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Wednesday 13 February 2019
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Naomi Burley
naomi.burley@thegrcinstitute.org
For Immediate Release
Sydney, Australia—13 February—The GRC Institute (GRCI) welcomes the actions of those organisations sending a clear message to their leadership that they are willing to make difficult decisions to achieve meaningful change. The resignations of Ken Henry and A...
By Kwame Slusher
1 November 2018 — The hearings of the Royal Commission into Misconduct into Banking, Superannuation, and the Financial Sector Interim Report, not only exposed systemic misconduct but also highlighted the lack of industry understanding with regards to ‘compliance’ and ‘compliance frameworks’. The GRCI and its members—as noted by the recent submission ...
By Kwame Slusher
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This change is to create a space for a multimedia approach to news storytelling.
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Financial Review
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has questioned the cash ban.
The article reported that the ACCI believes that the Turnbull government is focusing on the wrong thing and this will not mean a decline in the ‘black economy’ because of the ban.
"Resources and effort would be better s...
By Kwame Slusher
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will be looking at the competition practices of digital platforms.
ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, told the International Institute of Communications’ Telecommunications and Media forum that the impact of these digital platforms is a ‘vital issue’.
“It is clear that we need to look at the...
By Kwame Slusher
Amendments to the whistle-blower regime indicate a move towards creating a regime that will protect those who speak out about wrong-doing. But what do organisations need to do to change?
For Dennis Gentilin, Founder of Human Advisory Systems, the key is in organisational culture.
The GRC Professional got a chance to catch up with Gentilin e...
By Kwame Slusher
Once again, banks find themselves in the spotlight for selling inappropriate products to their consumers.
Earlier this week, the Australian Securities and Investment commission (ASIC) released Credit Card Lending in Australia, a report that highlighted some of the challenges of credit card lending.
This week, the regulator also released ...
By Kwame Slusher
* This article was originally published in the Winter 2018 Edition of the GRC Professional, or you can downlaod a PDF version of this article here.
by Dr Angus Young
The revelations of the Royal Commission and recent Inquiry by Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) raise questions about went wrong and where the failures lie. H...
By Kwame Slusher
Regulation
Weak governance when it comes to ‘related-party dealings’ can lead to financial reputational damage.
This is the position of the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority (APRA) and the reason behind their released Discussion Paper: Revisions to the related entities framework for ADIs, which details proposed updates to the...
By Kwame Slusher
Risk
*This article was republished with the permission of the author. You can access the original publication here.
by Sean Coady
To get what you want a bunch of stuff has to go right. But a bunch of stuff can also go wrong. Understanding and managing all of that is what business is all about. And good business management is also kn...
By Kwame Slusher
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