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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.

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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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.

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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SCS – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q2a – Approaches to Risk Management

Discusses risk management approaches to address identified risks in BOGML.

Approaches to risk management in BOGML – Advice to the board of directors

The following are the risk management approaches that the board of BOGML can adopt to manage the following risks identified in the company:

Risk A

  • Description: Low probability but high impact, e.g., pandemics, natural disasters.
  • Approach: Risk Transfer or Risk Sharing
  • Since this risk has a low likelihood of occurring but can result in severe financial losses, the company should consider transferring this risk or sharing risk. This can be done through the company taking full or partial (i.e. sharing of risk) insurance policies specifically designed for catastrophic events, such as business interruption insurance, pandemic insurance, or property insurance that covers natural disasters. Since the impact will be high when the risk occurs, the company can take insurance to pass on the high impact on the company to the insurance company which has to compensate BOGML in the event that the risk does occur.
  • The risk could also be shared through BOGML forming partnerships and collaborating with other OMCs to undertake investment in their oil stations.
  • The company should also develop a disaster recovery and business continuity plan to manage potential impacts effectively.

Risk B

  • Description: High likelihood but low financial impact, e.g., labor turnover and software downtime due to internet instability.

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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.

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.

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

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  • 15 Marks

AA – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q3a – Management’s Expert and Audit Evidence

Explain the term "management’s expert" and four factors to consider before relying on their work as audit evidence.

Question:
ISA 500: Audit Evidence provides guidance for auditors intending to rely on the work of a management’s expert. If the information to be used as audit evidence has been prepared using the work of a management’s expert, the auditor must evaluate the management’s expert.

Required:
i) Explain the term “management’s expert.” 
ii) Explain FOUR factors to consider before relying on the work of a management’s expert as audit evidence.

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AA – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q2b – Advantages of Outsourcing Internal Audit

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing the internal audit function.

As organisations look for ways to cut costs, the idea of outsourcing internal audit work goes on the agenda. While outsourcing may be appealing in theory, there are good reasons to keep internal audit in-house.

Required:
i) State TWO advantages of outsourcing the internal audit function. 
ii) State THREE disadvantages of outsourcing the internal audit function.

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AAA – May 2016 – L3 – Q3 – Internal Audit and Corporate Governance

Identify internal controls for managing risks at KAGM and explain related financial statement risks.

The Kuramo Art Gallery and Museum (KAGM) is in the centre of a city that is popular with tourists. About 65% of its income comes from admission fees and annual memberships, and about 30% of its income comes from sponsorship of special exhibitions by companies. Most of the remaining income comes from a small cafe and gift shop in the art gallery and museum.
Admission fees come from sales of tickets to daily visitors and from annual membership subscriptions from ‘Friends of KAGM’ who are entitled to free entry to the art gallery and museum at any time.
Day tickets can be purchased by credit card in advance, by a telephone ‘hotline’ or at KAGM’s website on the Internet. Alternatively, day tickets can be bought with cash or credit card at the ‘door’ on the day of the visit. Reduced prices are available for children, students, and individuals aged over 65, and there are also special reduced-price ‘family tickets’ for two adults and two children.
Sponsorship arrangements are agreed up to 18 months in advance. Some corporate sponsors, particularly transport companies (bus companies and railway companies) sell advertising to KAGM.
The management of KAGM have identified the following applicable risks that need careful attention. They believe that these risks should be managed actively.

(i) There is a failure to attract more visitors because of the poor condition of many of the paintings in the art gallery and of the items in the museum. Paintings must be restored regularly because their condition deteriorates. KAGM has just one specialist restorer, who is unable to keep up with the required volume of work. The management of KAGM recognise that investment in new items and the restoration of existing items is inadequate, but blame the lack of income for the problem.
(ii) Some corporate sponsorship agreements may not be invoiced due to poor communication between the sponsors, KAGM’s sponsorship managers, and the accounts department of KAGM.
(iii) Some sponsorship agreements are not invoiced at their correct amount. This happens often when a sponsor is also a company that provides advertising for KAGM. Normal practice is for these sponsors to deduct their advertising charges from the amount they pay to KAGM in sponsorship. However, the accounts department in KAGM is not given the details of these set-off arrangements.
(iv) Some of the cash received from day visitors at the door may be stolen (or lost, or used by management for business expenses) and does not reach KAGM’s cashier.
(v) The on-line booking system for buying tickets in advance on the KAGM website is not always available because the website is ‘down’.

