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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2012
A monthly review of the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ policy and advocacy team’s key projects and issues.
ACNC Bill Update
On 15 August, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics released its report entitled: Report on the Exposure Draft of the Au...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
A series of reform proposals could shake up the superannuation industry.
Janine Mace
details those of interest to directors.
A super shake up
Likely super reforms
A higher Superannuation Guarantee rate could affect remuneration practices
Changes in default fund rules could affect c...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Dec 2009
The Productivity Commission is due to submit its final report on executive remuneration to the Government later this month.
Paul Quinn
explains why he believes some of its recommendations need to be reworked.
Making exec pay PC
The reaction to the Productivity Commission’s (PC) disc...
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Content Type:
Media Release
30 Jul 2009
Implementing recommendations to ban director share trading within arbitrary blackout periods and force disclosure of director margin loans could have a detrimental impact on the important alignment between the interests of directors and investors, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Nov 2005
The audit chair’s auxiliary – internal auditors
By Ali Cromie*
Board audit committees are turning to internal auditors for assurance that internal control systems meet the higher standard of accountability demanded of organisations operating in today’s rigorous governance environment.D...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2005
Did you think auditor independence is strictly for the auditing profession to deal with? Not any more. Auditor independence: your obligations
By Greg Pound, chief accountant, Office of Chief Accountant, Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Did you think auditor independence is stric...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
18 Mar 2004
1. CLERP (Audit Reform & Corporate Disclosure) Bill 2003 (17/11/2003)
CLERP (Audit Reform & Corporate Disclosure) Bill 2003 Submission to Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services
2. CLER...
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Content Type:
Position Paper
01 Dec 2001
The Best Practice Guidelines for Research Integrity have been developed by the Securities Institute and the Securities & Derivatives Industry Association to assist analysts and their firms in managing potential conflicts of interest which may influence research reports and investment recommendat...
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Content Type:
General
Like any endeavour, there are a raft of terms that relate to directorship and governance.
The Language of Directorship - a 55 page glossary - covers hundreds of terms from A-Z that you may find helpful in your day-to-day work as a director.
This publication is a companion to the Comp...
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Content Type:
General
Click here to be taken to the Audit Committees 2nd Edition main page. This page is for purchasing the ebook version.
This publication is in Epub format and is compatible for most devices including Apple and Android tablets and smartphones and to view on your PC or laptop.
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Content Type:
Book
The second edition of Julie Garland McLellan's public sector board handbook, All Above Board: Great governance for the government sector ebook version is now available.
You can now download this ebook to your tablet (iPad and Android), smartphone or view in a browser which supports the "epub" f...
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Content Type:
General
Strictly (Mining) Boardroom is a mix of boardroom practice, resource sector management and investment observations and discussion, written in Allan Trench's trademark dry, humorous style.
Many of the subject themes covered in this book end in a series of questions for readers to think about, to ...
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Content Type:
General
A guide for boards of public companies
This new thought leadership paper from Louise Pocock, senior policy advisor with Company Directors, examines the vexing issue of "short-termism" and the impact it has on corporations. Pocock also offers several potential solutions for Australian boards wis...