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Content Type:
The Boardroom Report
11 Jul 2012
New liabilities for directors, The growing importance of the audit committee, ASIC's focus for 30 June financial reports, Becoming nimble to market shifts, Balancing transparency and confidentiality
New liabilities for directors
Directors need to be aware of new personal liability ri...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
Phil Ruthven
details the alarming rise in government debt across the globe but argues that Australians have less to lose sleep over.
Why debt matters
Unserviceable debt in the world’s finance industry, with total assets in excess of US$300 trillion, gave us the global financial crisis (...
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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
24 Jun 2009
The Federal Government’s moves to restrict executive termination payments go too far and will impact on the ability of Australian companies to recruit top quality executives, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) said today.While welcoming some improvements made to the original draft ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Nov 2008
Janine Mace
provides some advice on how directors can embrace CSR reporting as it becomes a necessity rather than a choice.
CSR reporting goes mainstream
It’s annual reporting time again. While directors are familiar with the demands of reporting on their company’...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2008
Engaging shareholders
Australia is confronted by unprecedented challenges driven by turmoil within global financial markets. Inadequacies have been revealed within the operations and regulation of our markets, and there is evidence of excesses that are inevitably associated with periods of sustaine...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Oct 2006
Robert Elstone, Elizabeth Johnstone and Charles Macek argue that directors need to be courageous in encouraging management to adopt a long term strategic focus – and not focus entirely on short-term financial performance.
Some challenges for directors in short termism
In previous articles we c...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2006
Not happy John
John Quinn, chairman of gold miner Perseverance Corporation Limited is clearly not impressed with the application of AIFRS. Commenting on the company’s reported loss of $31.875 million for the six months to 31 December 2006, he had this to say:
“It is not my usual practice to ...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
31 May 2006
This submission responds to the Consultation Paper on Corporate and Financial Services Regulation released by Chris Pearce MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer in April 2006. AICD's submission covers disclosure, company reporting obligations, corporate governance, fund raising, takeovers and...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Feb 2006
Change is inevitable…adapting is crucial
Change has never more been apparent than in today’s corporate arena. People, and the businesses they run, are no longer constrained by the four walls of their corporate headquarters. The phenomena of globalisation, emerging technologies, cultural shift...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Feb 2004
The increased focus on corporate governance has brought to light certain inconsistencies in the way companies apply their published codes of practice, especially to how directors and executives exercise their options over company shares. Check your corporate governance code before exercising options...
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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, is now available.
With a new foreword by the Hon Nick Greiner AC FAICD (Life), eight chapters and 46 case studies, All Above Board 2nd Edition is a must-have...
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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
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...
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Content Type:
General
This page is for purchasing the print version of Director's Signpost. To access the digital version (free for members, $45 for non-members) click here.
"Being good at whatever you did before doesn't mean you will automatically be a good director. You have to be prepared to...
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Content Type:
General
For chairman across Australia:
“ In recognition that chairmanship is now such a vital role – not only to each entity with a board but to Australia’s economy – the chairman’s position description now reads like a rather demanding full-time role.” David Crawford AO FAICD
The role...