Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Walker Review of Corporate Governance of UK Banking Industry


Sir David Walker is leading an independent review of corporate governance in the UK banking industry.

What is being covered?

The original Terms of Reference for the review are to examine corporate governance in the UK banking industry and make recommendations, including in the following areas:

* the effectiveness of risk management at board level, including the incentives in remuneration policy to manage risk effectively;
* the balance of skills, experience and independence required on the boards of UK banking institutions;
* the effectiveness of board practices and the performance of audit, risk, remuneration and nomination committees;
* the role of institutional shareholders in engaging effectively with companies and monitoring of boards; and
* whether the UK approach is consistent with international practice and how national and international best practice can be promulgated.

See full Press Release.