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Corporate Governance Services
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Corporate governance is an increasingly important area of focus for stakeholders in all organisations and particularly those listed on publicly traded exchanges. Directors and other officeholders face ever greater challenges in addressing risk management, ethics, policies, procedures and internal controls. International Risk offers specialized services to help clients improve corporate governance and internal control systems in line with international standards, and to comply with applicable laws and regulations. Our highly experienced professionals bring detailed knowledge to client projects, performing compliance assessments, recommending systems and process improvements and full support for any regulatory compliance reviews.

How International Risk Helps You Improve Levels of Corporate Governance

We have a global capability and expert level experience in assessing and reviewing Corporate Governance structures, assisting with developing appropriate frameworks and devising solutions that meet regulatory requirements and fit corporate and cultural paradigms. With offices across Asia, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Beijing, we assist clients on the ground in any jurisdiction(s) required. Our clients benefit from the unparalleled depth of our intellectual capital and applied knowledge. Our professionals draw from our collective experience with numerous previous engagements across a wide variety of industries. We provide cost-effective and phased solutions, ensuring that issues are resolved quickly and efficiently.

Relevant Expertise for All Aspects of Corporate Governance

Our professionals are highly adept at analyzing the most sophisticated breakdowns of corporate governance frameworks, both at entity level as well as at transactional level. We thoroughly review and assess any failures in the light of existing standards, international best practices and regulatory requirements. We then assist management in identifying and recommending workable solutions, to ensure the design and improvement of corporate governance and internal controls systems is workable and effective. br>
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Our services include:

Corporate Governance Implementation, Reviews and Assessments

  • COSO framework reviews, both of an entire organization as well as individual functions and departments (Information Technology, Human Resources, Marketing, Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance and Accounting)
  • Board Effectiveness assessments including Investigative Due Diligence into individual board members
  • Internal Audit Department establishment and capability development
  • Internal Audit Department Quality Assurance Reviews
  • Whistleblower Program implementation, reviews and assessments
  • Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics development, implementation and reviews
  • Establishment and review of fraud monitoring and prevention systems
  • Anti-Money Laundering systems development, implementation and reviews
  • Regulatory compliance reviews, including FCPA, Basel II, stock exchange regulations as well as monetary authority requirements and rules

Internal Control Systems Design, Reviews and Assessments

  • Review, design and implementation of internal controls across the organization, covering all aspects and functions
  • Efficiency reviews to assess whether functions are operating optimally
  • Monitoring and testing of policies and procedures and business codes established internally and with third parties
  • Design, implementation and testing of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance internal control systems and its equivalent in other jurisdictions, for example J-SOX

Due Diligence

  • Pre transaction due diligence reviews, to assess the risks of buying into questionable entities, focusing on Corporate Governance issues, including those related to regulatory compliance and potential future exposure to FCPA breaches (or equivalent anti-bribery legislation) based on less than arms length relationships between parties
  • Development of post acquisition implementation plans to assist in improving Corporate Governance at acquired entities
  • Post merger reviews of subsidiaries, joint ventures and other controlled entities for appropriate levels of Corporate Governance and internal control systems