IORP II is set to be transposed into Irish law in the "coming months", although no actual date has been given by the Department of Social Protection. It will have a significant impact on the pensions landscape in Ireland and impose a range of new requirements on pension schemes.

Two EU legislative acts relating to digital operational resilience in the financial industry were recently published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

In this podcast James Beasley, Senior Director at Nasdaq Governance Solutions, discusses the boardroom of the future. He considers how its directors will use what are currently emerging technologies to fulfil their duties and carry out their responsibilities more effectively. James contemplates the potential for improving board effectiveness through using virtual assistant technology or chatbots in the boardroom, as well as taking into account the potential risks this functionality poses. James believes today’s boards are ready to embrace technology but warns against solutions for solutions’ sake, highlighting that the use of technology shouldn’t be at the expense of overall board effectiveness.

Calculating a value for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) can seem impractical. But it ought to be possible to figure out ‘return on governance investment’ using a well-defined framework. The returns from good cyber governance show how it might be done.

Join our Irish Region branch for this morning CPD event at the KPMG Ireland Harbourmaster Place offices on Thursday 27 March 2025.

The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland were delighted to bring the inaugural Governance North conference to Leeds on 1 October 2024.

Dr. Sam De Silva, Partner at CMS, won the 2021 CGIUKI Award for Governance Champion of the Year in recognition of his work representing the British Standards Institute as the ISO Working Group Co-Convenor for ISO 31022.

This paper seeks to outline the rise of environmental, social (or sustainability1) and governance factors (ESG) in the commercial sector and explain how they will become increasingly relevant to modern charities. It covers the drive behind the increasing use of ESG factors in investment decisions, reputational risks, environmental awareness amongst consumers and clients and the need to attract talent with different motivations to work.

Keep up to date on latest governance developments for company secretaries, boards and those working with boards in Ireland.