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The International Corporate Governance System

Audit Roles and Board Oversight

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  • © 2014

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  1. Felix I. Lessambo
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Part of the book series: Global Financial Markets (GFM)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxiii
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  2. Comparative Corporate Governance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Corporate Governance Framework

      • Felix I. Lessambo
      Pages 3-9

    3. The OECD Corporate Governance Principles

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      Pages 10-18

    4. The IMF Corporate Governance

      • Felix I. Lessambo
      Pages 19-34

    5. The World Bank and Corporate Governance

      • Felix I. Lessambo
      Pages 35-45

    6. Corporate Governance in the United States of America

      • Felix I. Lessambo
      Pages 46-80

    7. Corporate Governance in the United Kingdom

      • Felix I. Lessambo
      Pages 81-89

    8. Corporate Governance in Canada

      • Felix I. Lessambo
      Pages 90-100

    9. Corporate Governance in Australasia

      • Felix I. Lessambo
      Pages 101-107

    10. Corporate Governance in Japan

      • Felix I. Lessambo
      Pages 108-113

    11. Corporate Governance in Continental Europe

      • Felix I. Lessambo
      Pages 114-129

    12. Corporate Governance in the BRICS

      • Felix I. Lessambo
      Pages 130-153

    13. Corporate Governance in Saudi Arabia

      • Felix I. Lessambo
      Pages 154-158

  3. Audit Roles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
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    2. Internal Audit Process

      • Felix I. Lessambo
      Pages 161-165

    3. The US Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Audit Profession

      • Felix I. Lessambo
      Pages 166-176

    4. The Integrated Audit Process

      • Felix I. Lessambo
      Pages 177-201

    5. Audit of Group Financial Statements

      • Felix I. Lessambo
      Pages 202-215

    6. The European Union Statutory Audit Directive

      • Felix I. Lessambo
      Pages 216-224
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This book provides a comprehensive approach to Corporate Governance, Audit Process and Risk Management. Furthermore, it provides an analytical and comprehensive approach of the issues facing governance directors, internal and external auditors, risk managers, and public officials conducting assessments based upon the Report on Standards and Codes.

About the author

Felix Lessambo is an Adjunct Associate Professor at St. John's University, USA (The Peter J. Tobin College of Business), where he teaches Financial Reporting: Evaluation and Analysis, Individual Tax Planning, and International Taxation. Prior to his St. John's appointment, Dr Lessambo taught Banking: Law & Economics, International Finance, International Tax, European Union Tax Laws at the University of Kinshasa (DRC). He specializes in the Taxation of International Business Transactions, Cross-border Transfer Pricing, E.U. laws, International Finance, and Alternative Investment Vehicles. He is the author of Taxation of International Business Transactions, Fundamentals of European Union Direct Tax, and Fundamentals of Hedge Funds. Dr. Lessambo has co-authored two best-selling BNA- Special Reports on Hedge Funds and Real Estate Investment Trust ('REIT). He has published over fifty leading articles in international tax law reviews. Having practiced in International Tax, Alternative Investment Management, and Global Banking Groups, he structured and advised on Hedge Funds, Private Equity, and cross-border securitizations.

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