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CDM Article
01 Apr 2006
Clarity, simplicity and performance
For business, the turn of the century was a giant rolling wave. It welled up with the first internet boom in the 1990s and then came crashing down over us with the collapses of HIH and Enron, and other disasters around the world. Inevitably, there followed ...
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CDM Article
01 Apr 2006
The family’s jewel
As one of the pioneers of the modern Western Australian fishing and pearling industries and with accolades as a leading neurogeneticist, Dr Patricia Kailis knows a thing or two about balancing the professional with the personal to make a family business thrive. Giles Parkin...
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CDM Article
01 Mar 2006
An Arabian tale
Dubbed ‘the Singapore of the Middle East’, the United Arab Emirates has become the trading hub of choice in The Gulf. Now, a proposed Free Trade Agreement with Australia heralds the potential to significantly increase business between the regions. Joe Parkes writes.
They call ...
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CDM Article
01 Mar 2006
The Tone at the Top
Michael Wilson questions whether good corporate governance has a direct impact on a company’s value and provides guidelines for effective governance risk management.
Is there a direct link between good corporate governance and valuation? The answer really isn’t clear. There are t...
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CDM Article
01 Mar 2006
The director’s role in success
While governments set the criteria and responsibilities for directors, there are unspoken guidelines for those that want their company to be truly successful, writes Phil Ruthven.
The serving term of a director was once the same as the life of a company. Many co...
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CDM Article
01 Mar 2006
The power of insight
Charged with the task of dusting off National Australia Bank’s reputation and restoring the bank to its former glory, Ahmed Fahour remains resilient – despite the road being long. Giles Parkinson writes.
Ahmed Fahour, the CEO of National Australia Bank (NAB)’s domestic op...
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Content Type:
Position Paper
23 Feb 2006
This position paper sets out what the AICD believes to represent the expectations of the corporate community in Australia as to the responsibilities and liabilities of a company chairman. It places the Greaves case in context, outlines the role of the chairman, comments on the question of liability ...
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CDM Article
01 Feb 2006
Change is inevitable…adapting is crucial
Change has never more been apparent than in today’s corporate arena. People, and the businesses they run, are no longer constrained by the four walls of their corporate headquarters. The phenomena of globalisation, emerging technologies, cultural shift...
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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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CDM Article
01 Jan 2006
A fraction too much friction
A lot can be said for the productivity and results generated by healthy board bonding. So how do you create an environment of unity around the table – without eroding the independent views of directors? Helen McCombie writes.
There can be no greater example of boa...
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CDM Article
01 Jan 2006
Frequent flyer
Regarded as the architect of DHL’s recent success in Asia, John Mullen now has a new badge to brandish as joint CEO of DHL Express. The posting comes complete with a seat on the board of parent company, Deutsche Post World Net, and the ominous task of cracking the fiercely comp...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Nov 2005
Too much governance?
Chris Pearce, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, is surely right when he says it is time for Australia to take a pause in the introduction of new and intrusive regulation in corporate governance. The Prime Minister and the Business Council are on to something as well ...
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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:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2005
Wondering what it takes to join the exclusive group of scholarship holders to AICD’s International Company Director’s Course? Pamela Murray-Jones consulted an inaugural winner - though the meeting was an exercise in logistics...
The right stuff
Wondering what it takes to join the exclusi...
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Content Type:
Media Release
27 Jul 2005
Sydney, 27 July 2005: Australia has a very low incidence of multiple directorships, according to a study conducted by Competitive Dynamics for the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), released today.The study, "Too many directorships?", reveals directors across ASX-listed companies hold...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2005
Tony Travaglione believes the recruitment and selection processes of many organisations are inherently flawed. He tells Fiona Stewart they should focus more heavily on variables such as aptitude and emotional intelligence.
Worth getting emotional about leadership Tony Trava...
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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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CDM Article
01 Jul 2005
Brian Hull’s e-mail address is ducksoup. Duck Soup is also the name of his boat. When I ask what it means, he genially replies, "Piece of cake. You know - no problems."
Duck soup, international style
Ask any participant, and they'll tell you one of the best things about AICD's residenti...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2005
The first and often only reaction from governments to abhorrent corporate behaviour - however isolated the incident - is to enact new legislation and give the regulators more power. But has this rush to legislative judgment gone too far and become a threat to the economy and an unforeseen cost burde...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2005
Debate regarding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) globally is ongoing with a recent addition to the discourse by the perceived authority on capitalism The Economist (January 22-28, reprinted in Company Director), in which some interesting ideas as well as some less plausible ones were raised. ...