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  • Vol 10 Issue 13

    Content Type: The Boardroom Report

    11 Jul 2012

    New liabilities for directors, The growing importance of the audit committee, ASIC's focus for 30 June financial reports, Becoming nimble to market shifts, Balancing transparency and confidentiality New liabilities for directors Directors need to be aware of new personal liability ri...

  • Feature Sowing the seeds for growth

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2010

    With the economy on the up, it’s time to start branching out again. Nichola Clark provides some pointers on how SMEs can start repositioning themselves for growth. Sowing the seeds for growth SMEs repositioning for growth should focus firmly on Relations with their bankers Plan...

  • 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...

  • Making a difference Overcoming fear and uncertainty

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Mar 2009

    Matt Hern discusses the hidden profit risk in tough times: employee fear and uncertainty. Overcoming fear and uncertainty “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself, nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyses needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.” So said...

  • 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...

  • 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 ...

  • macbanks governance model wins in europe

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Nov 2005

    board selection Macbank’s governance model wins in europe Macquarie Bank, the colossus of Sydney, has moved rapidly on the world stage thanks to its ability to attract quality directors to its board. Selwyn Parker reports   Lord Macdonald of Tradeston is a useful man to have on your side, which...

  • goodwill hunting

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Nov 2005

    Goodwill hunting   Amortising goodwill and its effect on cash flow and value has been an obsession since the 1960s says Wayne Lonergan*   Corporate Australia is delighted at the prospect of no longer having to annually amortise acquired goodwill.  Indeed, goodwill amortisation has bee...

  • 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...

  • multiplex overarches

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Oct 2005

    Multiplex Over-Arches   Multiplex, the once private WA construction company went public and went to England. It won the right to build the new Wembley Stadium but it has now discovered that the culture of a private company doesn’t travel well. Editor John Arbouw reports   John Roberts must...

  • 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...

  • New Audit Committees Best Practice Guide released

    Content Type: Media Release

    25 Sep 2001

    New Audit Committees Best Practice Guide released

  • 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...