Your path to good corporate governance;
Our Governance Advisory Service helps Fincoops from many different sectors to adjust their corporate governance so that it is more efficient and value-adding. The service especially targets fincoops that have experienced dynamic growth in the recent past. The advisory services can contribute to increasing output and securing a long-term competitive edge through better strategic decisions.

This service targets all financial co-operatives. All affiliated and Affinity members of the CGA as part of their annual contribution benefit from this service. The fincoop is required to upload its financial data on the secured Fincoop Support Platform (FCSP) every month. CGA periodically typically every quarter analyse the data of the fincoop and check the performance, regulatory, legal and compliance indicators and advise the fincoop board and management in a form of a report.

The Governance code rating and ranking is a primary service for financial co-operatives. We access the fincoops on the governance code and rate and rank them. A certificate is then issued by CGA to the fincoop. Ratings and ranking would be published on the website of CGA. Fincoops within low brackets of governance rating and ranking according to CGA standards would be guided to improve steadily. This service is available to all fully owned and Affinity members.

Our focus in this service would be to guide highly rated

Benefits

• Consolidate their gains and take on new opportunities

• Improve status for high level performance

• Measured growth and development

FCSP is a unit set up to facilitate the growth of digital transactions for Fincoop throughout Ghana and to a large extent Africa. FCSP is vital in promoting financial inclusion and overcoming problems resulting from financial exclusion. FCSP has additional benefits of encouraging economic regeneration and greater social cohesion.

The FCSP “model” for developing Financial Co-operatives enables universal access to services using the latest technology, while achieving early sustainability.

We facilitate Internships and Exchange programs for individuals and corporate staff both local and internal.

We organize a biennial Governance conference for financial co-operates. The conference discusses the regulatory and legislative environment and seek feedback from members. The feedback is used as learning points as well as a credible basis for regulatory advocacy on behalf of financial co-operatives.

Benefits

• Fosters innovation

• Promotes institutional visibility among responsible partners

• Generates brand alliance based on mission and values

• Offer networking opportunities

• Engagement with governance experts

We facilitate workshops and international conferences which would be of interest to our members. The facilitation includes helping members to register, arrange for travel documents and hotels including arrangements for group travel discounts for our members. We lead in organizing local and international workshops on themes relevant to Fincoops in relation to existing and emerging trends.

Benefits

• Easy access to international conferences

• Increased exposure to research outcomes and applications

• Appreciate how governance and board evolve in challenging and dynamic times

• Opportunities to collaborate and share best practice in governance

We act as an intermediary and representative for groups in coalition and individual member owned financial Co-operatives with issues that are in line with our principles. CGA advocates for a fair share of technical and financial support to Financial Co-operatives within the larger financial industry emanating from government sources as well as the donor community.

Benefits

• Projecting the voice of Fincoops within the larger financial sector at country level

• Advance the course Fincoops

• Promote and strengthen partnerships and alliances among Fincoops locally and internationally

• Protect member interest and attainments

We conduct business, Product, marketing and operational research for Fincoops. Our research program is focused on resolving issues for financial co-operatives. CGA research activity considers the fundamentals underlying Fincoop challenges pertaining to their choices of product and strategy. Through this means we help to create a greater awareness and generate a better appreciation of the general and specific preventive, corrective and improvement recommendations and strategies offered for resolution.

Benefits

• To lay solid foundation for a better future

• Provides a deeper understanding of growth path

• Better understanding of evolving institutional needs

• A means of measuring performance to seize opportunities

This service is designed in a four face approach namely Ability, Capability, Capacity and Competence (ACCC). The ACCC aims at getting it right to deliver products and services to end users its. Through the FQD service Fincoops will better appreciate all their assets by knowing their abilities, understand the required business capabilities to generate adequate capacity to attain competency for the deserved quality delivery.

Benefits

• Exploit the inherent abilities in individual employees

• Develop the abilities of employees and improve on processes of delivery

• Create awareness of existing abilities for appropriate application

• The acquisition of sufficient knowledge, skill and energy to deliver required services.