Online Webinar
Day 1: 09:00am - 11:35am AEST
Day 2: 09:00am - 11.30am AEST
Our Virtual ADI Conference involves two half-day conference-style webinars, covering a variety of hot topics from regulatory updates, accounting matters, tax, fraud and cyber security and open banking to name a few.
The agenda is outlined in more detail below.
Day 1 - Wednesday 27 May 2020
The Financial Services landscape
Madeleine Mattera, Partner & Head of Financial Services
Grant Thornton Australia
9:00am - 9:15am
This webinar will set the scene for our ADI conference, covering the current landscape for ADI’s, recent developments in financial services, an update on regulatory trends, managing governance during a pandemic and responding to current challenges.
All things accounting
Claire Scott, Parter & Head of Banking & Darren Scammell, Partner & Head of Financial Services Victoria
Grant Thornton Australia
9:15am - 10:00am
This webinar will cover AASB 9 considerations for 2020 including COVID 19 impacts on ECL, AASB 16 for ADIs (reminders and tips for 2020 audits), “going concern” and cash flow forecasting.
Morning Tea Break - 10:00am - 10:20am
Fraud, cyber security & modern slavery in a new world
Alex Bell, Partner, Financial Advisory, Matthew Green, Partner, Grant Thornton Consulting & Katherine Shamai, Partner, Grant Thornton Consulting
Grant Thornton Australia
10:20am - 10:50am
This webinar will cover how the financial services industry has been impacted by the pandemic and how organisations can respond to emerging risks.
Taxing times
Himashini Weeraratne, Partner, Financial Services Tax & Gemma Higgins, Director, National Specialist Tax
Grant Thornton Australia
11:00am - 11:30am
In this webinar, our financial services tax specialists will discuss important tax updates that ADI’s need to be across, including GST issues, GST recovery, tax risk governance and IFRIC 23.
Wrap up and close - 11:30am - 11:35am