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  • 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...

  • Conference 2009 Drugs love and ethics

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2009

    A sneak preview of what’s shaping up to be a highly entertaining and thought provoking session at Directorship: 09 – Navigating Uncharted Waters , AICD’s national conference which takes place in Cairns from 10 to 13 of June. Drugs, love and ethics In their everyday live...

  • Featherstone Encouraging startup governance

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2009

    Tony Featherstone reminds directors of small companies about the importance of communicating with shareholders. Encouraging start-up governance Small listed companies must work much harder to improve investor communications as the bear market drowns out better-performing companies and ki...

  • Greens Piece Small but not beautiful

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2009

    John M Green warns directors to watch out when a small division or subsidiary is making far more than they expect. Small but not beautiful How the mighty can topple over small, seemingly successful things. There’s a lesson in that from the downfall of American International Group (AIG), the...

  • Resilience in 2009 When it comes to the crunch

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Dec 2008

    Bernard Tanner says its not all gloom and doom for SMEs battling the credit crunch and economic downturn. When it comes to the crunch The numbers are staggering. According to the Bank of England, global losses from the credit crunch have topped £1.8 trillion to date ($4.2 trillion). That...

  • Feature Taking the IPO leap

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Nov 2008

    The past year certainly hasn’t been the best time to list on the stock exchange. Tony Featherstone chats to the directors of five companies that did take the plunge to find out how they fared. Taking the IPO leap Spare a thought for small companies that ha...

  • Feature Dont shoot the messenger Apr 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2008

    For several years, companies have been shouting good news to shareholders from the roof tops. With the economic tide turning, Domini Stuart provides some tips on how to break bad news gently – and not so gently. Don’t shoot the messenger Reporting bad news ...

  • Market Watch

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Sep 2006

    Phil Ruthven argues that the most profitable organisations in the future will not invest significantly in building and equipment. Instead they will be virtual corporations that outsource their non-core activities. Rise of the virtual corporation There are many definitions of a virtual corpora...

  • Getting down to business

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Sep 2006

    Directors need to ensure that money spent on marketing is a research-based investment giving high returns – not a money-losing exercise in creative wishful thinking. Kevin Forde gives some suggestions on how to improve your marketing outcomes. Magic and metrics Marke...

  • News and Views

    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 ...

  • Pearce Review Consultation Paper

    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...

  • change is inevitable

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Nov 2005

    Change is inevitable ... adapting is crucial Work hard, play hard, spend hard, live hard. Generation Y, the children of the baby boom – called the “global teens” – have no time for Generation X whining and self-doubt. They are after style, comfort and the top of the food chain; the sooner their olde...

  • building the healthy corporation

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Sep 2005

    Building the healthy corporation It is difficult – but vital – for managers to strike a balance between the short and long terms, say Richard Dobbs, Keith Leslie, and Lenny T. Mendonca*Growing numbers of organisations – including banks on both sides of the Atlantic, a global natural-resources group,...

  • AICD National Conference Quantum Computing heralds the arrival of The Next Internet

    Content Type: Media Release

    12 May 2005

    Perth, Thursday 12 May: One of Australia's foremost experts in quantum computing has urged some of Australia's leading company directors to take advantage of a coming revolution dubbed "the next Internet".Professor Andrew Dzurak, NSW Node Manager of the Centre for Quantum Computer Technology, headqu...

  • Making NFP Governance profitable Not For Profit Governance

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2004

    It isn’t only large publicly listed companies such as NAB which are under the corporate governance microscope, the recent scandals at some leading not-for-profits is putting new pressures on NFP boards and directors, say Paul Jansen and Andrea Kilpatrick* Making NFP Governan...

  • Review of Australias International Taxation Arrangements

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    27 Mar 2002

    AICD/ BCTR submission to The Hon John W Howard, Prime Minister. 27 March 2002The Hon John W Howard, Prime Minister REVIEW OF AUSTRALIA'S INTERNATIONAL TAXATION ARRANGEMENTSI am writing to you as Chairman of the Business Coalition for Tax Reform (BCTR) in relation to the review of international ...

  • ED 102 International Convergence and Harmonisation Policy

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    15 Feb 2002

    Submission to Mr Keith Alfredson, Chairman, Australian Accounting Standards Board. 15 February 2002Mr Keith Alfredson, Chairman, Australian Accounting Standards Board ED 102 INTERNATIONAL CONVERGENCE AND HARMONISATION POLICYAt the request of Mr Jeffrey Lucy I am writing to you to provide you wit...

  • Employee Entitlements Joint Letter AICD with ABA and others to the Prime Minister

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    20 Sep 2001

    Submission to The Hon John Howard MP, Prime Minister. 20 September 2001 The Hon John Howard MP, Prime Minister PROPOSAL FOR LEGISLATION TO GIVE STATUTORY EMPLOYEE ENTITLEMENTS PRIORITY OVER NEW SECURED CREDITORS IN INSOLVENCY SITUATIONS Thank you for making time for a brief discussion about this...

  • A Platform for Consultation

    Content Type: Position Paper

    19 Apr 1999

    Review of Business Taxation - Discussion Paper No. 2 DATE: 19 April 1999TO: Department of the Treasury on the Review of Business Taxation A PLATFORM FOR CONSULTATION Review of Business Taxation Discussion Paper No 2CONTENTS AICD Perspective on the Company Tax Rate AICD Recommendations: Venture ...

  • A Strong Foundation

    Content Type: Position Paper

    30 Dec 1998

    Review of Business Taxation - First Discussion Paper CONTENTS About the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)AICD philosophy on Business Tax ReformSpecific Recommendations:1. Board of Directors2. Taxing of Entities and Imputation3. Group Company Taxation and Consolidation 4. Fringe B...