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  • 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...

  • Feature Toughing it out in the country

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Mar 2009

    Domini Stuart gets out into the country, to find that while rural boards may be doing it the hard way, they are also lifting their game. Toughing it out in the country The image of rural Australia many urbanites hold is hopelessly out of date. “Broadly speaking, people ...

  • 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 The great divide Oct 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Oct 2008

    Executive pay is likely to be a tense topic this AGM season. Tony Featherstone details the dilemmas boards face as they seek to attract and motivate top executives in a tough business climate while, at the same time, risking a backlash from some shareholders. The great divide ...

  • Feature Pulling in the belt Sep 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Sep 2008

    Domini Stuart reveals smarter ways to cut costs as the downturn starts to bite. Pulling in the belt As the credit crunch and rising fuel prices continue to cause anxiety, corporate budgets are being closely scrutinised. Most businesses are under pressure to minimise costs, and we are alread...

  • Feature Passing the new climate test Jul 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jul 2008

    Climate change has been added to the director’s report card. Giles Parkinson details how shareholders and analysts will be marking directors and their companies on this new test. Passing the new climate test It’s been just over two years since Westpac Banking Corp’s former CEO Da...

  • Executive Travel

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Oct 2007

    David Bell details why demand for private jets has been soaring in recent years and what types of aircraft and support are available to high flying Australian businesses. Jet ownership takes off A robust economy, strong Australian dollar, the resources boom and changing perceptions about th...

  • Company Directors Conference 2007

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Nov 2006

    Delegates attending the Company Directors Conference in Shanghai in May 2007 will get direct access to a range of professional advisers experienced in the Chinese market through the Business Connections program. Michael Wadley outlines why delegates should take full advantage of this service. G...

  • Cover story

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Aug 2006

    The not-for-profit sector in Australia is both more diverse and much bigger in its economic significance than most people realise. It also involves numerous complex issues for directors. Domini Stuart reports. No profits but big returns The economic contribution of the not-for-profit (NFP)...

  • 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,...

  • 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...

  • Opening the boardroom door

    Content Type: Position Paper

    28 Aug 2000

    DATE: 28 August 2000 OPENING THE BOARDROOM DOORBy Ian Dunlop*Chief Executive OfficerAustralian Institute of Company Directors The Chief Scientist's discussion paper on our scientific capability, The Chance to Change, released last week is a long overdue reminder of the need for Australia to focus o...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Venture Capital Initiatives for SMEs a briefing paper

    Content Type: Position Paper

    30 Jul 1996

    Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (CLERP) IntroductionSmall and developing businesses face an uphill struggle raising venture capital.This paper analyses the lack of availability of venture capital investment for Australian developing businesses. Australia has a large body of highly qualified pe...