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Content Type:
Policy Submission
03 Sep 2010
On 3 September 2010 the Australian Institute of Company Directors wrote to the NSW Department of Health in response to its “Health Reform in NSW: A Discussion Paper on Implementing the Federal Government’s ‘A National Health and Hospitals Network for Australia’s Future’ in NSW”, released on 4 August...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2010
With the Rudd Government moving closer to its proposed health reform,
John Mero
flags some of the governance issues and challenges a new breed of hospital boards is likely to encounter.
The hospital governance challenge
Hosp...
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Content Type:
Media Release
20 May 2010
The report Guidance for Directors released by the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC) recognises industry leadership and the need for an ongoing focus on good governance, AICD said today.
Responding to a request from the Minister for Corporate Law, the Hon Chris Bowen, CAMAC’s...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2010
John M Green
suggests it may not be the proxy advisory firms that are the problem, but some of the institutions that hire them.
Proxy by proxy
During each year’s annual general meeting season, directors come out blasting at corporate governance proxy advisory firms. It’s mostly d...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2010
Many organisations have already assessed their carbon footprints and whether they comply with state and Federal regulations. But what do they do next to reduce their carbon emissions?
Andrew Griffiths
and
Alexander Stathakis
provide some pointers.
Beyond carbon compl...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
A number of reform initiatives could lead to an overhaul of the not-for-profit (NFP) sector. We asked three NFP directors how they believed the role of directors could change and what new challenges could be created for them.
Shaking up the NFP sector
Darren Beazley MAICDPresident, Asth...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
Belinda Gibson
reports on an ASIC Summer School session that examined corporate governance in the post-GFC environment.
Corporate governance beyond the GFC
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) annual Summer School recently held in Melbourne explored the them...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
Directors social impact
I recently had the pleasure of hosting our NSW Fellows Lunch in Sydney, where we launched important new research throwing light on the enormous contribution the director community makes to Australian society through its involvement in not-for-profit (NFP) organisations, incl...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2010
Zilla Efrat
details some changes that may affect boardroom decisions on leasing.
The shifting leasing landscape
Significant accounting changes are looming that could affect companies that lease anything from offices, warehouses and machinery to motor vehicles, trucks and photocopiers.
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2010
Q&A with Howard McDonald
On a muggy Melbourne morning, Howard McDonald MAICD arrives just in time for his interview with Company Director. The Myer Holdings chairman had been in meetings about the proposed café for Myer’s soon-to-be redeveloped flagship store. “I want the food offering to be bu...
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Content Type:
Media Release
23 Feb 2010
Directors are making a significant contribution to Australian society and the economy through their deep involvement in charities, community service organisations and other not-for-profit (NFP) boards, a new study by the Australian Institute of Company Directors has found.The Directors Social Impact...
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Content Type:
Media Release
11 Aug 2009
Eight directors of charitable organisations from across Australia will receive scholarships to attend director and board development programs, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and Australian Scholarships Foundation (ASF) announced today. The training programs awarded to the eight...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
18 Feb 2009
NSW Inquiry into University Governance
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Content Type:
Media Release
12 Dec 2006
For immediate release
Sydney, 12 December 2006
The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) supports today’s report The Social Responsibility of Corporations released by the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC) that outlines suitable laws are already in place to al...