IMF Bentham takes part in the Governance and Risk Management Forum 2018

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The Governance Institute of Australia (GIA) is underway with their Governance and Risk Management Forum (GRMF) for 2018. Held in five states in May and June, the GRMF is addressing the latest issues in the governance and risk management space.

Across Australia, IMF Bentham has participated in GRMF panel discussions on insights into Directors & Officers insurance, the changing market conditions, continuous disclosure, securities class actions and how the Australian D&O insurance market impacts the boardroom.

Among the topics discussed by IMF Bentham representatives were how the recent GetSwift decision will likely impact remuneration structures for litigation funding going forward and how the current landscape is evolving, class action settlement and which parties generally seek it versus taking the matter to a final determination, red flags that trigger an investigation into a company regarding a potential securities class action, litigation funding trends, and if litigation funders take into consideration whether a target company has D&O insurance.

Nathan Landis participated on the panel in Perth, Matthew Kennedy took part in Adelaide and Melbourne. Andrew Charles will be part of the panel in Brisbane and Clive Bowman will take part in Sydney, both on 7 June. Kate Hurford attended the GRMF in Adelaide.

IMF Bentham has enjoyed taking part in this year’s GRMF with the GIA and found the forum’s speakers and topics to be engaging and timely.

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IMF is one of the leading global litigation funders, headquartered in Australia and with offices in the US, Singapore, Canada, Hong Kong and the UK. IMF has built its reputation as a trusted provider of innovative litigation funding solutions and has established an increasingly diverse portfolio of litigation funding assets.

IMF has a highly experienced litigation funding team overseeing its investments. We have a 90% success rate over 166 completed investments and have recovered over A$1.3 billion for clients since 2001. 

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