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  • Submission to Treasury on Exposure draft on the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011

    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...

  • AICD submission on Productivity Commission Discussion Draft on Executive Remuneration

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    06 Nov 2009

    On 6 November 2009 AICD wrote to the Productivity Commission expressing its views on a set of executive remuneration proposals released by the Commission on 30 September 2009. AICD commended the balanced and factual approach taken by the Commission, but expressed concern regarding some of the propos...

  • Submission to Treasury on Access to Share Registers and the Regulation of USO Options Paper

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    23 Jul 2009

    Currently companies are unable to refuse access to share registers where the directors of the company believe the information will be misused. A ‘proper purpose’ test would fairly balance the need to facilitate corporate governance and commercial dealings on the one hand and the protection of shareh...

  • AICD submission to Senate Economics Committee on termination payments

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    17 Jul 2009

    On 17 July 2009 AICD provided a submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee in response to its inquiry into the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination Payments) Bill 2009. The submission outlines AICD’s concerns with the Bill, including the proposed low threshol...

  • Submission to Treasury on Exposure Draft Corporations Amendment Improving Accountability on

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    29 May 2009

    On 29 May 2009 AICD lodged a submission with Federal Treasury in response to the Exposure Draft "Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination Payments) Bill 2009" (issued on 5 May 2009). The submission outlines AICD's concerns with the draft Bill including its impact on the intern...

  • IASB discussion paper preliminary views on financial statement prsentation

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    08 Apr 2009

    AICD strives to promote the simplicity, transparency, consistency and decision usefulness of financial reports and wishes to provide some general comments in response to the IASB paper Preliminary views on financial statement presentation. AICD has also produced 2 publications to support this - Unde...

  • Submission to Australian Shareholders Association draft policy statement on executive rem

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    19 Mar 2009

    This submission provides some comments from AICD to the Australian Shareholders Association (ASA) on its draft policy statement on executive remuneration. It includes AICD's views regarding statutory restrictions on executive remuneration, binding shareholder vote and executive termination payme...

  • Federal opposition policy review

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    02 Mar 2009

    Letter to the Chairman, Federal Opposition Policy Review outlining our higher policy priorities which includes:1. Process of policy development and legislative/regulatory reform2. Remuneration3. Directors Liability4 .Directing in difficult times5. Market integrity6. Shareholder engagement7. Environm...

  • CAMAC discussion paper Members schemes of arrangement

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    01 Oct 2008

    In this submission to CAMAC on the discussion paper on members schemes of arrangement we highlight the issues which are of particular significance to directors. These include: Section 3.3 - liability and defences for disclosure breaches. Information supplied in an exemplary state...

  • Rethinking the AGM

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    18 Jul 2008

    While the reliance on AGMs may be changing for shareholders, AICD continues to see a role for annual engagement through a general meeting. CSA's discussion paper recommends removing some of the current discretions that are available to company chairmen in conducting AGMs.AICD sees the current discre...

  • AICD letter to Senator Nick Sherry The future of Annual General Meetings

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    20 Jun 2008

    AICD letter to Senator Nick Sherry requesting dinner discussion relating to the future of annual general meetings Letter to Senator Nick Sherry See also Rethinking the AGM

  • PJC Inquiry into Shareholder Engagement and Participation Responses to Questions on notice

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    22 May 2008

    Following on from its 2007 submission to the PJC Inquiry into Shareholder Engagement and Participation, AICD appeared before the PJC at its public hearings held on 16/4/08. The documents on this page comprise the transcript of hearing and responses to question on notice. ...