Refer to the latest financial statements of David Jones Limited on its website, www.davidjones.com.au. Browse through the chairman’s and chief executive officer’s reports, and the notes to the financial statements and address the following:

Required:

1.    Describe the main activities and operations of the company.

2.    Identify the company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer.

3.    List any important investment or financing decisions made by the company during the year.

4.    Summarise what the directors are declaring in relation to the information in the financial statements.

5.    Assess whether David Jones complies with the Australian Securities Exchange Corporate Governance Council (ASXCGC) Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations.

6.    Examine the independent audit’s report on the company for the year and address the following:

(a) Identify the company’s audit firm.

(b) Specify what the auditors state in relation to the accounting information in the company’s report.

(c) Specify what the auditor state in relation to their independence.

7.    Ascertain if the auditors received any money from the company for doing any work apart from conducting the audit.