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Content Type:
General
03 May 2012
Today’s High Court decision overturning a NSW Court of Appeal finding relating to seven directors of James Hardie Industries reminds all directors and boards of their duty to act with care and diligence, as well as the risks involved.
Continuous disclosure remains an extremely difficult area for...
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Content Type:
Media Release
27 Apr 2012
The Australian Institute of Company Directors welcomed draft Federal Government legislation making the governance of superannuation funds more transparent, but said more reform was needed.
These reforms should include giving industry superannuation funds the ability to replace employer and union...
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Content Type:
The Boardroom Report
04 Apr 2012
Directors say no to a budget surplus at all costs, Related party transactions on ASIC's radar, Plugging the gaps in new workplace laws, The keys to success of the world's most admired companies, New ASX check on directors
Directors say no to a budget surplus at all costs
Australia's directo...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
16 Mar 2012
This submission is in response to the Australian Government’s independent review of its regulatory impact assessment (RIA) process, announced by the Department of Finance and Deregulation on 13 December 2011.
The Australian Institute of Company Directors is interested to ensure that the...
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Content Type:
Media Release
12 Oct 2011
The links and engagement between directors, institutional shareholders and proxy advisers are explored in a new study launched by the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
The Institutional Share Voting and Engagement research report, conducted by Mercer for Company Directors, del...
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Content Type:
Media Release
23 Feb 2011
Abstract:
The Bill governing executive remuneration and board composition introduced to Federal Parliament on 24 February 2011 remains excessive and fundamentally flawed, particularly in relation to the “two-strikes” and “no-vacancy” rules.
The Australian Institute of Company Directors has e...
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Content Type:
Media Release
28 Jan 2011
Abstract:
Draft legislation governing executive remuneration and board composition is excessive and fundamentally flawed, adding more unnecessary regulation with possible damaging unintended consequences.
Download the media release, 'Executive pay laws are fundamentally flawed, say director...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
27 Jan 2011
This submission to Federal Treasury sets out our views on the Exposure Draft of the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011 (“the Draft Bill”) and accompanying Explanatory Memorandum (PDF), released by the Federal Government on 20 December 2...
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Content Type:
General
19 Jan 2011
Australian
Austlii Commonwealth, state and territory legislation, cases, law journals.
ComLaw Incorporating the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI), ComLaw is the legal information retrieval system owned by the Australian Attorney-General's Department.
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Content Type:
General
19 Jan 2011
Australian Shareholders Association An organisation established to represent the interest of investors. The site lists position papers that reflect the shareholders views on corporate governance issues.
Australian Stock Exchange
Corporate File Provides access to company report...
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Content Type:
Director Q and A
04 Jan 2011
Directors govern companies on behalf of the shareholder who elect them. All directors must comply with basic legal requirements under the Corporations Act 2001 which specifies four main duties for directors with a number of other areas of key responsibility. This Q&A runs through the role of dir...
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Content Type:
Director Q and A
04 Jan 2011
General meetings are governed in many respects by the Corporations Act 2001. This Q&A explains the legal requirements for valid meetings including the frequency, who may call a meeting, notice of meeting, quorum and chairing. It also explains the principles and rules of annual general meetings. ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2010
No director can afford to ignore the exponential growth in social media. As
Nichola Clark
reports, it is reshaping how we do business and unleashing new business risks and opportunities.
Getting on top of social media
Social media is:
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2010
Belinda Gibson
provides some tips and pointers to help companies as they prepare for the AGM season.
Improving practices for company AGMs
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) season for companies with a 30 June year-end is due to begin shortly.
AGMs provide directors...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2010
A monthly review of the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ Policy and Advocacy team’s key projects and issues.
Policy Update
Open Letter to Government
On 16 July 2010, we sent an Open Letter to the next Government of Australia, including all Federal government ministers and Opposit...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2010
Now that the election campaign circus has packed up for another three years,
John Colvin
argues that it is time for the Government to refocus on genuine reform of the regulations affecting business.
The election circus
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2010
Directors have much to gain by using new technologies, but as
Domini Stuart
reports, they also need to be aware of the many risks.
Directorship in cyberspace
As conference centre manager at Brisbane Technology Park, Kellie Heiler is very aware of the changing role of technology ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
AGMs provide retail investors with their only opportunity for direct engagement with their representatives on company boards. But
Victoria Geddes
believes they could be made more productive and relevant.
Restoring the relevance of AGMs
The debate about the relevance of the listed c...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
John M Green
suggests business should demand as much from politicians as politicians do from business.
Double standards
Recently, two newspaper articles stared up from the same front page. In one, the corporate regulator rightly warned companies not to issue misleading profit fig...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
An annual general misery or a valuable opportunity to engage retail shareholders?
Janine Mace
investigates whether the AGM has passed its use-by date.
Facing up to shareholders
The pros and cons of AGMs
Pros:
They are the only opportunity to interact face to face with retail sha...