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
Ready or not: Mandatory Climate Reporting commences 1 January 2025
On 9 September 2024, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (Bill) was passed by the Parliament and has now received royal assent.
30 September 2024
Insight
I’ve been appointed to a Commonwealth Board – how are my duties different?
The key Commonwealth governance legislation, the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (Cth) (PGPA Act) divides Commonwealth entities between non-corporate Commonwealth entities that have no separate legal identity to the Commonwealth (eg a Department of State) and Corporate Commonwealth Entities (CCEs), that are bodies corporate established under specific legislation such as the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation.
30 September 2024
Insight
Don’t let a leak sink your ship
In what has been a relatively quiet period for equity capital markets (“ECM”) transactions, we are starting to see an uptick in behind-the-scenes preparations for potential secondary raisings.
30 September 2024
Insight
Government response to Independent Review on continuous disclosure laws released
In a long-awaited update, on 12 August 2024, the Australian Government issued its response to the Independent Review of Australia’s amended continuous disclosure regime.
20 August 2024
Publication
Directions 2024
KWM’s Directions Report 2024 is your essential guide to what is ‘top of mind’ for Australian directors and senior business leaders.
13 August 2024
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