Research and analysis

Director Sentiment Survey 2024: NFP Insights

Snapshot of issues, challenges and insights from facing NFPs in 2024.

• Climate change
• Not for profits

Director Sentiment Survey 2024

Snapshot of issues, challenges and insights from the director community in 2024.

• Climate change

Directors and officers insurance – trends and analysis

Directors and officers (D&O) insurance is an important safeguard.

• Insurance

Director Sentiment Survey 2023: NFP insights

Key insights into the views and concerns of directors in the NFP sector.

• Not for profits

Director Sentiment Survey 2023 report

Inflation and the cost of living has emerged as the issue that has boards most worried, according to the Director Sentiment Survey 2023.

• Board evaluation
• Climate change
• Conflict of interests

Governance Update – May 2023

Our May 2023 Governance Update summarises domestic and international changes in the governance landscape over the preceding year.

• Climate change
• Diversity
• ESG

D&O insurance - hitting the reset button

Key trends and issues in the Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance market in New Zealand.

• Due diligence
• ESG
• Insurance

Director Sentiment Survey 2022: Not-for-profit insights

Key insights on the not-for-profit sector from the 2022 report.

• Climate change
• Not for profits
• Te Ao Māori

Director Sentiment Survey report 2022

Snapshot of issues, challenges and insights from the director community.

• Climate change
• Covid-19
• Talent

Regime Change

Surging inflation and rising demands on governments have brought a pivotal moment for economic policy, says Henry Curr.

• ESG
• Long-termism

2022 New Zealand People Risk Report

Marsh report on resetting priorities to manage risks for workforce and business resilience.

• Cyber security
• ESG
• Talent

ESG investing - A broken idea

The Economist special report on ESG investing.

• ESG

Directors' Fees Report 2022/23

A key source of information on director remuneration trends in the New Zealand market.

• Director remuneration

D&O insurance - A rising sea of change

Key trends and issues in the Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance market in New Zealand.

Director Sentiment Survey 2021 - not-for-profit insights

Key insights on the not-for-profit sector. 

• CEOs
• Climate change
• Covid-19

Director Sentiment Survey report 2021

Providing a snapshot of issues, challenges and insights from the director community.

• Climate change
• Covid-19
• ESG

Directors’ risk survey report 2021

Marsh's New Zealand survey of risk looks at current and emerging risks to NZ businesses.

• Covid-19
• Cyber security

Codes vs commitment

An assessment of the codes of ethics of the NZX 50.

• Board management relationship
• CEOs
• Ethics

Directors' Fees Report 2021/22

A key source of information on director remuneration trends in the New Zealand market.

• Director remuneration

Stakeholder governance - A call to review directors’ duties

Whitepaper calls on the Government to review the framework for directors’ duties in the Companies Act.

• Director duties
• ESG
• Shareholders