Annual Report 2011 - Hysan Development Company Limited
Annual Report 2011 - Hysan Development Company Limited
Annual Report 2011 - Hysan Development Company Limited
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Internal Controls and<br />
Risk Management<br />
Currently, the key features of our system of internal controls include:<br />
– Strategic and business planning: each business unit produces and obtains Board<br />
approval on a business plan each year, against which its performance is regularly<br />
monitored. Targets for a wide variety of key performance indicators are set. There is a<br />
Schedule of Matters Reserved for the Full Board to cover all major policies and directions<br />
of the Group. (See the separate Corporate Governance <strong>Report</strong> for details)<br />
– Investment appraisal: capital projects are reviewed in detail and approved by the Chief<br />
Executive Officer, or the Board where appropriate, in accordance with delegated authority<br />
limits.<br />
– Financial monitoring: profitability, cash flow and capital expenditure are closely monitored<br />
and key financial information is reported to the Board on a regular basis, including<br />
explanations of variances between actual and budgeted performance.<br />
– Systems of control procedures and delegated authorities: there are clearly defined<br />
guidelines and approval limits for capital and operating expenditure and other key<br />
business transactions and decisions.<br />
Risk Assessment<br />
Specify Corporate<br />
Objectives<br />
2012 focus: further<br />
Refine corporate<br />
objectives based on<br />
changes potentially<br />
impacting the<br />
business<br />
enhancement of risk identification and assessment process<br />
Identify and<br />
analyse risks<br />
to achievement<br />
of<br />
corporate<br />
objectives<br />
Monitoring<br />
• Internal audit function<br />
• Oversight by Board and<br />
Audit Committee<br />
• 2012 focus: more<br />
frequent and<br />
structured reporting to<br />
Audit Committee and<br />
Board<br />
Determine<br />
impact of such<br />
identified risks on<br />
the achievement<br />
of corporate<br />
objectives<br />
Continuous Improvement<br />
<strong>Hysan</strong>’s internal controls<br />
system:<br />
• is designed to ensure<br />
corporate objectives are<br />
achieved<br />
• has five components that<br />
work together<br />
Information and<br />
Communication<br />
Implement and<br />
operate information<br />
and communication<br />
to support internal<br />
controls<br />
Determine<br />
how each of the<br />
other internal<br />
controls components,<br />
both separately and<br />
together, mitigate<br />
such risks<br />
Control Environment<br />
• Strong tradition of<br />
emphasising good<br />
corporate governance<br />
• Human resources<br />
policies<br />
Control Activities<br />
• Documented key control<br />
policies and processes<br />
• <strong>Annual</strong> review update<br />
of risk registers by<br />
department heads<br />
Determine<br />
Effectiveness<br />
<strong>Hysan</strong>’s internal controls model is based on that set down by COSO<br />
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