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      • Volume 72 — Number 7
        • Interview with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian: Decision-making without a rule book
        • Bouncing back from adversity in the time of COVID-19
        • COVID-19 dims pay prospects
        • CEO Memo: Pandemic proofing continues, and a look at the latest in executive pay trends
        • Acting for You, August 2020
        • President’s commentary: The urgent need for good governance in the aged care sector
        • One centralised business information register and director identification numbers
        • What lawyers truly think of crisis communicators
        • A new baseline for sports: Jodie Fields, former Captain of the Australian Women’s Cricket Team
        • Intangible assets and directors’ duties: Why directors should understand the economic value of their intangibles
        • Cybercrime: Managing data breaches in Australia
        • Bringing clarity to our organisational values
        • The importance of compliance with the Spam Act
        • Six steps to greater employee engagement
      • Volume 72 — Number 6
        • Can a charity hold its general meetings using technology?
        • Do directors prepare well for board meetings?
        • Due diligence guide for purchasing a business
        • Interview: Major General (Ret) Fergus McLachlan AO — Leadership is a team sport
        • CEO Memo: Making the post-pandemic working world the best it can be
        • Acting for You, July 2020
        • President’s commentary: Let’s keep the spotlight on mental health once the pandemic lifts
        • ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations roundtable
        • Corporate culture and governance: Crucial for pandemic and post-pandemic era
        • When everything changes, change everything
        • Further changes to FIRB rules announced: Effective 1 January 2021
      • Volume 72 — Number 5
        • Digital transformation governance: What boards must know
        • Governance Institute Risk Management Survey Report 2020: Insights into the risk landscape
        • Security and privacy issues when working from home
        • President’s commentary: Why risk professionals — and boards — must learn from the COVID-19 pandemic
        • CEO Memo: Board diversity study shows there’s still plenty of room for improvement
        • Acting for You, June 2020
        • Interview — Jason Brown — Maximise certainty to deal with uncertainty
        • Are your capitals adequate?
        • Product governance
        • Ploughing on: Supply chains in agriculture in the COVID-19 era
        • Practical considerations for electronic execution
        • Letting people go well: A guide on what to do
      • Volume 72 — Number 4
        • COVID-19: Are you ready for the next phase?
        • Who is a company officer? High Court analysis in ASIC v King and its implications
        • Interview Maureen McGrath: Riding the first wave of virtual AGMs
        • Information governance key to good corporate governance
        • President’s commentary: On trigonometry and superannuation
        • CEO Memo: Policy and Advocacy Strategy 2020
        • Acting for You, May 2020
        • The impact of COVID-19 on supply chains: Considerations for customers and suppliers
        • The rise of the introvert — or is it?
        • Statutory demands in the COVID-19 era
        • Managing contractual obligations and negotiations during the COVID-19 pandemic
        • How to create champions for gender inclusion
      • Volume 72 — Number 3
        • COVID-19: Responding to business interruptions
        • Not-for-profit school boards: What are my obligations as a voluntary board member?
        • 2019 Australian IPO review: Regulatory developments
        • Interview with Julia Banks – Your people have to be your priority
        • CEO Memo: Finding new ways in challenging times
        • President’s commentary — Staying connected
        • Acting for You, April 2020
        • Supporting each other during COVID-19 isolation
        • Essential things you should know about contracts
        • Create the right cultural expectations to get the most out of your team
        • A virtue approach to business ethics training responds to the zeitgeist
      • Volume 72 — Number 2
        • Gender diversity along the career pipeline
        • Climate change litigation update
        • The increasing spotlight on clawback and malus
        • Protecting your corporate keys
        • How to stop complexity overwhelming your business
        • New guidance on climate change risk disclosure
        • Are you kicking goals when it comes to social media activity, or heading to the sin bin?