Required:

(a) Describe appropriate internal controls to manage each of the applicable risks described above. (15 Marks)
(b) Explain the financial statement risks that arise from each of these applicable risks. (5 Marks)

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FM – May 2016 – L3 – Q6a – Financial Risk Management

Calculating the number of call options needed to delta-hedge the position of a bank's investment in shares.

You work in the corporate finance department of a major bank. The bank has invested in 20,000,000 shares of Ode Oil Plc. You are concerned about the recent volatility in Ode Oil Plc’s share price due to the recent instability in the global oil market. You plan to protect the bank’s investment from a possible fall in Ode Oil Plc’s share price for the next three months and do not plan to sell the shares at present.

You have the following additional information:

  • Ode Oil Plc’s current share price: N10
  • Call option’s current share price: N11
  • Option expiry: 3 months
  • Interest rate (annual): 8%
  • Ode Oil Plc’s share annual standard deviation: 64%

You are required to calculate:
How many call options you need to buy or sell in order to delta-hedge the bank’s position. Please be specific.

Note: Delta may be estimated using N(d1).

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  • 15 Marks

FM – May 2017 – L3 – Q6 – Financial Risk Management

Analyze the use of an interest rate swap between two companies for mutual benefit.

Large Plc. (LP) wishes to borrow N200 million for five years to finance the purchase of new non-current assets. The preference of the company’s Directors is that these funds are borrowed at a fixed rate of interest. The company’s long-term debt is currently rated BBB, meaning LP would have to pay 6.5% p.a. for fixed rate borrowing. Alternatively, LP could borrow at a floating rate, i.e. the prime lending rate (PLR) + 2.25% at the present time.

The Directors of LP have recently been informed by its bank that TK Plc. is also currently looking to borrow N200 million for five years at a floating rate of interest, and its AA rating gives it access to floating rate borrowing at PLR + 1.50% per annum. TK Plc. would pay 5.50% per annum for fixed rate borrowing at the present time.

Required:

a. State FIVE reasons that a company might have for entering into an interest rate swap. (5 Marks)

b. Show how an interest rate swap could be used to the equal benefit of both companies, assuming that the terms of the swap agreement are such that LP’s swap payment to TK Plc. is to be 5.5% fixed per annum. (7 Marks)

c. Identify, with a supporting brief explanation, which of the two companies would be disadvantaged if the PLR were to fall consistently within the five-year term of the interest rate swap. (1 Mark)

d. Identify TWO risks that both companies will face, should they decide to enter into the interest rate swap agreement. (2 Marks)

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AAA – May 2019 – L3 – Q3 – Audit of IT Systems and Data Analytics

Explain COBIT as an IT governance tool, its purpose, and six specific components of the framework.

Jemigboran Commercial Industries has been operating for some years. Its management has sought your input as the auditor of the company on a proposal by the information technology (IT) team of the company to introduce a framework as “Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT)” for its operations.

Required:
a. Explain COBIT as an IT governance tool, and the purpose it serves in an organisation. (8 Marks)
b. Identify and explain SIX specific components of COBIT. (12 Marks)

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CSME – May 2023 – L1 – SB – Q7 – Risk Management and Corporate Strategy

Analysis of enterprise and operational risks for Gbam Telecoms in launching 5G services.

