INTL FCStone 2014 Annual Report Download - page 14

Corporate Governance Statement
The Company is committed to high standards of corporate governance and has put in place a framework that
fosters good governance, is practical for a company of our size and satises our current listing and regulatory
requirements. The Company has instituted a Code of Ethics that demands honest and ethical conduct from all
employees. Specic topics covered are conicts of interest, fair dealing, compliance with regulations and accurate
nancial reporting.
Executives
The roles of Chairman and CEO are split. The CEO and CFO make all necessary representations to satisfy regulatory
and listing requirements. Executive compensation is determined by a Compensation Committee composed
exclusively of independent directors.
Board Of Directors
The Company has a Board of Directors consisting of two executive, one non-independent, and six non-executive
directors, all six of whom are independent. The Chairman is a non-executive director. The Board oversees the
strategy, nances, operations and regulatory compliance of the Company through regular quarterly meetings
and additional special meetings when required. The non-executive directors regularly meet independently of the
executive directors. The Nominating & Governance, Audit and Compensation Committees are each composed
of three independent directors and the Risk Committee is composed of four independent directors. The Audit
Committee meets the SEC requirement that at least one of its members should be a nancial expert.
Financial Reporting And Internal Control
The Company strives to present clear, accurate and timely nancial statements. Management has a system of
internal controls in place, regularly assesses the effectiveness of these controls and modies them as necessary.
Risk management is an important aspect of this system of internal controls, and the Risk Committee monitors
compliance with risk policies.
Investor Relations
The Company seeks to provide accurate and timely information to stockholders and other stakeholders to facilitate
a better understanding of the Company and its activities. The Company seeks to distribute such information as
widely as possible through lings on Form 8-K, press releases and postings on its website, www.intlfcstone.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements involve
known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, including adverse
changes in economic, political and market conditions, losses from the Company’s activities arising from customer
or counterparty failures, changes in market conditions, the possible loss of key personnel, the impact of increasing
competition, the impact of changes in government regulation, the possibility of liabilities arising from violations
of laws or regulations and the impact of changes in technology on our businesses. Although the Company believes
that its forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions regarding its businesses and future
market conditions, there can be no assurances that the Company’s actual results will not differ materially from any
results expressed or implied by the Company’s forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance.