Company Secretarial Practice

Product Details:
Author(s):
Loubser, A and
Mahony, DP
Year Published:
2016
Edition
Type:
Print | Loose-leaf
Language:
English
About this publication
Company secretaries are at the heart of the company, providing the enterprise and its directors with the right legal, compliance, accounting and governance support and advice at the right time. Company secretaries also serve as the link between the board and the rest of the company, its shareholders and the public.
Company Secretarial Practice replaces its well-loved predecessor, South African Business Administration, to provide a new, up-to-date and definitive reference work for all company secretaries.
Available in print and online format, this regularly updated manual takes the key functions expected of the company secretary and highlights the legal framework in which the company secretary operates, suggesting practical procedures to achieve compliance. In this way, Company Secretarial Practice will help company secretaries to meet the exacting demands of their job and fill their role as necessitated by legislation and the King Reports.
Key Benefits
Written by expert practitioners and academics, the manual strikes a balance between theory and practice;
Regular updates will keep subscribers up-to-date with changes to legislation and the King Reports;
An essential reference for company secretaries or anybody operating in the ever-dynamic area of corporate governance.
Content
The developing role of the company secretary
Part A: Company formation and structure
The legal nature of a company
Types of companies
The formation and registration of a company
Company constitutional documents
Holding and subsidiary companies
Part B: Director and board accountability
Corporate governance
Directors and other officers
Board committees
Director inductions and board evaluations
Part C: Securities and share capital
Corporate debt
Securities and share capital
Coming soon: Central securities depositories and uncertificated securities
Transfer of securities
Changes to existing shares
Exchange listings
Part D: Meetings
Basic principles of meetings
Procedural aspects relating to meetings
Shareholder and board meetings
Minutes and reports
Part E: Transparency and disclosure
Company records
External auditors and statutory audits
Part F: Significant and fundamental company transactions
Public offering of securities
Fundamental transactions
Takeovers and offers
Business rescue and compromises
Coming soon: Insolvency and deregistration
Part G: Governance of information
Coming soon: Governance of information
Part H: Governance of state-owned institutions
Coming soon: Governance of state-owned institutions
Interest / Benefit to
Company secretaries   
Directors
Senior management in private and public institutions
Corporate lawyers
Academic institutions
Business law students