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Content Type:
Media Release
24 Apr 2013
The relationship between business and the Federal Government has further deteriorated, according to a survey of company directors which has found that only 8 per cent of directors (down from 12 per cent) agree with the statement ‘the Federal Government understands business.’ Conversely, 50 per cent ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2013
Louise Pocock provides some tips on how a board can help management strike a balance between short-, medium- and long-term horizons.
An effective board will generally adopt strategies that manage and strike a balance between short-, medium- and long-term horizons. That is, it will pay att...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2013
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The Australian Institute of Company Directors was saddened to hear of the death of Dr Chris Peters AM FAICDLife in Canberra in late February.
Peters was a life fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, having been recognised for his service to the organisati...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
28 Mar 2013
On 28 March 2013 the Australian Institute of Company Directors provided comments to Treasury on the Corporations Legislation Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination Payments) Act 2009 (the Act) to be used as input into the Post-Implementation Review of the Act.
In summary, our key com...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
28 Mar 2013
On 28 March 2013 the Australian Institute of Company Directors lodged a submission with the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) in response to their exposure draft ED 233: Australian Additional Disclosures – Investment Entities (ED 233).
The Australian Institute of Company Directors do n...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
14 Mar 2013
On 14 March 2013 the Australian Institute of Company Directors provided a submission to Treasury in response to their exposure draft, Corporations Legislation Amendment (Remuneration Disclosure and Other Measures) Bill 2012 (Exposure Draft). This Exposure Draft dealt with amongst other things, chang...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
13 Mar 2013
On 13 March 2013, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, at the request of ASIC, provided additional comments in regard to ASIC Consultation Paper 185 – Litigation Schemes and Proof of Debt Schemes - Managing Conflicts of Interest.
We responded to the following two questions posed by ASI...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
18 Feb 2013
On 11 February 2013 Company Directors wrote a letter to Standards Australia, discussing the proposed compliance management standards.
Download the submission to Standards Australia on compliance management standards (PDF 700 KB).
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
21 Dec 2012
This submission relates to the Exposure Draft of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012, which was referred on 21 November 2012 by the Senate to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and report.
In the submission, we support the Bill to the extent that it ...
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Content Type:
The Boardroom Report
14 Nov 2012
Economic and political uncertainty darken directors’ mood, James Strong appointed Company Directors chairman, ACNC establishment gains momentum, Against competition for competition’s sake, Room to improve board review disclosure
Economic and political uncertainty darken directors’ mood
Aust...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
23 Oct 2012
This submission is in response to ASX’s Consultation Paper “ASX BookBuild®: Bringing efficiency, fairness and transparency to the primary equity market”, released during September 2012.
In the submission, we express support for ASX BookBuild® being made available to large and other listed compan...
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Content Type:
General
21 Sep 2012
This submission to ASIC is in relation to Consultation Paper 185 – Managing Conflicts of Interest in Litigation and Proof of Debt Schemes. Company Directors has previously voiced concerns about the impact of complex class action litigation on companies, directors and Australia’s productivity.
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Content Type:
The Boardroom Report
19 Sep 2012
Directors sceptical about the ACNC, The art of being both a cheer leader and the referee, IASB reveals details on new hedge accounting standard, Measuring your organisation's resilience, SMEs dominate insolvency reports
Directors sceptical about the ACNC
A new study confirms widespread scep...
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Content Type:
Media Release
17 Sep 2012
The proposed Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) will have no impact or a negative impact on not-for-profit (NFP) governance across a range of areas, according to the findings of an Australian Institute of Company Directors’ study, the Directors Social Impact Study 2012.
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Content Type:
The Boardroom Report
05 Sep 2012
More work needed on revised NFP Bill, Survey reveals concerns about directors' financial literacy, New guide provides clarity for boards and audit committees, ACSI's watch list for this AGM season, ASIC's guidance on crowd funding
More work needed on revised NFP Bill
The A...
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Content Type:
Media Release
24 Aug 2012
The Australian Charities and Not-for profits Commission (ACNC) legislation introduced this week into Federal Parliament is an important step on the road to reform of regulation for the not-for-profit (NFP) sector.
We welcomed the Government’s changes to provisions in the original draft legislati...
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Content Type:
The Boardroom Report
08 Aug 2012
Warnings against making NFP directors liabilities too onerous, Company Directors moves against ever rising regulation, Tips on how to assess management's effectiveness, Emerging miners' corporate governance struggles, Focuses of the ATO's 2012-13 compliance program
Warnings against making...
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Content Type:
Position Paper
31 Jul 2012
The Australian Institute of Company Directors (Company Directors) has released a Working Paper – Business Deregulation: A call to action, which examines Australia’s current regulatory framework and sets out three critical components of regulatory reform.
These components are:
A compre...
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Content Type:
Media Release
31 Jul 2012
Regulation continues to increase at an unprecedented rate, putting the brake on economic growth and increasing the cost of doing business in Australia. These are the views expressed within a Working Paper, Business Deregulation: A call to action, released today by the Australian Institute of Company...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
20 Jul 2012
This submission to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is in response to the draft prudential standards for superannuation and APRA’s “Response to Submissions”, which were released on 27 April 2012.
In the submission, we focus on particular issues in the foll...