Financial Services Compliance Forums
Our highly-regarded workshops return to Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in March

For many years our regular Financial Services Compliance Forums have provided participants with a much-appreciated opportunity to deepen their understanding of the regulatory and practical issues facing Compliance and Risk teams in the retail banking and consumer financial services sector.

Experts in relevant fields deliver presentations; participants contribute to the discussion, and colleagues from different institutions share insights and experiences.

Now, post COVID, we are once again able to offer these events live at CBD locations in

Adelaide – 8th March – AICD, Level 23, Westpac House, 91 King William Street

Sydney – 14th March – Stone and Chalk, Level 4, 11 York Street

Brisbane – 21st March – Karstens, Karstens, Level 24, 215 Adelaide Street

Melbourne – 28th March – Karstens, 123 Queen Street

Speakers include

Phil Haultain, GRC Solutions’ General Counsel – Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne
Phil will chair the events, and will present

• an update on current and emerging issues
• important issues arising from APRA’s current standards and supervision focus

Vito Giudice, GRC Solutions’ risk and compliance consultant – Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne

Vito will talk about

• What is third party risk?
• Why is third party risk important?
• How can third party risk be mitigated?
• Case Studies.

Patrick Dwyer, of Dwyer Harris Lawyers – Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne

Patrick will cover:

• ESG regulatory developments;
• BEAR to FAR;
• Privacy Act reform/cybersecurity and scams;
• ASIC priorities with a focus on ASIC activity with respect to target market determinations

Joshua Annese, of PiperAlderman lawyers – Adelaide

• Unfair contract terms
• Privacy reforms

Speakers from KordaMentha advisory – Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne

• Where businesses are getting it wrong with AML/CTF
• Insights into independent reviews conducted by KordaMentha
• AUSTRAC’s regulatory actions on financial crime
• Guidance to assist in understanding key risks and obligations

Kate Bromley, Fair Supply, ESG provider and consultancy – Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne

• Current ESG issues facing the financial services sector and how to deal with them

Session Details

The sessions will run from 10am to around 3:30pm

We will provide a networking lunch

And we invite participants to join us for a drink after the session

CPD

Attendance may qualify for up to 6 hours CPD depending on your profession and state. Certificates of attendance will be provided to all attendees.

Cost and to register

The price per participant is $400 including GST. (Current subscribers to our Compliance Service Package receive a substantial discount.)