Leadership Results

• National human rights consultation

  Content Type: Policy Submission

  12 Jun 2009

  AICD welcomes the opportunity to participate in the National Human Rights Consultation. The protection and promotion of human rights is a question of national importance for all Australians. We have focussed our comments on those matters relating to directors including the personal liability of dire...

• Submission to Treasury on tax laws amendment 2009 measures no 4 Prescribed private funds

  Content Type: Policy Submission

  02 Jun 2009

  PPFs are a form of ancillary trust fund designed to encourage private philanthropy by providing private groups, such as businesses, families and individuals with greater flexibility to start their own trust funds for philanthropic purposes. AICD is concerned that provisions in the Exposure Draft wil...

• News and Views Jun09

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Jun 2009

  News & Views The importance of timely disclosure Timely disclosure of changes to directors’ interests is vital to good corporate governance and helps maintain investor confidence in market integrity, notes Eric Mayne, chief supervision officer of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). “Dire...

• Feature Quarantining that illness Oct 08

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Oct 2008

  Domini Stuart outlines the dilemmas a board faces when the most important person in a company, the CEO, falls seriously ill. Quarantining that illness When Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone G3 earlier this year, his gaunt appearance attracted at least as much attention as the new ...

• Intellectual Property Hands off my IP Aug 08

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Aug 2008

  Unclear ownership of intellectual property can pose significant risks for a business, writes Mike Lloyd. Hands off my IP Much of the market value of many Australian companies can reside in their intellectual property (IP). In today’s competitive marketplace, IP rights are crucial for b...

• News and Views

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Oct 2006

  News & Views Hidden gaps in D&O insurance cover Company directors are frequently unaware that their directors and officers policies often contain obvious and hidden gaps in cover. At the Directors and Officers Liability and Insurance Symposium in Sydney last month, the gaps were highlighted...

• CEO Report

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Aug 2006

  Boards share equal and collective responsibility Jeff Lucy, the chairman of ASIC, is someone who commands a good deal of respect at AICD. However, we disagree profoundly with him with regard to his views on the Greaves case, expressed in a letter to the Australian Financial Review on 30 May. (A ful...

• crisis communication the rules of engagement

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Jan 2006

    The rules of engagement Even the most vigilant company can find itself caught in the public firing line as a result of an unexpected crisis. As Bruce C. Wolpe explains, this is not the time to consider ‘hedging the truth’ – especially when it comes to communicating with the media. While head ...

• The members voice AICD Review

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Jul 2005

  An outline of some of the issues addressed by AICD’s policy department, committees and taskforces over the past month: The members' voice An outline of some of the issues addressed by AICD's policy department, committees and taskforces over the past month: Road Transport Laws...

• Risky business directors and lawsuits Cover Story

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Feb 2005

  Are directors under threat from lawsuits - and is this inhibiting qualified people from joining boards? In a recent paper, Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins, and Michael Klausner* suggest that the situation is not as dire as some people fear Risky business directors and lawsuits Are directors un...

• Competition Provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974

  Content Type: Policy Submission

  19 Jul 2002

  Submission to The Committee of Inquiry into the Competition Provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974. 19 July 2002The Committee of Inquiry into the Competition Provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974 SUBMISSION TO THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO THE COMPETITION PROVISIONS OF THE TRADE PRACTI...

• Review of independent auditing

  Content Type: Policy Submission

  08 Jul 2002

  Transcript of AICD representation at the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit. 8 July 2002 Proof Committee Hansard JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT REVIEW OF INDEPENDENT AUDITING CAMPBELL, Mr Gavin, Accounting and Financial Advisory Committee Member, Australian Institute of C...

• 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...

• Dialogue on Greenhouse Summary Discussion Paper

  Content Type: Position Paper

  07 May 2000

  Joint Australian Institute of Company Directors, Business Council of Australia and Australian Greenhouse Office DATE: 7 May 2000 Dialogue on Greenhouse Summary Discussion Paper Joint Australian Institute of Company Directors, Business Council of Australia and Australian Greenhouse Office INTRODUCT...