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    Governance News 26 July 2023

    45 minute read + (PDF download)  26.07.2023 Mark Standen, Siobhan Doherty, Kate Hilder

    This week’s issue has a strong ESG focus. Following the release of the ISSB’s initial two global sustainability standards, focus on implementation has (unsurprisingly) sharpened. IOSCO’s formal endorsement of the standards marks another step forward. On the financial services front, ASIC and APRA launched a joint consultation on implementation of the long-awaited Financial Accountability Regime (FAR), which when legislated, will replace the existing BEAR and more…

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