possible reasons for Creative Accounting and Window Dressing. (3 Marks)
d. Advice to management on five possible preventive measures of Creative Accounting. (5 Marks)

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Level: Level 3

Topic: Ethical Issues in Corporate Reporting
Series: NOV 2016

AAA – May 2017 – L3 – Q7 – Audit of Corporate Governance

Draft a memo outlining suggestions, advantages, and disadvantages of audit firm rotation.

Question

The need for auditor’s rotation has been a topic of discussion following various major corporate failures in recent years. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2006 introduced mandatory audit firm rotation as part of effective corporate governance of banks in Nigeria. The board of Aluwo Bank Plc has complied with this policy and are now reviewing its implementation. Some of the directors are not clear about the form that auditor’s rotation takes. While some have argued in favour of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy on audit firm rotation, others are against it, claiming it has not achieved the desired objective.

Required:

Draft a memo to the board of Aluwo Bank Plc. which sets out clearly:

a. Two different suggestions about how auditor rotation could be achieved. (5 Marks)
b. Arguments in favour of audit firm rotation. (4 Marks)
c. Arguments against audit firm rotation. (6 Marks)

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Topic: Audit of Corporate Governance

CR – May 2017 – L3 – Q5c – Ethical Issues in Corporate Reporting

Identify the contents of a corporate governance report in annual reports of quoted companies.

Question

Institutional investors, if not all investors, need information about corporate governance in order to make rational and reasonable investment decisions. As such, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria requires that the annual reports of all quoted companies should include a corporate governance report.

Required:
Identify the contents of such a corporate governance report. (5 Marks)

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Level: Level 3

Topic: Ethical Issues in Corporate Reporting

SCS – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q5c – Board Independence and Accountability in Corporate Governance

Evaluation of how the governance structure at BOGML affects board independence and accountability.

Question

There are a number of concepts of good corporate governance that every entity, including BOGML, must strive to adhere to.

i) Independence
ii) Responsibility and accountability

Answer

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Topic: Corporate Governance
Series: Nov 2024

SCS – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q5b – Board Responsibilities in Corporate Governance

Evaluate the role of the board in corporate governance, focusing on responsibilities for strategy, oversight, and ethical leadership.

Question

Required:

Advise the board of BOGML on the FIVE key responsibilities of the board of directors as outlined in the National Code.

Answer

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Level: Level 3

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Series: Nov 2024

SCS – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q5b – Board Responsibilities in Corporate Governance

Identify and explain the five governance pillars in the National Corporate Governance Code for Ghana 2022.

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Required:

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Level: Level 3

Topic: Ethics and social responsibility
Series: Nov 2024

AAA – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q5a – Roles of an Audit Committee in Corporate Governance

Explain four roles of an audit committee in compliance with good corporate governance practices.

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Explain FOUR roles of an Audit Committee in compliance with good corporate governance practices.

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Level: Level 3

Topic: Institutional Regulation and Standard-Setting
Series: Nov 2024

MA – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q2b – Ethical Standards in Business

Explanation of the need for ethical standards in business with reference to threats to ethical behavior.

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Required:

Explain the need for ethical standards in business (make reference to threats to ethical behavior).

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Level: Level 2

Topic: Other Aspects of Performance Measurement
Series: Nov 2024

FM – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q1b – Ethical Issues in Financial Management

Discuss four ethical issues in financial management and their impact on decision-making.

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Required:
Discuss FOUR ethical issues in financial management.

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Level: Level 2

Topic: Ethical issues in financial management
Series: Nov 2024

BCL – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q5a – Annual General Meeting (AGM) Requirements

Legal requirements for holding an AGM and consequences of non-compliance.

Question

Required:

a) Explain the following to your boss:

i) The requirement of the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992) on the interval between which AGMs are to be held.

ii) THREE things that should be covered in the notice for an AGM.

iii) TWO consequences of not holding an AGM in accordance with the Companies Act.

iv) Justify whether or not decisions taken at the AGM will be binding on Kwasi Mensa.

Answer

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Level: Level 1

Topic: Company Meetings and Resolutions
Series: Nov 2024

CR – Nov 2016 – L3 – SC – Q5 – Ethical Issues in Corporate Reporting

Explain the concepts of creative accounting and window dressing, provide examples, reasons, and suggest preventive measures.

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Level: Level 3

Topic: Ethical Issues in Corporate Reporting
Series: NOV 2016

AAA – May 2017 – L3 – Q7 – Audit of Corporate Governance

Draft a memo outlining suggestions, advantages, and disadvantages of audit firm rotation.

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Required:

Draft a memo to the board of Aluwo Bank Plc. which sets out clearly:

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CR – May 2017 – L3 – Q5c – Ethical Issues in Corporate Reporting

Identify the contents of a corporate governance report in annual reports of quoted companies.

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Identify the contents of such a corporate governance report. (5 Marks)

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Identify and explain the five governance pillars in the National Corporate Governance Code for Ghana 2022.

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MA – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q2b – Ethical Standards in Business

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FM – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q1b – Ethical Issues in Financial Management

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BCL – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q5a – Annual General Meeting (AGM) Requirements

Legal requirements for holding an AGM and consequences of non-compliance.

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CR – Nov 2016 – L3 – SC – Q5 – Ethical Issues in Corporate Reporting

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AAA – May 2017 – L3 – Q7 – Audit of Corporate Governance

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CR – May 2017 – L3 – Q5c – Ethical Issues in Corporate Reporting

Identify the contents of a corporate governance report in annual reports of quoted companies.

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SCS – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q5c – Board Independence and Accountability in Corporate Governance

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SCS – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q5b – Board Responsibilities in Corporate Governance

Evaluate the role of the board in corporate governance, focusing on responsibilities for strategy, oversight, and ethical leadership.

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SCS – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q5b – Board Responsibilities in Corporate Governance

Identify and explain the five governance pillars in the National Corporate Governance Code for Ghana 2022.

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AAA – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q5a – Roles of an Audit Committee in Corporate Governance

Explain four roles of an audit committee in compliance with good corporate governance practices.

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MA – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q2b – Ethical Standards in Business

Explanation of the need for ethical standards in business with reference to threats to ethical behavior.

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FM – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q1b – Ethical Issues in Financial Management

Discuss four ethical issues in financial management and their impact on decision-making.

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BCL – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q5a – Annual General Meeting (AGM) Requirements

Legal requirements for holding an AGM and consequences of non-compliance.

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CR – Nov 2016 – L3 – SC – Q5 – Ethical Issues in Corporate Reporting

Explain the concepts of creative accounting and window dressing, provide examples, reasons, and suggest preventive measures.

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AAA – May 2017 – L3 – Q7 – Audit of Corporate Governance

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CR – May 2017 – L3 – Q5c – Ethical Issues in Corporate Reporting

Identify the contents of a corporate governance report in annual reports of quoted companies.

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