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    Governance News 20 September 2023

    45 minute read (PDF download)  20.09.2023 Mark Standen, Siobhan Doherty, Kate Hilder

    This week's issue has a strong risk focus.  We cover speeches from ASIC Chair Joe Longo and Minister for Home Affairs Clare O'Neil to the AFR Cyber Summit.  On the financial services front, the FAR Bills received Assent and the ABA's new Banking Code is anticipated to be in place in 'early 2024' (subject to ASIC approval).  On the ESG front, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) framework has been released, SBTi has flagged plans to split out its validation function from its target setting function, California is another step closer to introducing mandatory climate disclosure requirements and more…

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