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Finance, AML & Compliance, Corporate Governance, Investments & Funds, Trust

Corporate Governance

Course details

Start Date

11 November 2025

CPD Points

3.5

Cost

£245

Length

Half day (09:30-13:00)

Location

GTA University Centre

Course Overview

This course will delve into corporate governance, in particular the Finance Sector Code of Corporate Governance. The focus will be on practical application of the rules as well as successful implementation. The course will also include director responsibilities and risk assessments.

Course Content

The content will cover:

  • What is corporate governance?
  • Corporate governance rules (UK Listing Rules and Guernsey)
  • Overview of Guernsey Finance Sector Code of Corporate Governance
  • How do you practically interpret the Guernsey Code?
  • How do you successfully implement the guidance and demonstrate and document compliance?
  • Roles and responsibilities of directors
  • Risk assessment and management

Course Benefits

This course will benefit anyone who is required to apply corporate governance to their role, in particular those aspiring to be or already holding the role of director for regulated entities within the financial services industry in Guernsey.

Next Steps

If you would like to book a place on this course please click on the ‘Book Course’ button to the right of this page and login or register for a user account to complete your booking(s). Any queries please do not hesitate to contact us via [email protected] or call us on 01481 244570.

If no date is scheduled for this course at the present time please click on the ‘Register Interest’ button and login or register for a user account so that we can add you to our course interest register. This register allows us to contact our tutors and finalise dates for a course as soon as we have a few people who have expressed their interest, so the more delegates who register their interest, the sooner we can schedule a particular course.

Course Tutor

  • Mel Torode

    Mel Torode has over 20 years' experience in the fund administration industry in Guernsey specifically including private equity, property and mezzanine debt.

    Mel is an Independent Non-Executive Director with a portfolio of listed and private fund clients and is a director and founder of the Advisory Services Group, an independent business providing compliance, risk and regulatory, company secretarial, corporate governance, consultancy and training services to the regulated financial services industry, as well as the wider business community, public sector and start-ups, in the Channel Islands..

    During her career to date, Mel has worked at all levels of fund administration, from trainee to Managing Director, has founded, successfully grown and sold her own fund administration business, has worked in all sizes of company from 2 people to 100 people, has been part of owner-managed and large global operations and has established a varied portfolio of clients as a NED. Alongside administration, company secretarial and leadership positions, Mel has held roles as Compliance Officer and MLRO, as well as focusing consistently on corporate governance during her career.

Testimonials

    Very good and presented clearly

    Annika De C

    Very informative and well presented. Very relevant and interesting. Will's approach to training is great and time just flew by. Good and helpful to have additional course notes.

    Excellent facilities. Well looked after by GTA personnel.

    Jill Hamon

    The course was interesting, insightful and very well presented

    Ryan C

Very good and presented clearly

Annika De C

Very informative and well presented. Very relevant and interesting. Will's approach to training is great and time just flew by. Good and helpful to have additional course notes.

Excellent facilities. Well looked after by GTA personnel.

Jill Hamon

The course was interesting, insightful and very well presented

Ryan C

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