Gbam Telecoms Plc, a leading mobile phone and internet communications company, is planning to roll out its 5th Generation (5G) spectrum. As a new product, the 5G spectrum promises customers high-speed internet with immense possibilities in computing, big data management, robotics, and other numerous benefits. While a section of the populace believes that the roll-out is a welcome development, others express reservations about the 5G technology. Within Gbam Telecoms Plc, some employees believe that the erratic nature of the country’s power supply could damage the 5G transponders. Also, the high cost of diesel would increase the company’s operating costs, thus making the product largely unaffordable to prospective consumers. There are also security threats to the company’s facilities due to heightened insecurity in the country. The umbrella trade union for the company’s employees is also agitating for a pay rise and hazard allowance should the company go ahead with the 5G roll-out. Some experts believe that the market for 5G spectrum in the country today is negligible because most telecommunication and internet devices used by consumers in the market are not 5G-compliant. There are also reports that the competitors of Gbam Telecoms Plc are studying how the market will respond to Gbam Telecoms’ 5G spectrum before deciding to enter the market. In addition, a study carried out in Europe concluded that 5G spectrum may be hazardous to the health of people living close to 5G transponders. There is also news about the development of new and better technologies called 6G and 7G, which may make 5G obsolete within a short period of time.

Required:

  1. (a) Advise the management of Gbam Telecoms Plc on the enterprise and operational risks that could be associated with the roll-out of 5G spectrum using information contained in the given scenario. (11 Marks)
  2. (b) Suggest to Gbam Telecoms Plc the key elements that should be contained in the company’s Risk Management System. (4 Marks)

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CSME – Nov 2015 – L2 – Q6 – Corporate Governance

Evaluates how specific corporate governance issues impact the effectiveness of a company's governance.

Explain briefly how the following key issues in corporate governance establish how well or badly a company is governed:

a. The role and responsibilities of the board of directors
b. The composition and balance of the board of directors
c. Financial reporting, narrative reporting, and auditing
d. Directors’ remuneration
e. Risk management and internal control

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CSME – Nov 2015 – L2 – Q2 – Risk Management and Corporate Strategy

Develops a risk management program for theft, diversion, and safety issues; includes risk reduction and financing techniques.

Dolly Homes Plc is a real estate firm based in Abuja. The firm builds residential apartments and office blocks in five states of the federation. The objective of Dolly Homes Plc is to deliver high-quality, aesthetically designed, and professionally built homes/offices to its customers at competitive prices. It employs several skilled and casual workers, construction supervisors, construction engineers, architects, and quantity surveyors.

The company maintains a store at each of its building sites, each manned by a storekeeper and an assistant. Building materials are purchased centrally and delivered to sites per material schedules prepared by the quantity surveyor.

Patronage from middle and high-income brackets has been impressive; however, recently, the company has been receiving complaints about poor quality. The most alarming complaint involved a legal threat for injuries sustained when a kitchen cabinet collapsed in a client’s home.

Management’s investigation revealed theft of materials, diversion, and re-work waste due to poor finishing. There were also job site accidents, leading to employee injuries, lost hours, and increased medical claims.

Management decided to establish a risk management program to address theft, diversion, and health/safety issues.

Required:
a. As an Accountant, develop a risk management program to address Dolly Homes Plc’s problems. (8 Marks)
b. Advise management on techniques to reduce the frequency of risk exposures in the future. (6 Marks)
c. Suggest risk financing techniques to protect the company’s staff from injuries and accidents. (6 Marks)

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CSME – May 2024 – L2 – SC – Q7 – Risk Management and Corporate Strategy

Discuss the inherent risks that affect the profitability of an insurance company operating internationally.

At an in-house seminar for the top management staff of your organization, you have been appointed to present a report on the significant risks that have negatively affected the profitability of the two lines of business as presented in the Annual Report and Accounts of an insurance company with branches both within and outside Nigeria.

Required:

Present a report to the Management as a consultant, detailing the ‘risks inherent in an insurance company’.

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AA – Nov 2015 – L2 – Q3c – Internal Control Systems

Describing the audit procedures necessary to ensure accurate recording and issuance of inventory at sales outlets.

In respect of inventories held in the sales outlets, describe the audit procedures an auditor should perform to ensure that the inventories have been properly received, issued, and documented.

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AA – Nov 2015 – L2 – Q3b – Internal Control Systems

Describing internal control procedures an auditor would expect for inventory management.

Describe TWO internal control procedures an auditor would expect the company to put in place in respect of inventories.

