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Australian governance practitioners are proud of our system of governance. A mix of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ law — hard law in the Corporations Act 2001 and case law and soft law, the ‘if not, why not?’ approach in the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations.

Governance hasn’t been out of the headlines over recent months — and the learnings are as crucial for the public sector, as any other sector. Here are my top five governance issues for public sector professionals.

There are key advantages to having more women in leadership positions. Elissa Lippiatt, Director, ECOVIS Clark Jacobs shares her top tips for women striving to reach executive level. 

Australians expect high standards from their financial institutions, but our research suggests that these are far from being met. Continuing scandals and revelations from the Hayne Royal Commission are further eroding Australians’ trust in the ethical behaviour of companies, according to the findings of Governance Institute of Australia’s annual Ethics Index.

As you may have read in today’s AFR, Governance Institute of Australia has raised concerns with the draft 4th edition of the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (Principles and Recommendations), including the increased level of prescription in a number of areas and the  inclusion of imprecise terms such as ‘social licence to operate’.

I hope you’ve been enjoying our new website! It was built with you in mind, so we want to make sure you’re getting the most out of it. Here are my top five tips for getting the most out of our website.