Kontrolle ist besser - Board Performance Evaluation and the Hedge Fund Board

Late last year I was asked to be the keynote speaker at a financial services conference being held in Luxembourg, with their prime interest was the work I have been doing on Board Performance Evaluation in Financial Services. With the Financial Services Sector being under increasing pressure to prove good governance, there was significant interest in this work.

My presentation covered the case study of a recent Board Performance Evalution review for a Mutual Society and although the delegates at the conference were largely representing Funds, and although the structure of Funds is quite different, they were comfortable in drawing the parallels.

Gratifyingly, there was significant interest in my work and I hope to be returning to Luxembourg soon to undertake some research in the governance of Funds and the application of the models I have developed.

For those who might be interested (and if I can work it out!) I will upload the powerpoint presentation I used at the conference. If you have any questions, feel free to ask,

All change!

You may wonder why I haven't made any posts to my blog for some time... well, that's because changes were underway and are only now coming to fruition.

On the 31st of December 2011 I left my post at De Montfort University (DMU). After nearly 20 years I thought a change was a little overdue! I thoroughly enjoyed my time at DMU and remain an ardent supporter. However, the opportunity arose for me to cut loose and focus solely on the topics I am passionate about - rather than all the responsibilities attendant to a senior management position (especially in the public sector!).

I am now free to pursue my interest in Corporate Governance and especially Board Performance Reviews. I intend to spend the next couple of months refining my thoughts and developing some new tools and materials in this area.

Watch this space... please.