Leading market insights purposefully curated for directors, general counsel and company secretaries.
OnBoard delivers our leading market insights purposefully curated for directors, general counsel and company secretaries.
This newsletter is designed to support you in your roles as you lead your organisations through corporate governance matters, both now and in the future.
This issue looks at some of the most interesting and emerging governance events over the past quarter.
In This Edition
Insight
The pub test and greenwashing – one and the same
On 18 March 2025, the Federal Court imposed a penalty of $10.5 million against Active Super finding that its environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure of its investment process made false and misleading representations in relation to certain investment screens and restrictions.
31 March 2025
Insight
Is DEI really 'dead'? Key takeaways for Australian employers, boards and company directors on the DEI backlash
The future of corporate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programmes remains in the spotlight, largely driven out of the USA where the re-election of President Donald Trump and the subsequent flurry of executive orders targeting DEI has hastened the discontinuation of DEI initiatives by some major US-based companies.
31 March 2025
Insight
Where to for the ASX Corporate Governance Principles?
The ASX Corporate Governance Council is an independent body with 19 members representing a wide range of stakeholders in the governance of listed entities.
31 March 2025
Insight
The business judgment rule gets another run: Pacific Current Group LTD v Fitzpatrick
In December 2024, the Federal Court considered alleged breaches of directors’ duties by five directors relating to a merger in Pacific Current Group Limited v Fitzpatrick [2024] FCA 1480.
31 March 2025
Insight
Corporate Governance Regulatory Tracker update – what’s happened since November 2024?
Since the last update to KWM’s Corporate Governance Regulatory Tracker in November 2024, there have been numerous updates, reforms, amendments, and commentaries on crucial aspects of Australia’s corporate governance framework.
31 March 2025
Publication
Deep dive into ASX200 AGMs in 2024
In our latest edition of this report, we share our reflections of the latest issues and emerging trends faced by ASX200 companies during the 2024 AGM season.
25 February 2025
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