        • Religious institutions and NSW's changing child protection landscape
        • Why you need an employee promise to win today’s war for talent
        • CEO Memo: Strong start with member briefings
        • President’s commentary — Influence, Strategy, Impact
        • Acting for You, March 2020
        • 2020 Australia Day Honours
      • Volume 72 — Number 1
        • 2019 Australian annual general meeting season review
        • Interview with Joanna Knox: Transforming the risk discussion
        • Directors dealing with whistleblowing in the new environment
        • The year ahead: Governance, risk and compliance in 2020
        • REST super case to set climate risk precedent
        • Demystifying business strategy
        • Modernising Commonwealth Business Registers and Director Identification Numbers
        • Are your sustainability projects resonating with the business?
        • Information governance: Optimising the lifeblood of organisations
        • How to guard against employee wage theft
        • President’s commentary — A big year for governance professionals
        • Acting for You, February 2020
        • CEO Memo: Policy wins and highlights
      • Volume 71 — Number 11
        • 2019 report to members
        • Refresher on directors’ duties and climate risk
        • Practical guidance from the Myer case for directors and executives
        • Preparing for the upcoming listing rule changes
        • Voices following the royal commission fallout
        • Interview — Ethics and the financial sector
        • A behaviour science approach to organisational culture
        • Ensuring your NFP merger doesn’t become an unintended take-over
        • ASX Guidance Note 8 update: Brave new world!
        • How future-focused organisations are prioritising the employee experience
        • The new consumer data right and the open banking regime
        • Stepping stone liability for non-executive chair in Vocation Ltd
        • The new wave of class actions
        • CEO Memo: Trust in the current climate
        • President’s commentary — A big year for governance professionals
        • Acting for You, December 2019
      • Volume 71 — Number 10
        • What is non-financial risk and why does it matter to ASIC?
        • The role of boards in measuring and managing the culture of their organisation
        • Australia’s sustainable finance agenda: Implications for corporate governance
        • Interview with David Crosbie: Invest in changing the public discourse about charities in Australia
        • President’s commentary — Whistleblower policies are like Goldilocks’s porridge – they need to be just right
        • CEO Memo: Sharing and learning
        • Acting for You, November 2019
        • AI in the boardroom: Could robots soon be running companies?
        • Compliance is good, building a whistleblower regime that works is better
        • Expert business guide to the gig economy and the casualisation of the workforce
        • Building a child-safe culture with the child in mind
        • Keeping it fresh: Considering climate change and risks to fresh food safety
        • Not-for-profit roadmap: Current and future changes to financial reporting
        • How organisations waste real talent without realising
        • Postgraduate subject prize winners
      • Volume 71 — Number 9
        • Now you are listed… buckle up: Points to ponder for governance professionals in the newly listed environment
        • Minute-taking post royal commission
        • CEO Memo: Strategy 2020-2025
        • Protecting whistleblowers: Creating the optimal environment
        • Interview — Alison Watkins — Boards and management as effective social systems
        • President’s commentary — helping you keep abreast of cultural, institutional change
        • The ten UN principles as a vehicle for regaining trust
        • And the BEAR continues… for super and insurance
        • Operational GRC: Naming a dangerous, many headed beast
        • Why effective career conversations build trust and are good for business
        • Franchise agreements: When is a debt incurred in the context of insolvent trading law?
        • Going digital — taking your AGMs and investor relations events online
        • Acting for You, October 2019
        • Governance Directions Reader Survey
      • Volume 71 — Number 8
        • The boundary-spanning role of the contemporary company secretary
        • What’s the benefit of a Benefit Company?
        • Association apocalypse: Navigating a changing landscape for future success
        • President’s commentary — A most deserving winner of the 2019 President's Award
        • CEO Memo — The future of the governance professional is right here, right now
        • The ‘Rem’ contention: ASX200 directors’ reflections
        • Royal commission: Culture and dishonesty
        • Caring about the notifiable data breach: The human impact on victims
        • Protecting (and creating) business value by addressing climate risk
        • The future of the governance professional
        • Reducing groupthink and improving decision-making in risk workshops
        • How avoiding speaking opportunities could hurt your leadership career
        • Acting for You, September 2019
      • Volume 71 — Number 7
        • Significant changes in financial disclosure and greater penalties in corporate law
        • Boards and culture: Just how do you do it?
