Total agreeing with you Gayle. While the skills are easily transferable the outlook to governance in the public sector is often stifled due to enabling legislation which speaks to how those public entities are governed. As a practicing CS however, the skills you learn can be easily transferred though ...

Under Malaysia Companies Act 2016, it is mandatory for a qualified person who act as a company secretary to register with Company Commissioner of Malaysia. The qualified person must be:- 1. member of professional body, such as Accountacy, Company Secretary, Bar Council or; 2. any person approved by ...

An interesting study of corporate crime was published last week by three North American academics from the University of Toronto, Chicago and Berkeley, that seeks to provide a lower-bound estimate of the undetected share of corporate fraud. Their finding that under normal conditions, approximately 1/3 ...

Our next instalment features @Garth Fountain-Smith . Garth talks about the lack of an evidence-based framework of corporate governance - what is was, how it operated, as well as the issue in truly defining what is 'best practice governance'? Whilst these issues were present 'then', Garth sheds light ...

I note that the reported largely avoidable loss of life in building the stadiums is likely to be an additional contributor to total carbon consumption... ------------------------------ john canning sydney ------------------------------

Hi Martina, I've previously used CAMMS but have had issues with its reporting capability and its intervention. My work is currently transitioning to 6clicks but I can't provide any comment on it yet If I was to find a new provider I would be focusing on its ability to integrate with APIs (eg for ...

The transition from one calendar year to the next, naturally allows for time of reflection, as well as forward-thinking - what does the year ahead look like, what went well this year, what needs to be improved upon next year... It is a time to reflect on values that we hold as individual governance professionals, ...

Sylvia I like your description of yourself as a long-time 'Then'. Very funny...but also valuable for everyone else to learn from you. As time progresses it will be interesting to see the issues raised and questions posed by people that are new to our profession. Tim ------------------------------ ...

Thanks Dennis, yes it took some courage for me to speak out because I am challenging the status quo. I also agree with the directions set out in your linked paper. Also, in response to some private emails it might help if I also provide a practical application of workplace judgment certification and ...

Where corruption and unethical business behaviour is rampant, it is in the best interest of senior management to remain resolute in following proper business behavior rather than joining the bandwagon of paying kickbacks to get business. Remaining ethical is quite good for the sustainability of your ...