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2020 opens with climate at the forefront of all minds. The Climate Briefing scheduled for 6 February is filling fast around the country. Climate risk disclosure is one of the issues that our members have expressed keen interest in as multiple regulators including ASIC, APRA and RBA throw the spotlight on climate risk.  

On Christmas eve, the Government released for consultation draft legislation which will implement recommendation 6.9 of the Hayne Royal Commission. 

Like many lunch rooms across Australia, we’ve been discussing our favourite Christmas movies. A Christmas Story and Miracle on 34th Street ranked highly — but Home Alone was the stand out here at Governance Institute. Which then got me thinking about the core governance and risk management lessons in this movie…

Well, the wait is nearly over. This weekend sees the release of the new Star Wars movie. The end of the sequel trilogy.

AUSTRAC’s proceedings against Westpac for serious and systemic non-compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act) on 20 November 2019 have unleashed a series of events which are likely to play out for some time to come.

With only weeks until 2020, there is still time to upskill. Our online courses take the hassle out of professional development, but there are a few other things you can do to keep things manageable.