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  • 15 Marks

AA – Nov 2015 – L2 – Q1b – Internal Control Systems

Identifying internal control weaknesses in a company and recommending audit tests to ensure effectiveness.

Success Nigeria Limited is a company engaged in haulage business. The services provided by the company, which has over 100 trucks in its fleet, include lifting of petroleum products from the depots to the filling stations of its clients spread over many locations.

The Central Store for spare parts for repairs of the trucks is located at the Head Office. The inventory operation is handled by the Personal Assistant to the Managing Director in addition to his normal schedule of duties in the Managing Director’s office. Spare parts supplied are received by the Personal Assistant who keeps them in the Central Store without raising any Goods Received Notes for the items. The invoices and delivery notes brought by vendors are submitted to the accounts department directly for payment. Because of the pressure of work in the Managing Director’s office, the Personal Assistant to the Managing Director does not maintain any inventory records. Whenever there is a need for spare parts required for truck repairs, a pre-printed requisition form is completed by the mechanic in charge of the repair. The form is submitted to the Personal Assistant who supplies the spare parts from the Central Store. The mechanic collects the parts without any acknowledgment of receipt. The requisition forms collected for all the spare parts supplied are kept in one of the cabinets in the Personal Assistant’s office, and they are collated by the Accountant on a monthly basis whenever he is to prepare the management accounts.

At the end of the financial year, December 31, 2014, the Accountant conducted an inventory count of the items in the Central Store for the purpose of using the value for the preparation of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014. The Managing Director observed later while reviewing the financial statements that the repairs and maintenance account did not reflect the true position of the repair works carried out on the trucks during the year.

Required:
i. Describe FIVE Internal Control weaknesses from the above scenario. (5 Marks)
ii. Recommend controls required to address the identified weaknesses in (i). (5 Marks)
iii. Describe the audit tests to be carried out to assess if each of the controls is operating effectively. (5 Marks)

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AA – Nov 2015 – L2 – Q1a – Internal Control Systems

Explanation of internal control, its objectives, and the components that support it.

Knowledge of internal control is a very basic audit skill. While auditors are not responsible for the institution of internal controls, they are responsible for providing management with information about how internal control is operating.

Required:
i. Illustrate what internal control is. (4 Marks)
ii. Describe THREE categories of internal control objectives. (6 Marks)
iii. Describe FIVE components of Internal control. (5 Marks)

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  • 20 Marks

CSME – May 2022 – L2 – SB – Q2 – Risk Management and Corporate Strategy

Advise on risk management for a supermarket chain facing security challenges and new regulations.

A supermarket chain recently established more outlets in the city. Due to increased risk exposure occasioned by heightened insecurity in the country, the company saw the need to implement an effective management strategy aimed at minimizing attendant risks. The need is made even more apparent due to the introduction of more stringent regulatory requirements on handling perishable food items by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC). To this end, you have been engaged to provide advice to the company on risk management.

Required:

a.

  • i. Using the ALARP principle, advise the management on how to effectively manage the company’s risks. (2 Marks)
  • ii. Advise the company on the need to engage a risk manager. (2 Marks)
  • iii. Enumerate the roles of a risk manager. (5 Marks)

b.

  • i. What is a risk audit? Should the firm engage internal or external auditors (or consultants) to conduct a risk audit? Justify your position. (7 Marks)
  • ii. Illustrate to the management of the company the stages involved in conducting a risk audit. (4 Marks)

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  • 15 Marks

CSME – Nov 2016 – L2 – Q4a – Risk Management and Corporate Strategy

Present on ISO 31000 framework and the role of the board in risk management for a newly listed company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

The board of directors of a company, recently listed on the Nigerian Stock
Exchange, has just resolved to put in place a robust enterprise-wide risk
management framework to ensure consistency in the approach to risk
management across the firm. This will include introducing the ISO 31000
framework for risk management to ensure international best practices in risk
management.

Required:
Draft a presentation to the board of directors on:

  • i) Key elements of ISO 31000 framework (6 Marks)
  • ii) The role of the board of directors and management in risk management (9 Marks)

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