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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2013
Not-for-profit (NFP) boards and their fundraising staff were not seeing eye to eye and needed to start communicating better with each other as funding tightened in uncertain economic times. That was the view of Andrew Thomas, Perpetual’s general manager for philanthropy, when addressing the Australi...
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Content Type:
General
18 Feb 2013
On Friday, 15 February 2013 we made a submission to Treasury on the consultation paper: Australian Charities and Not-for profits commission – Development of governance standards.
Overall we are generally supportive of the draft governance standards, however we believe they could be improved with...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
18 Feb 2013
On Friday, 15 February 2013 we made a submission to Treasury on the consultation paper: Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission - Financial Reporting Requirements.
In the submission, we offered our broad support for the draft requirements however, suggested some changes required and ...
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Content Type:
The Boardroom Report
12 Dec 2012
The top safety action items for directors, Time to break out of executive incentive straitjacket, Privacy law reforms set to boost risk, What to focus on in financial reports, Four drivers to enhance NFP board effectiveness
The top safety action items for directors
A recent survey has fo...
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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:
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:
Policy Submission
30 Aug 2012
This submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee is in regards to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012 and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (Consequential and Transitional) Bill 2012.
We note in the submission that...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
30 Aug 2012
This submission to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services is in regards to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012 and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (Consequential and Transitional) Bill 2012.
We note ...
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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:
The Boardroom Report
25 Jul 2012
NFP legislation referred to House Committee, Gender diversity lags in Asia, Non-IFRS reporting scorecard, Why change continues to challenge, How ESG concerns affect share prices
NFP legislation referred to House Committee
The Government has referred the draft Australian Charities and Not-fo...
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Content Type:
The Boardroom Report
30 May 2012
NFP reform delays welcomed, Surviving the new world of hyperconnectivity, Leadership styles of the future, Boardroom experience a good career step, Avoiding a dysfunctional board
NFP reform delays welcomed
The Australian Institute of Company Directors has welcomed the Government's de...
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Content Type:
General
21 May 2012
Last week’s announcement by Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury and the Minister for Social Inclusion, Mark Butler, to delay implementation of governance standards in the forthcoming Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission (ACNC) legislation highlights the complexities involved in regulat...
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Content Type:
The Boardroom Report
02 May 2012
Unlocking hidden networks; Pressure rises for remuneration committees; More independent directors needed on super fund boards; Room for NFP boards to lift their game; Five ways to boost your team's IQ
Unlocking hidden networks
More than half the directors participating in a recent survey ci...
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Content Type:
Media Release
30 Apr 2012
Women’s Affairs Minister Mary Wooldridge has announced the 34 successful recipients of the Victorian Women’s Governance Scholarship program.
The scholarship program is a joint initiative of the Victorian Coalition Government and the Australian Institute of Company Directors to provide 34 women w...
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Content Type:
The Boardroom Report
18 Apr 2012
Executive pay law flaws heighten AGM worries, Concerns mount over director liability and OH&S reforms, Not-for-profit update, Restructuring with care, Help improve directors’ financial literacy
Executive pay law flaws heighten AGM worries
Delays in fixing a flaw in executive pay legisla...
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Content Type:
The Boardroom Report
21 Mar 2012
More women on boards, New governance policy for super funds, ACNC start delayed by three months, New safety law requires better governance systems, Moving towards a mature business risk culture
More women on boards
Latest figures show the percentage of women holding directorships ...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
15 Mar 2012
Our recent policy submissions span the not-for-profit (NFP) sector, anti-phoenix legislation and dividend payments.
What underpins the rationale for our policy team making submissions in relation to each of these issues is how they affect our members.
Australian Cha...