25 episodes
Governance Bites Mark Banicevich
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Mark Banicevich interviews a series of experts about governance, including company directors, lawyers, executive managers, and governance consultants. He asks a range of questions, with some different questions for each interviewee, and some common questions about the nature of governance, for-profit compared to not-for-profit, and New Zealand governance compared to foreign approaches.
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Governance Bites #25: other director duties, featuring Nick Summerfield.
Send us a Text Message. Nick Summerfield is Partner and Head of Banking, Financial Services and Insolvency at Anthony Harper. Nick advises on all areas of financial services law including investment funds, insurance, capital markets, financial advice, and financial service provider regulation. He also supports clients with regulatory reform and dealings with regulators.In this second interview with Nick, Mark asks about duties of directors in the Companies Act and other legislation. They...
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Governance Bites #24: the duty to act in the company's best interests, featuring Nick Summerfield.
Send us a Text Message.Nick Summerfield is Partner and Head of Banking, Financial Services and Insolvency at Anthony Harper. Nick advises on all areas of financial services law including investment funds, insurance, capital markets, financial advice, and financial service provider regulation. He also supports clients with regulatory reform and dealings with regulators.Mark Banicevich asks Nick about the adviser duty to act in good faith and in the best interests of the company. They discuss l...
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Governance Bites #23: differing governance in large and small entities, featuring David Whyte.
Send us a Text Message.David Whyte, known in the NZ financial services industry as The Laird, is a very experienced financial services company director. Prior to his governance career, he was Managing Director of AIA Australia. David has experience on boards of large and small companies, as well as not-for-profits. Within his portfolio of governace roles, David is Chair of Strategi Group and Kiwi Adviser Network, Deputy Chair of Foundation North (NZ's largest philanthropic trust), and on the ...
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Governance Bites #22: succession planning for directors, featuring Mel Hewitson.
Send us a Text Message.Mel Hewitson is a professional director, and a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. She holds a portfolio of independent director roles, including Fidelity Life, Southern Cross Health Insurance, Simplicity, the Domain Name Commission and Whai Maia (a company owned by Ngati Whatua Orakei). She is also a trustee of Foundation North (New Zealand's largest philanthropic organisation, and Australasia's second largest), and the Housing Foundation. Mark Banicevich as...
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Governance Bites #21: managing risk in not-for-profits, featuring David Boyle.
Send us a Text Message.David Boyle is one of the best-known personalities in financial services in New Zealand. He is an experienced executive who is passionate about financial literacy in New Zealand consumers, particularly investment literacy. He is also passionate about music, which led him to his first governance roles. He now has governance experience in the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors, and experience as a chair. Mark Banicevich asks David about managing risk, particularly...
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Governance Bites #20: governance for small enterprises, featuring Melanie Purdey.
Send us a Text Message.Melanie Purdey is an experienced CEO with extensive experience across the financial services industry. She is presently Head of Governance at Compliance Refinery, and (among other things) helps principals of financial advice businesses understand good business governance through training, sitting on advisory boards, and compliance reviews. Mark Banicevich asks Melanie about governance for small businesses, including why it is important, and how it differs from corp...