New directors' guide aimed at sharpening up corporate governance

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and the Institute of Directors in New Zealand (IoD) have today released 'A Director's Guide': a must-read for all current and aspiring directors.

The guide sets out the essentials of being an effective director and includes: questions to ask before you take up a directorship; decision making; legal requirements for signing off financial statements; and what you should do when things go wrong.

FMA CEO, Sean Hughes, said being a director is more than just a title and that 'A Director's Guide' will help directors understand their obligations, particularly first time directors of small and medium-sized companies, and directors of family businesses ... READ MORE

Released by the FMA - 16 April 2013