In this podcast Sharon Constançon, CEO of Genius Boards, offers advice for company secretaries and governance professionals on managing the challenges they face in their role, from gaining feedback and stretching themselves to learning tactics to avoid becoming overwhelmed. Sharon advises compartmentalising the noise of the role to gain control of it. She describes how to handle the inevitable left hook and the value of being the trusted expert who absorbs panic rather than creating it. Sharon highlights the power of conversation initiated by the governance professional to fix a broken relationship, as well as discussing how to own up to a mistake and how to avoid being seen as a ‘blocker’.

In this podcast Patrick Skinner, General Manager for UK and Europe at Atticus, discusses the importance of the verification process in ensuring that statements included in regulated documents such as annual reports aren’t misleading. Patrick highlights relevant regulatory considerations and discusses the risk of shareholder activism and reputational damage associated with making misleading statements. He also considers verification in the context of greenwashing risk and TCFD disclosure. He argues that automating verification can help combat the risk of human error in what can sometimes be a repetitive and tedious process.

With major reforms to corporate transparency on the horizon, governance professionals are key to helping businesses stay compliant

In this article Will Wilson, ESG Assistant Vice President at Climate Lead, discusses some of the changes to reporting in the last year.

In this podcast, Andrew Horbury, Director at the School of International Financial Services, talks through the fundamentals of cryptocurrencies, NFTs, decentralised finance and the blockchain.

In support of the publication of recent guidance by the Isle of Man Financial Supervision Authority on sustainable finance and the regulated sectors, join us for this lunchtime event with Adam Creamore and Andrew Kniveton from the IOMFSA. This session is followed by our AGM.

Join us for an evening reception with networking and knowledge-sharing, exploring how company secretaries can prepare their boards and governance teams for seamless leadership transitions

Join us for an engaging lunchtime webinar exploring how company secretaries can prepare their boards and governance teams for seamless leadership transitions