Financial services virtual conference 2026

Wednesday 22 April | 10:00am – 11:45am AEST 

Regulatory landscape: risk, governance and resilience 

Gain a cross-border view on how regulatory priorities are evolving across Australia, the UK and EU. We’ll unpack what this means for risk management, governance and resilience, highlighting developments in digital assets, financial crime and payments – as well as the shift towards simplification and proportionality in regulatory language.

Presenters: 

• Tari Makanda, Partner, Audit and Assurance 
  
• Alex Ellerton, Partner, Head of Financial Services at Grant Thornton UK
• Shuvo Banerjee, Partner, Internal Audit – Midmarkets Banking at Grant Thornton UK 

CPS 230, CPS 511 and FAR: from implementation to effectiveness

Move beyond implementation to understand what ‘effective’ looks like in practice. Explore how organisations are strengthening operational resilience under CPS 230 Operational Risk Management, where accountability frameworks are creating friction, and how boards and executives are evidencing judgement and oversight. We’ll also share early observations from APRA’s supervisory focus and CPS 511 Remuneration public disclosures. 

Presenters: 

• Jane Stanton, Partner, Risk Consulting 
• Isabella Quant, Director, Risk Consulting 
• Isha Miglani, Manager, Risk Consulting 

Wednesday 22 April | 12:00pm – 1:15pm AEST 

AI governance: risk, oversight and implementation 

Understand how existing prudential, privacy and governance obligations apply to AI, and where the key risks sit across data, models and third-party arrangements. We’ll consider what boards and executives should be thinking about before, during and after adoption, with practical lessons from industry and implementation. 

Presenters: 

• Daniel Farthing, Partner, Risk Consulting 
  
• Atul Rishav, Manager, Risk Consulting 

AML/CTF reforms: implementation and regulatory expectations 

Gain clarity on AUSTRAC’s expectations around the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) reforms, key timelines and what implementation looks like in practice. We’ll cover governance expectations, the role of senior management and compliance officers, and how to maintain strong oversight of financial crime risk under the updated regime. 

Presenter: 

Martin Stone, Partner, Risk Consulting 

Thursday 23 April | 10:00am – 11:15am AEST 

Tax governance: ATO expectations and focus areas 

Understand how tax governance is shifting from policy‑level frameworks to detailed, testable controls. We’ll highlight where the ATO is focusing – from documentation and assurance to Taxation of Financial Arrangements (TOFA), Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standard (CRS), and Pillar Two – and unpack current review and audit activity, including GST risk areas. 

Presenters: 

• Himashini Weeraratne, Partner, Head of Financial Services Tax 
• Cliff Chang, Partner, Indirect Tax 
• Nathan Caprara, Director, Corporate Tax 

Regulatory engagement: strengthening oversight and responsiveness

Strengthen your approach to data as a regulatory asset. We’ll explore how to identify critical data, establish a trusted source of truth, and enable controlled access across legal, compliance, audit and management functions – supporting faster, more effective regulatory engagement. 

Presenter: 

Paul Fontanot, Partner, Forensic Consulting