Annual General Meetings Results

• Vol 10 Issue 8

  Content Type: The Boardroom Report

  02 May 2012

  Unlocking hidden networks; Pressure rises for remuneration committees; More independent directors needed on super fund boards; Room for NFP boards to lift their game; Five ways to boost your team's IQ Unlocking hidden networks More than half the directors participating in a recent survey ci...

• Vol 10 Issue 7

  Content Type: The Boardroom Report

  18 Apr 2012

  Executive pay law flaws heighten AGM worries, Concerns mount over director liability and OH&S reforms, Not-for-profit update, Restructuring with care, Help improve directors’ financial literacy Executive pay law flaws heighten AGM worries Delays in fixing a flaw in executive pay legisla...

• Vol 9 Issue 24

  Content Type: The Boardroom Report

  14 Dec 2011

  Regulation distracts directors from growth, Government orders inquiry into AGMs, Twelve tips to get fit for 2012, Reserve Bank board shake-up, ASX reduces listings adviser locations Regulation distracts directors from growth   Increased regulatory scrutiny is distracting directors fro...

• Pay laws excessive and fail to add value for shareholders

  Content Type: Media Release

  23 Feb 2011

  Abstract: The Bill governing executive remuneration and board composition introduced to Federal Parliament on 24 February 2011 remains excessive and fundamentally flawed, particularly in relation to the “two-strikes” and “no-vacancy” rules. The Australian Institute of Company Directors has e...

• Vol 9 Issue 2

  Content Type: The Boardroom Report

  11 Feb 2011

  Executive pay laws are fundamentally flawed, Picking up the pieces, A darker lining off offshore clouds, The value of proxy advisers, Survey on the reduced disclosure regime Executive pay laws are fundamentally flawed Draft legislation governing executive remuneration and board compo...

• Executive pay laws are fundamentally flawed

  Content Type: Media Release

  28 Jan 2011

  Abstract: Draft legislation governing executive remuneration and board composition is excessive and fundamentally flawed, adding more unnecessary regulation with possible damaging unintended consequences.  Download the media release, 'Executive pay laws are fundamentally flawed, say director...

• Submission to Treasury on Exposure draft on the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011

  Content Type: Policy Submission

  27 Jan 2011

  This submission to Federal Treasury sets out our views on the Exposure Draft of the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011 (“the Draft Bill”) and accompanying Explanatory Memorandum (PDF), released by the Federal Government on 20 December 2...

• Shareholder Information

  Content Type: General

  19 Jan 2011

  Australian Shareholders Association An organisation established to represent the interest of investors. The site lists position papers that reflect the shareholders views on corporate governance issues. Australian Stock Exchange Corporate File Provides access to company report...

• General Meetings of Members

  Content Type: Director Q and A

  04 Jan 2011

  General meetings are governed in many respects by the Corporations Act 2001. This Q&A explains the legal requirements for valid meetings including the frequency, who may call a meeting, notice of meeting, quorum and chairing. It also explains the principles and rules of annual general meetings. ...

• Pay legislation is more unnecessary regulation say directors

  Content Type: Media Release

  21 Dec 2010

  New measures governing executive remuneration and board composition, contained in draft legislation released by the Federal Government, will add more unnecessary regulation and have damaging unintended consequences, the Australian Institute of Company Directors said today. It said there are s...

• ASIC Report Improving practices for company AGMs

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Sep 2010

  Belinda Gibson provides some tips and pointers to help companies as they prepare for the AGM season. Improving practices for company AGMs The Annual General Meeting (AGM) season for companies with a 30 June year-end is due to begin shortly. AGMs provide directors...

• Opinion Restoring the relevance of AGMs

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Aug 2010

  AGMs provide retail investors with their only opportunity for direct engagement with their representatives on company boards. But Victoria Geddes believes they could be made more productive and relevant. Restoring the relevance of AGMs The debate about the relevance of the listed c...

• Feature Facing up to shareholders

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Aug 2010

  An annual general misery or a valuable opportunity to engage retail shareholders? Janine Mace investigates whether the AGM has passed its use-by date. Facing up to shareholders The pros and cons of AGMs Pros: They are the only opportunity to interact face to face with retail sha...

• Spoken Word On choosing directors

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Jul 2010

  Former BHP Billiton chairman Don Argus AC FAICD discussed director nominations at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors’ annual conference in Melbourne in May. Here is an edited extract of what he had to say. On choosing directors Ov...

• Position paper no 15 Remuneration reports

  Content Type: Position Paper

  04 Jun 2010

  The Australian Institute of Company Directors believes remuneration reports and the requirements governing them in Australia have become unduly complex, place a significant burden on companies and are of limited use to shareholders and other readers. A position paper has been prepared to assist stak...

• Conference Review Conversations with the chairmen

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Jun 2010

  Leading chairmen, Mark Johnson and James MacKenzie , participated in a Q&A session at the Company Directors Conference, Directorship:10 in Christchurch, New Zealand, in May. Here is an extract of what they had to say. Conversations with the chairmen...