        • Data as a strategic national resource: The importance of governance and data protection
        • Interview — Jane Halton AO PSM — The accidental public servant
        • President’s commentary — Governance Institute’s invaluable global network
        • CEO Memo - Six policy priorities to improve the standards of governance and risk management in Australia
        • Strategy for engaging with regulators
        • Cyber health and safety: Directors’ duties
        • Interrogating integrity
        • Biometric data, the Privacy Act and the employee records exemption
        • What should be included in your whistleblowing policy
        • Do I have to pay compulsory superannuation on overtime amounts?
        • Work health and safety: Directors due diligence
        • Acting for You, August 2019
      • Volume 71 — Number 6
        • How are AI regulatory developments in the EU and US influencing AI policy-making in Australia?
        • Challenging the place of incorporation rule
        • APRA Information Paper: Self-assessments of governance, accountability and culture
        • Interview — Sir Winfried Bischoff — Good boards must exercise healthy scepticism
        • Managing risk when using outsourced cloud computing services is key
        • No safe harbour: Online platforms face choppy waters on copyright infringement
        • Why connection is the key to organisational performance
        • Blockchain in construction — it’s all about data, trust and productivity
        • President's commentary —The ‘other’ sustainability — defeating the short-term mindset
        • CEO Memo — Governance and Risk Management Forum 2019 a big success
        • Acting for You, July 2019
        • Queen’s Birthday Honours 2019
      • Volume 71 — Number 5
        • Assessing social condition
        • Big data, privacy and information governance: Incorporating an ethical-based assessment
        • Interview — Tim Nelson: Climate change risks is Governance 101
        • President's commentary — The governance of Governance Institute on display
        • CEO Memo — Building the Institute’s new strategy
        • Class actions: What your business needs to know
        • Managing cybersecurity governance
        • Navigating the GDPR: A compass for the Australian public sector
        • Leadership: Whose job is this anyway?
        • Leading your team through change? Don’t forget the unchanging
        • Environmental impact, human rights and community well-being: ‘Rocky Hill’ coal mine decision
        • Acting for You, June 2019
        • Employer compliance with the Fair Work Act: A major risk to your business?
      • Volume 71 — Number 4
        • A new era for whistleblowers in Australia
        • Strategically connecting using social media
        • Industrial manslaughter offence coming to model WHS laws
        • Interview — Bronwyn Pike: The future we want for our elders
        • President's commentary — The company secretary as change leader
        • CEO Memo — Leadership: Putting my best foot forward
        • Churning and burning: Committee report fires up franchising sector reform
        • The dawn of the Finance Panel?
        • The hidden consequences of using jargon
        • Greater emotional intelligence is your key to superior team performance
        • Acting for You, May 2019
        • Postgraduate subject prize winners
      • Volume 71 — Number 3
        • Banking royal commission final report: Cultural issues and implications
        • Evolution of class actions and litigation funding: ALRC report offers a mixed bag
        • An early prediction on ERM in aged care post-2020
        • Interview — Dr John Laker AO — Rebuilding trust
        • President's commentary — Our culture drives our future
        • CEO Memo — International governance…Same same but different!
        • Mitigating risk in the age of big data
        • New bill to ground illegal phoenixing
        • Change management in the face of technical disruption
        • Why you need to have the courage to call out bad behaviour
        • The Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission Report: A governance perspective
        • Acting for You, April 2019
      • Volume 71 — Number 2
        • The banking royal commission final report: Culture and governance implications
        • How can Australian boards mitigate workforce risk?
        • Revisiting the legal basis of shareholder primacy
        • Interview — Human Rights Commissioner, Edward Santow — AI and human rights: A double-edged sword
        • President's commentary — One eye towards the future, another on our legacy
        • CEO Memo — Six weeks and a roadshow in…
        • Governance Institute guidance on the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, 4th edition
        • Networking strategies for introverts
        • What are we learning from royal commissions and inquiries?
