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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 the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board in response to their Exposure Draft: The Auditor's Responsibilities Relating to Other Information in Documents Containing or Accompanying Audited Financial...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
23 Nov 2012
This submission is in response to ASIC’s Consultation Paper 187: Effective disclosure in an operating and financial review issued in September 2012, which provides guidance to listed entities that are required to prepare an operating and financial review in their Directors Report.
Our s...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
27 Jan 2012
This submission is in response to the discussion paper, Proposed Amendments to the Corporations Act, released by the Federal Treasury, which deals with the dividends payment test in s254T: proposed amendments to the parent entity reporting requirements and changing the financial year of a company.
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
14 Dec 2011
This submission is in response to the International Integrated Reporting Council’s discussion paper, Towards Integrated Reporting, Communicating value in the 21st Century.
Our submission included amongst other things, the following comments about the development of Integrated Reporting:
(a) ...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
30 Nov 2011
This submission responds to the call for comment from the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) on their Agenda Consultation discussion paper that was released in July 2011. The Agenda Consultation seeks views on those financial reporting issues that should be on their agenda in the next ...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
17 Oct 2011
This submission to the International Financial Reporting Standards Board is in response to the Exposure Draft Mandatory Effective Date of IFRS 9.
The submission agrees with the IFRS Board's proposal to extend the adoption date of IFRS 9 to annual periods commencing on or after 1 January...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
16 Oct 2011
This submission is to the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board on their consultation paper, Enhancing the Value of Auditor Reporting: Exploring Options for Change.
We noted amongst other things that:
The Consultation Paper proposed that elements of the audit r...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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:
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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
22 Apr 2010
On 22 April 2010 the Australian Institute of Company Directors lodged a submission with the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) relating to the AASB’s Exposure Draft 192 Differential Reporting Framework and the accompanying consultation paper Differential Financial Reporting – Reducing Disc...
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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...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
23 Dec 2009
On 23 December 2009, AICD provided comments to the AASB in respect of Exposure Draft 183 – Management Commentary. AICD’s submission noted that much of the content of the proposed Management Commentary framework must already be included by Australian listed companies in their annual reports pursuant ...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
24 Nov 2009
On 24 November 2009, AICD provided a submission in response to the Productivity Commission’s draft research report into the Contribution of the Not-for-Profit Sector. The submission strongly supported the recommendation made by the Commission that Australian governments should support and promote tr...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
06 Nov 2009
On 6th November AICD wrote to Sir David Tweedie Chairman of IASB in regard to Exposure Draft ED/2009/7 Financial instruments: Classification and Measurement. AICD is of the view that dividends arising from investments in equity instruments should be recognised in the entitity's profit and loss state...