It seems that my piece in the June edition of Risk Management Magazine caused some contraversy, and even drew a letter to the editor from the President of the Risk Management Institution of Australia.  This is all healthy debate as it forces us to assess whether learned approaches are still relevant, or whether we’re just [...]

Governance Risk and Compliance – The Great Risk Con, Todd Davies, Risk Management Magazine, June 2008 GRC as a term is popping up everywhere. It seems that all companies that used to sell audit software are now “GRC companies”, recruiting firms that used to hire auditors and company secretaries now have a “GRC practice” and [...]

The number of software offerings in the space has increased, and the marketing spin is increasing which means that unless you are a highly experienced and sophisticated buyer with a track record in software selection in this space, your chances of making a poor selection are high. TDA understands the GRC market.  We understand the [...]

Silos.  It’s a word that can fill you with dread if your responsible for the governance of an organisation, yet they keep on appearing.  Organisational theory is currently aguing for matrix structures, but if you’ve ever tried to run one you’ll know that shared accountability without the right tools is the same as no accountability [...]

Todd has just been booked to facilitate a session at SOPAC – the premier internal audit & governance event in the South Pacific. The session will be co-chaired with Jon Isaacs, an Audit Committee Chair of a number of government agencies where they will facilitate a discussion relevant to all sectors on what makes a good Audit Committee. The [...]

The ASX Corporate Governance Council has been at pains to emphasise to the market that the framework is not a “one size fits all” approach to corporate governance, but a model against which companies can assess their current practices and assess whether they need to move forward.  In simple terms, the principles work on the [...]

Thanks to everyone who attended the Canberra meeting, it was great bunch of people with some great questions and discussion and a relaxed format.  There was a particular interest in what this will mean to other sectors.  While it’s difficult to predict in detail, I’d suggest that the one to watch is the new recommendation 7.2.  The [...]

Todd Davies & Associates helps leading companies take their governance, risk and assurance functions to the next level.  Typical outcomes from projects include: Clarity and unity of vision and sponsorship by internal stakeholders Clarity of responsibility between the various assurance, risk and compliance functions Efficiency in delivery Optomisation of risk and assurance coverage Increased risk-sensing [...]

Todd is a highly sought after author and commentator in the fields of risk, governance, internal audit and assurance. He is on the expert panels of Lexis Nexis Butterworth’s Risk Management Today and the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Insights Techtalk. He is also a regular author and commentator on leading practices in these areas and [...]

Leading practices in governance, internal audit, risk and assurance. Todd Davies has been helping shape the risk and assurance landscape globally for more than a decade. Todd Davies & Associates works with Australia’s most respected companies to get the greatest impact out of their internal audit and risk functions. We help leading organisations to: Define [...]