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  • Submission to ASIC on Prospectus Disclosure

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    14 Jun 2011

    This submission responded to ASIC’s request for comments on Consultation Paper 155 – Improving Prospectus Disclosure for retail investors. Our submission supported clear, concise and effective prospectus disclosure but noted, among other things, that: • the proposal for mandatory disclos...

  • Submission to ASIC in relation to Consultation Paper 150

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    12 May 2011

    This submission is in response to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's Consultation Paper, 'Disclosing financial information other than in accordance with accounting standards', released on 24 March 2011.   The submission expresses our concerns about developing these guideli...

  • Submission in Response to Discussion Paper on Remuneration Clawbacks

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    30 Mar 2011

    This submission to Federal Treasury sets out our views on the Discussion Paper 'The clawback of executive remuneration where financial statements are materially misstated', released by the Federal Government on 20 December 2010. We noted our strong opposition to a mandated clawback provisi...

  • 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...

  • Submission to Treasury on amendments to s205G of the Corporations Act

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    02 Nov 2010

    On 2nd November the Australian Institute of Company Directors made a submission to Treasury supporting section 205G applying not just to listed companies but also to listed entities. Although this might involve extra compliance costs for listed entities not otherwise required to report that informat...

  • Submission to CAMAC on executive remuneration

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    13 Aug 2010

    On 13 August 2010, the Australian Institute of Company Directors wrote to the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC) setting out our views on the requirements that apply to remuneration reports and on simplification of the incentive components of executive remuneration arrangements. In ...

  • Payment of Dividends Corporations Amendment Corporate Reporting Reform Bill 2010

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    11 Jun 2010

    On 9 June 2010, the Australian Institute of Company Directors wrote to the Hon Chris Bowen MP regarding the test for the payment of dividends included in the Corporations Amendment (Corporate Reporting Reform) Bill 2010. Pursuant to the Bill companies will need to ensure that amongst other things, t...

  • Submission to Treasury on Audit Quality Review

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    07 May 2010

    This submission to Treasury is in response to the discussion paper entitled Audit Quality in Australia: A Strategic Review. As directors are ultimately responsible for the company’s financial reports and for the audit process, the Australian Institute of Company Directors is interested to ensure t...

  • Submission to Treasury on Australias corporate reporting framework

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    03 Feb 2010

    In a submission dated 3 February 2010 AICD provided its comments to Federal Treasury on the exposure draft of the Corporations Amendment (Corporate Reporting Reform) Bill 2010. AICD supported most of the proposed amendments, although it expressed opposition to changing the current wording of the dir...