The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland (CGIUKI) – Bailiwick of Guernsey Branch has today announced the winners of the 2021 Guernsey Awards, which recognise those individuals, teams and service providers who excel in the art of good governance practice. The academic accomplishments of the Institute’s students were similarly feted at the Student Excellence Awards, which also formed part of the branch’s annual Awards Dinner which took place on 29 October 2021 at the Duke of Richmond Hotel.

The Guernsey Branch of ICSA: The Chartered Governance Institute is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Guernsey Branch Awards, which recognise the achievements of Guernsey’s top governance professionals and corporate service providers. The academic achievements of the Institute’s members and students were also celebrated at the Guernsey Branch Annual Dinner and Awards, which took place at the Duke of Richmond Hotel on Friday, 13 November 2020.

In light of Moneyval’s new emphasis on the effectiveness of a company’s systems and controls in its fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland is holding a seminar for the Isle of Man’s governance professionals that will consider ‘Why good governance is the board’s secret weapon’.

Building a sense of belonging should be the key driver of EDI initiatives according to the CEO of the winner of the 2021 CGIUKI award for Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year.

ICSA: The Chartered Governance Institute is pleased to announce the election of Teresa Le Couteur, Group Company Secretary for Northern Trust Guernsey, as Chair of the Institute’s Guernsey Branch, effective 1 January 2021. Teresa’s was elected to the position by the Bailiwick’s membership and succeeds Paul Smith, who chaired the branch from May 2019 until December 2020, having been Vice Chair since Jan 2016.

This guidance seeks to set out the ways in which those working in governance can support their organisations with the development of policies to govern the use of AI.

The Chartered Governance Institute, UK & Ireland, has responded to the government’s announcement today that it has withdrawn the draft Companies (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid in Parliament on 19 July and were due to be debated in Parliament this month.

Non-executive directors guide to avoiding court action for failure to carry out due diligence – company secretarial guidance notes and best practice guides.