Insights

Month: Dec

  • Managing the work-life-study balance as a postgraduate student

    by Penelope Wakefield GIA(Cert), Governance, Risk and Compliance Consultant, Complispace
    12/12/2018

    Those of us who have been in the workforce for some time can really benefit from the knowledge refresh and new skills offered by postgraduate study. However, trying to find that elusive balance between full-time work, study, family and fun, can seem overwhelming. Here are my top tips for managing the work-life-study balance.

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  • Shareholder primacy — going beyond the shareholder

    by Catherine Maxwell FGIA, Executive Manager, Policy & Advocacy, Governance Institute of Australia
    07/12/2018

    The debate between those who advocate that the purpose of the company is to only to make profits for shareholders (shareholder primacy), and those who consider that a company should take into account a broader range of interests has a venerable history. We have seen advocates for both sides of the debate active in the last few weeks. We have also seen discussions about whether Australian law should change to include provisions which specifically permit directors to consider non-shareholder interests as has been done in parts of the US and the UK.

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  • National Conference — Purpose. Performance. Value.

    by Warren Baillie, President, Governance Institute
    03/12/2018

    I know many of you are still on a high from our National Conference, which took place in Melbourne last week — there were so many insights and ideas to motivate us in our roles to deliver future focused whole-of-organisation governance best practice.

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