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Posted by Susan Pascoe AM, Commissioner, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission on 27/06/2017
Investment in the development of a charity’s board and leadership should be viewed as a necessary expense; one which increases an organisation’s effectiveness by strengthening its skills and knowledge base.
Posted by Peter Wyntie Director and Principal Consultant, Peter Whyntie & Associates Pty Ltd on 25/05/2017
If there is one thing I’ve learned after 25 years in the risk business, it’s that you’ve got to keep on top of your game and walk the talk. Risk management in any space has been a burning issue — especially since the Global Financial Crisis — and organisations are always on the lookout for qualified risk managers, particularly those with ‘stand-out’ qualifications like Governance Institute’s Risk and Governance Professional designation which is — without doubt — one of the best on offer.
Posted by Michael Chandler, Governance Director, GPS on 25/05/2017
Governance professionals take note! Institutional shareholders are becoming very active when it comes to governance concerns presenting themselves at shareholder meetings, be it at the annual general meeting or a requisitioned extraordinary meeting, so ignore them at your peril.
Posted by Alberto Colla, Partner MinterEllison on 24/05/2017
While regulators worldwide have extracted nearly A$400 billion in fines from banks and investment banks for various scandals since the global financial crisis, unethical conduct is not just the province of the financial sector. Last year, Volkswagen agreed to a US$14.7 billion settlement in the US, admitting it had installed software in diesel cars to cheat exhaust emission tests.
Posted by Rachel Botsman, author of the upcoming book, 'Who Can You Trust?' on 23/05/2017
A key issue for boards to embrace is that the real disruption happening is not technology itself, but the massive trust shift it creates
Posted by Helen Wild, accountant, internal auditor, non-executive director and winner of the Ian Falconer Award on 17/05/2017
I was honored, surprised and truly chuffed when I was recently awarded the Semester 2, 2016 Ian Falconer Award for the Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance’s overall best graduating student.
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