Governance and Fraud Learning Outcome Details Unit Learning Outcome (ULO) Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO) ULO 1: Understand corporate governance best practice including the role of the board of directors, board committees, executive compensation and corporate social responsibility. GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking Description / Requirements: Some companies appear to perform well despite not following all of the ‘ASX Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations of Corporate Governance’. You are allocated with two ASX companies (refer to the link provided below for company annual reports). For the year ending 2016 and using the ASX CGC Principles and Recommendations (2014) version, provide response to the followings: Critically evaluate the depth of each company in their adoption of ASX CGC principles and recommendations; 4’ -300 words Do the companies’ current practices reflect good corporate governance(responsibility, principle ect…..)? Discuss.; -200words Do you think the adoption of ASX CGC principles and recommendations have made an impact on companies’ performance? Discuss. 200- words should be conclude Theory-relationship principle and recommendations . 5year period 700 words (10 marks) (2) For the two companies you are allocated, provide response to the followings: Use table analysis-Provide a summary of the remuneration (short term and long term), board composition (including gender diversity) and performance benchmarks of the executive directors over the 5 year period (June 30, 2012 to June 30, 2016). (300words-100words for each company) not all directors With reference to your summary in 2(i) above, discuss as to whether the performance benchmarks for remuneration are clear and appropriate; 200words Discuss as to whether there is a link between diversity of boards (including gender diversity) and companies’ performance. 300words 800words (10 marks) (Total 10 + 10 = 20 marks Submission Instructions Provide a table of contents (excluded in word count) and ensure all questions are clearly labelled. Harvard style of referencing to be employed. Written in font size 12 for body writing; headings and block quotes may have different sizes Include page numbers Line spacing of 1.5 or double spacing Only electronic softcopy of the assignment is required and must be submitted into the ‘assignment dropbox’ You must keep a backup copy of every assignment you submit, until the marked assignment has been returned to you. In the unlikely event that one of your assignments is misplaced, you will need to submit your backup copy. Any work you submit may be checked by electronic or other means for the purposes of detecting collusion and/or plagiarism.