Conflicts of interest Results

• Inside Your Institute Conflicts of interest Aug10

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Aug 2010

  Our new e-learning course, Conflicts of Interest, will help you to understand and manage them. Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest are best thought of as an ethical problem with legal ramifications rather than a strictly legal issue. ...

• Feature A super shake up

  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...

• Conference Review Should I stay or should I go

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Jun 2010

  Senior directors discussed the ins and outs of resigning from a board gracefully at the Company Directors Conference, Directorship:10 in Christchurch, New Zealand, in May. Should I stay or should I go? Like many other experienced dire...

• Directors Counsel Protecting minorities from raids

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Apr 2010

  Professor Bob Baxt reviews a government proposals paper aimed at restricting access to company registers. Protecting minorities from raids The decision of the Full Federal Court in AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Limited v Direct Share Purchasing Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 15 provided a ...

• Opinion Making exec pay PC

  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...

• ASIC Report November 09

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Nov 2009

  Michael Kingston provides some recent examples of how ASIC has used enforcement to promote good governance. Enforcing good governance The Australia Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and AICD share a similar goal – to achieve the highest standards of governance and directorship...

• Feature The black white and grey of conflicts of interest

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Oct 2009

  Most directors will face a conflict of interest at some time in their careers. Domini Stuart investigates how they could arise and how they should be handled. The black, white and grey of conflicts of interest Key Points Most directors will face a conflict of interest at some po...

• Directors Counsel The doctrine of equitable contribution

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Sep 2009

  Professor Bob Baxt reviews a recent case that exposes the difficulties of superimposing personal obligations in the context of a company structure. The doctrine of equitable contribution It is a trite observation that under Australian law, when a company is created, even though the compa...

• Conference CDC 2009 Lessons from the corporate battlefield

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Jul 2009

  Three battle-scarred directors gave delegates at the Company Directors Conference 2009 in Cairns in June some pointers on how to navigate past common boardroom landmines. Zilla Efrat reports. Lessons from the corporate battlefield Patricia Cross Non-executive director ...

• ASIC Report Swimming between the flags

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Jul 2009

  Swimming between the flags The market downturn has highlighted how exposed many Australian retail investors are to flawed business models and failed investments. In too many cases this has caused them devastating financial losses. There are many dimensions to poor financial outcomes for retail inve...

• Feature The dangers of advisory boards Aug 08

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Aug 2008

  There’s no hiding behind the title of advisor. Ben McLaughlin and Antonia Abelson warn that being on an advisory board may come with fiduciary obligations. The dangers of advisory boards We predict a growing trend in Australia for people to be invited to join an advisory...

• New Education Programs

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Jul 2007

  Two new AICD learning programs, The Executive Director and The Executive Board , have been launched to help executive directors and executive boards tackle their unique challenges. Australia’s forgotten director As Australian public companies have moved towards boards consisting of non-e...

• Conflicts of Interest

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Apr 2007

  Takeover offers often give rise to significant conflicts of interest for senior management. Colin Galbraith examines the issues these situations give rise to for directors. Changing control can cause conflicts Conflicts of interest and duty affecting directors and senior management in corporat...

• Management Buyouts

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Nov 2006

  Charles Beelaerts examines some issues for directors who are faced with an offer by management to take over the company. In particular directors must be aware of potential conflicts of interest. The in and outs of management buy-outs A management buy-out (MBO) is an arrangement whereby t...

• Trading shares

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Oct 2006

  Directors need to be aware that their share buying and selling activities may arouse suspicions of insider trading. But as Domini Stuart found, directors of growing companies often find themselves with few ‘windows of opportunity’ to either buy or sell shares. Buying your way into trouble T...

• Your say

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 May 2006

  Letters to the editor Your March magazine noted the paper released by the Business Coalition for Tax Reform (BCTR) titled Personal Income Tax Reform. I reviewed both the paper and the BCTR’s web site and was disappointed at the narrowness of vision presented, particularly as the BCTR claims to so b...

• the audit chairs auxiliary internal auditors

  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...

• Auditor independence your obligations Asic Report

  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...

• Demystifying the risks and rewards Management Buyouts

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Feb 2005

  Directors are increasingly faced with the opportunity and risks of participating within, or approving, MBOs. Jeremy A. Samuel and Nicholas Humphrey provide a general overview of management buyouts particularly from a director’s perspective Demystifying the risks and rewards Directors are increasing...