The Role of a Company Secretary Course

 Location: London (Central)

The purpose of this seminar is to familiarise participants with the key aspects of the role of a company secretary.

The course will cover the major provisions of the Companies Act 2006 that impact on a secretary’s role, in particular the documentation and filing aspects.

Related issues, such as the regulatory aspects of being a director, are also covered.

Course categories:Corporate Finance Courses, Back Office Courses, Investment Banking / M & A Courses, Legal Compliance Courses, Operations Settlements Clearing Courses, Private Equity / Venture Capital, Back Office Inhouse Courses , Corporate Banking Inhouse, Corporate Finance Inhouse, Corporate Restructuring Inhouse, Legal / Compliance Inhouse, Risk Management Inhouse

COVERED TOPICS

Role of the secretary and company constitution

• The position and duties of a company secretary
• Company formation and types of company
• The significance of the Memorandum and Articles of Association
• Alterations to the Articles
• Model articles

Administration

• Maintenance of statutory records
• Rights to inspect and receive copies of statutory records
• Use of the seal
• The registered office
• Communications with shareholders, including electronic communications

Company names and disclosure requirements

• Change of name
• Restrictions on company names
• Display of name
• Business names
• Disclosure requirements

Accounts issues

• Preparation, circulation and filing of accounts
• Liability for the accounts
• Accounting reference date
• Abbreviated accounts
• Audit exemption
• Auditors, appointment and removal, limitation of liability

Filing requirement of Companies House

• Accounts, annual report and annual return
• Other documents required to be filed at Companies House
• Penalties for non compliance

Directors’ duties and administration

• Position of director – general, fiduciary and statutory duties
• Wrongful and fraudulent trading
• Disclosure of interests and conflicts of interest
• Shadow directors
• Insurance and indemnities in favour of directors
• Appointment and removal of directors
• Disclosure of directors’ addresses
• Service contracts
• Transactions with directors and loans to directors
• Meetings of directors and minutes of meetings

Shareholder meetings and resolutions

• General meetings and class meetings
• Types of resolution and filing requirements
• Written resolutions
• Notice of general meetings
• Proxies, corporate representatives, voting process and holding a poll
• Minutes

Shares: issue and transfer

• Creation of shares and authority to allot
• Transfers of shares
• Share certificates
• The register of members

Public and listed companies

• Corporate Governance and the Combined Code
• Investor Guidelines
• Listing Rules and Disclosure and Transparency Rules
• Insider dealing, market abuse and other regulation relating to publicly traded securities
• Uncertificated securities and CREST
• Information rights for beneficial holders

REGISTRATION & PRICING INFORMATION

Contact us if you are looking to book multiple participants as we offer discounts as follows:

• 1-2 participants - full price
• 3-4 participants - 15% discount
• 5-6 participants - 20% discount
• 7-8 participants - 25% discount
• Over 9 participants - 30% discount

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Registration price

525.00

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Price: 525.00 GBP
Location: London (Central)
Event date: 22.11.2012 - 22.11.2012
Event duration: 7h30
Event time: 09.30 h - 17.00 h

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Email: info@financialveritas.com

Phone: +44 208 133 5917