        • Living and working in the age of longevity
        • Great moments in governance: Australian Open tennis meltdown 2019
        • IP owners, get set for competition (law): Companies racing to review contracts
        • 2019 Australia Day Honours
        • Acting for You, March 2019
      • Volume 71 - Number 1
        • Minutes of directors’ meetings: Minimising the risk
        • What is the role of ‘Tone at the Top’ in setting culture?
        • A ticking time-bomb: Managing intangible asset risk
        • Interview — Sean Gordon: A quadruple bottom line model for Indigenous governance
        • President’s commentary — The voice of governance in 2019
        • CEO Memo — A warm welcome
        • The regulatory perspective — Product governance regime for financial products
        • How to make stronger leadership decisions in 2019
        • Leverage reward and recognition strategies to drive culture
        • Managing risk under commercial contracts
        • What the modern slavery legislation means for the governance professional
        • Say what? Navigating unlawful interview questions
        • News — Common mistakes when dealing with whistleblowers
        • News — ASIC warns of conflicts of interests when raising equity
        • News — New governance standards for charities with overseas activities
        • Acting for You, February 2019
      • Volume 70 - Number 11
        • Don’t live in a glass house! Practical tips to get your house in order
        • Hayne royal commission interim report: Unclogging the central artery
        • How companies proactively identify their reputation risks
        • Interview — Justin Wood: Impact of a multipolar world
        • President’s commentary — It’s about human impact
        • Chief Executive's report — Aged care in focus
        • The regulatory perspective — The benefits of a money-wise workforce
        • ESG, climate change risk and disclosure
        • The Australian Financial Complaints Authority: Helping build trust in the financial services industry
        • Culture-driven governance: Why influencing behaviour is an essential compliance strategy
        • Boards must embrace digital governance or fall behind: Forrester
        • Innovate or die: Insights on entrepreneurial leadership
        • Draft legislation to strengthen penalties for corporate and financial sector misconduct
        • The new normal: Flexibility in the workplace
        • News — New project launched to better align global reporting
        • News — New risk management tool available
        • News — ASIC requires registered agents to agree to its new T&Cs
        • Acting for You, December 2018
      • Volume 70 - Number 9
        • The four levels of maturity in a board: A map for board development
        • Do your employees get governance? Now is the time to shine the light
        • Setting the governance standard: Effective guidance from ISO and SA
        • Interview — Paul George: Pay is the lightning rod for other governance concerns
        • President's commentary — A new name for the international Institute
        • Chief Executive's report — Purpose, Performance and Value
        • Central management and control test of residency for foreign companies
        • Speaking human: The way savvy leaders influence their people, teams and organisations
        • How to build a fearless culture
        • Climate change litigation: is your business prepared?
        • News — Ways to improve political integrity
        • News — Three new resources to help improve board reporting
        • News — How technology interferes with our rights
        • Acting for You, October 2018
        • Postgraduate subject prize winners
      • Volume 70 - Number 10
        • 2018 report to members
        • Close and continuous monitoring: The new ASIC approach of embedding its officers in banks
        • Spaceships, Prince Charles and reporting truer business performance
        • Interview — Glenn Booraem: A good governance story adds value for Vanguard
        • President's commentary — Megan Motto announced as new chief executive
        • Chief Executive's report — Partnerships and Governance Institute working in the community
        • The regulatory perspective — A timely reminder about some important compliance issues
        • Corporate governance in the digital economy: The critical importance of information governance
        • The landscape of governance in 2018
        • ASIC and ASX continue to flex their muscles on ASX-listed public company JORC related disclosure
        • Online vulnerabilities facing small business today
        • What you need to know about leadership and the generational divide
        • Illegal phoenix activity: Proposed reforms to affect directors and facilitators
        • Data Protection Impact Assessments: The European experience
        • News — ASIC’s breach reporting review confirms the need for change
        • News — ASIC poised to gain new product intervention powers
        • News — Reforms and new governance principles for co-ops and mutuals
        • Acting for You, November 2018
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