Conferences and seminars

The governance of major financial institutions is being scrutinised more than ever before. The Treasury Select Committee continues to hold hearings and the Chancellor of the Exchequer has initiated a special report on reform well beyond banking.

In hindsight, corporate governance in the financial services sector appears to have been largely ignored and is now often cited as a key cause of the current crisis.

The conference has addressed some of the key questions in this area:

• What have we learnt about corporate governance at financial institutions?
• Are financial institutions governable?
• How should regulators and governments focus on corporate governance problems in financial sector
• Do shareholders need help with governance at financial institutions?
• Non-executive director perspectives on their ability to contribute, monitor and control.
• What are 'good corporate governance principles' for financial institutions? And should separate 'code' be drawn for financial institutions?