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CDM Article
01 Apr 2013
Listed companies have jumped many hurdles to improve their executive pay practices and avoid falling foul of the "two-strikes" law. Now, as Domini Stuart reports, a new wave of pay reforms are heading their way.
The second reporting season since the introduction of the "two-strikes" rule l...
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CDM Article
01 Mar 2013
Praveen Gupta outlines some of the proposed reforms to corporate law that could change the way companies operate in India.
Back in the 1950s, as a young republic, India chose to tread the socialistic path. Not surprisingly, the nationalisation of the following ensued: airline industry (1...
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CDM Article
01 Feb 2013
Having been involved in the restructuring of the then troubled Centro property group, Susan Oliver suggests some ways in which directors can improve the success rate of their decision-making and value they contribute in the boardroom.
In November 2012, the Australian Securities and Invest...
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CDM Article
01 Feb 2013
Rob Elliott outlines some of Company Directors’ policy priorities for the year ahead.
To kick off the New Year, I thought it appropriate to outline some of our policy priorities for the year ahead. These priorities reflect our conversations with you, as well as with divisional representat...
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CDM Article
01 Dec 2012
Andrew Griffiths identifies some of the key challenges audit and risk committees may face in 2013.
As continuing economic volatility converges with sweeping regulatory change and an expanded focus on financial reporting, directors on audit and risk committees are likely to experience even...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Nov 2012
A monthly review of the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ policy and advocacy team’s key projects and issues.
The future of the AGM
Following the release of the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC) discussion paper The AGM and Shareholder Engagement in Septembe...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2012
Sam Walker investigates how directors can better evaluate the budget papers that are soon to appear in their board packs as organisations prepare for the next financial year.
Love it or hate it, crunching the numbers is crucial to any successful business.
Without a financial plan to g...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2012
Belinda Gibson says ASIC’s review of 50 remuneration reports from ASX 300 companies picked up positive trends as well as areas that need further improvement.
The 2012 financial year reporting season is in full swing for most companies and the Australian Securities and Investments Commiss...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2012
Nichola Clark reports on how directors need to get up to speed with the changes coming as a result of the carbon tax and moves to reduce carbon emissions.
Over the past few years, most of us have sat in the stalls and watched what has felt like one of the longest soap opera performances i...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2012
A monthly review of the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ Policy and Advocacy team’s key projects and issues.
We made a record number of submissions in the last couple of months on issues ranging from superannuation to the not-for-profit (NFP) sector.We made a record number of s...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Feb 2012
Peter Kell discusses how ASIC is managing its three strategic priorities in a constantly evolving environment.
I recently rejoined ASIC as a commissioner, having first worked in the organisation between 1998 and 2004. In between, I was CEO of CHOICE and most recently, the Australian Competi...
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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 Aug 2010
Douglas Niven
warns that a drive to lower auditing fees can reduce the quality of audits.
Maintaining high audit quality
Many companies have been under pressure to reduce costs due to the global financial crisis or other factors. While these are commercial decisions for each compa...
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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...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
Phil Ruthven
details the alarming rise in government debt across the globe but argues that Australians have less to lose sleep over.
Why debt matters
Unserviceable debt in the world’s finance industry, with total assets in excess of US$300 trillion, gave us the global financial crisis (...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
A standard for water reporting will soon be released.
Peter Day
,
Jayne Godfrey
and
Sean Hanley
explain how it will work.
Accounting for water
Water is a fundamental resource for all organisations – public a...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
Domini Stuart
reports on why aspects of the proposed new differential reporting regime may create headaches for some directors.
New accounting blues
Areas of concern for differential reporting include:
A “clarification” for special-purpose fi...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
An outline of some of the issues addressed recently by the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ Policy and Advocacy team.
Policy Update
Our plan for better remuneration reports
On 4 June, we released a position paper proposing reforms to improve the unduly complex requirements for di...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2010
Given the nature of their roles, non-executive directors cannot know everything about an organisation and are heavily dependent on management for information.
Domini Stuart
investigates how directors can improve this information flow.
Removing the chinks from the informati...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2010
An outline of some of the issues addressed recently by the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ Policy and Advocacy team.
Policy Update
Diversity mentoring program underway
Some of Australia’s most senior company chairmen and directors are participating in the Australian Institute of Com...