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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:
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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Oct 2007
The Hon Wayne Martin, Chief Justice of Western Australia, details some lessons learnt from HIH’s collapse.
How to stop the rot
In September 2005, the AICD board adopted a Code of Conduct applicable to its members. Included in that Code is a duty which is central to the theme I wish to address....
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2007
A record number of ASIC prosecutions
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) has revealed that it was involved in a record number of prosecutions in the financial year to June 2007.
During the 12 months, it successfully prosecuted 561 company officers for 1,133 contraventions o...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Oct 2005
The D&O reality test
By Ali Cromie
Some thought-starters for directors and officers. Q. Are you willing to risk all your personal assets? A. Yes or No
Q. Who do your trust to protect your personal assets in legal proceedings arising from your director or officer responsibilities? (a) yours...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
30 Sep 2005
In its submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Inquiry into corporate responsibility, AICD strongly supports the concept of corporate responsibility. It argues that the Corporations Act should not be amended to impose an additional generalised social re...
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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...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
17 Mar 2005
Issues arising from the James Hardie matter
1 OVERVIEW
AICD believes that the claims of asbestos sufferers should be met and supports the announced settlement between James Hardie, the unions and claimants under which this outcome will be achieved. At the same time, it is important ...
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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...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
14 Dec 2004
The AICD believes the AUASB should continue to base Australian Auditing Standards (AUSs) on International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), adding or amending if and as necessary to conform to Australian law and other necessary local requirements, and subject to ISAs continuing to be of high quality, wh...
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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...
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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...
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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...