News Update

Month: Mar

• Latest update: ASIC issues 'no-action' position on virtual AGMs and notices of meeting

  29/03/2021

  ASIC has today issued a ‘no-action’ position on virtual meetings and electronic notices of meeting. 

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• Latest update: Virtual AGMs, electronic document execution and digital shareholder communications revert to pre-COVID form

  22/03/2021

  Temporary measures permitting Australian corporations to hold virtual and hybrid meetings and enabling the electronic execution of documents and digital shareholder communications, have now expired. As a result, the Corporations Act has reverted to its pre-COVID form. 

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• Australia’s pre-eminent governance and risk experts set to converge: #GRMF2021 speaker line-up announced

  16/03/2021

  More than 100 leaders from organisations including NAB, ASIC, ASX, Telstra and Westpac are set to speak at this year’s series of Governance & Risk Management Forums which we are delighted to deliver face to face across five states, plus a virtual event. 

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• Maintaining the agility and innovation from the pandemic - without sending your workforce into meltdown

  by Governance Institute of Australia CEO Megan Motto
  16/03/2021

  The onset of the pandemic prompted change at lightspeed, with business innovation accelerating and disruption taking centre stage. One year on, we examine ways that boards and senior management can help keep the spotlight on innovation, but in a more sustainable way.

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• Aged Care Royal Commission report shines a much-needed spotlight on governance failures

  02/03/2021

  Governance has been listed as one of the five pillars in the Federal Government's 'five-year roadmap' in its initial response to the report today.

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• Leadership through turbulent times: Lessons for business from a mountaineer, polar explorer and global adventurer

  01/03/2021

  Leaving room for the unexpected, rushing slowly, and finding a uniting sense of purpose to motivate teams are among the words of wisdom for business leaders from a trio of global adventurers who will speak at the upcoming Governance & Risk Management Forum. Read their top tips, including why staying calm as a leader is more important than being bold.

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