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Access to share registers
The issue of whether there should be open access to share registers of a public company is a vexed one. Many advocates of freedom of information would support open access, but already we have seen some operators taking advantage by targeting naïve shareholders with below market value offers for shares through easy access to registers. Alistair Jaque, Partner with Swaab Attorneys, contributed an article on the topic to the June 2010 issue of Keeping good companies. Here, he discusses the current situation and proposed amendments to the Corporations Act with Peter Dongas.
 Download in MP3 format 7:03
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Launch of CSA Certificate in Governance and Risk Management
The Hon Nick Greiner AC has said that risk management is a core topic for today’s governance professionals and will continue to grow in importance in the future. You can hear him talking about his experiences here.
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CSA is delighted to announce the official launch of our Certificate in Governance and Risk Management. CSA President Peter Turnbull FCIS spoke of the need to integrate risk management and governance in a practical way.
Download in MP3 format (Peter Turnbull) 5:46
Complementing the Certificate in Governance Practice, this new Certificate extends your knowledge and skills in governance, risk and compliance. Click here for more information.
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Transparency and disclosure — looking into public sector governance
For as much as governance in the private sector has many complex dimensions, the public sector version is even more complex, especially when viewed across all jurisdictions and nationally. That’s the view of Stephen Horne FCIS, Managing Director, IAB Services and the author of an article in the May 2010 issue of Keeping good companies. In this podcast, he is in conversation with Peter Dongas.
Download in MP3 format 7:46
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Are you tendering for fraud?
Fraud is an $8.5 billion problem over the course of a year, according to research done by the Australian Institute of Criminology, and it is on the increase. The area most targeted by perpetrators of corporate fraud is procurement. Paul Fontanot is a Partner in Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services with Ernst & Young and a co-author of an article on this topic in the April 2010 issue of Keeping good companies.
Download in MP3 format 9:07
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Crisis management — the prepared organisation
Tim Janes, Director, Fulcrum Risk Services discusses crisis management and the assessment of what constitutes a crisis will vary according to the organisation’s own circumstances. Tim’s article on this topic appears in the March 2010 issue of Keeping good companies.
Download in MP3 format 7:34
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Executive remuneration — the changing landscape
David Morris, Partner, DLA Phillips Fox discusses the recently enacted changes and potential changes in executive remuneration and the significance for business. David is a co-author of an article on this topic in the February 2010 issue of Keeping good companies.
Download in mp3 format 12:48
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