Company Secretary - Roles, Duties and Obligations Masterclass
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Target Audience
Company Secretaries or Officers working in a Company' Secretary Office. Programme Standards
- Maximum 8 attendees - 30 days of one to one support - Handouts - Programme director/s with at least a Masters Degree in the subject - Convenient morning timings or in-house at any time for a minimum of two bookings - Can be configured to address a number of professions and industry sectors Price
EUR495 ex VAT per participant. |
Company Secretary - Roles, Duties and Obligations Masterclass
- Are you a company secretary? - Have you been nominated as a company secretary? - Do you want to fulfill the role of a company secretary in a professional way? The role of company secretary is an important function regulated by law and if not fulfilled professioanlly can incure significant legal repercusssions with serious ramifications of a legal, fiscal sanction and operational nature. It is important that any director and shareholder ensures that the company secretary is a trained and knowleagable person. This programme is aimed at company secretaries or ancillary staff who fulfills or are delegated company secretarial work. Topics Covered
Understanding the Legal Needs for a Company Secretary under Maltese Law What are the qualifications required, how to appoint and terminate the function of the company secretary and what are the disqualifications and obligations of the company secretary under fiscal obligations. Managing and Executing the Memorandum and Articles of Association Understanding the role, usage and legal requirements in the memo and articles of association and how to manage this process in order to ensure adherence and compliance thereof. Managing Members Resolutions and General Meetings How to manage the process of registering, filing and recording board resolutions and the management of general director's meetings in order to fulfil legal and operational requirements. Filing of Annual Accounts How to file, supervise and ensure that the Companies Act obligations are adhered with on time and in a correct fashion. Appointment of Auditors How to ensure the appointment of Auditors and understand the function of auditors of the company vis-a-vis the role of a Company Secretary. Stewardship of Capital Records Fulfilment of the role of stewardship and archiving records of the company over time. Share Issues and their Management How to manage a private share issue and ensuring the correct documentation is kept including legal compliance. Administration of Dividends process How to manage and administer the issue of dividends to shareholders from a company secretary point of view. Legal Aspects of Company Representation by the Company Secretary We also see the obligations at law of the role of company secretaries from various legal requirements related to the function direct and indirectly. Legal and Criminal Obligations under the Prevention of Money Laundering and Prevention of Funding of Terrorism Legislation for Company Secretaries We review the key risks, obligations and due diligence a company secretary needs to comply with, in order not to infringe criminal liability under anti-money laundering and prevention of funding of terrorism obligations. Insolvency and Dissolution Process and the impact on a Company Secretary We also look into the impact of insolvency on the role of company security and functions thereof. Ethical Issues, Whistleblower Act and Conflict of Interest We will review the practical consideration of ethics as a company secretary, how the Whistleblower act effect the role of a Company Secretary and how to deal with conflict of interest as a Company Secretary. Company Secretary as a Corporate Service Provider. We look into the new obligations on company secretaries to register with the MFSA if the fall under a specific category requiring such registration. Registrar of Companies (MBR) Documentation We review the various documentation that must be submitted to the MBR. |