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CDM Article
01 Apr 2013
John M Green argues that an Asian century requires China to engender greater trust in the West.
The "Asian Century" beckons. Yet Australia’s Chinese-chequered history – over a century and a half long – suggests we’re already in our second Asian century.
As mid-20th century kids slapp...
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CDM Article
01 Dec 2012
John M Green ponders what the year 2013 may hold for us.
Christmas is the time when people of all faiths join together in peace and harmony to rejoice in retail. Christmas is also about pausing, but only after you’ve finished shopping.
As the holiday season approaches, it’s wise to re...
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CDM Article
01 Nov 2012
John M Green questions whether companies value culture and reputation highly enough.
In June, Barclays PLC’s outgoing chairman admitted the company’s role in the UK’s LIBOR inter-bank interest rate scandal had "dealt a devastating blow" to its reputation. Unsaid, but more important, was h...
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CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
John M Green
suggests business should demand as much from politicians as politicians do from business.
Double standards
Recently, two newspaper articles stared up from the same front page. In one, the corporate regulator rightly warned companies not to issue misleading profit fig...
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CDM Article
01 May 2010
John M Green
suggests it may not be the proxy advisory firms that are the problem, but some of the institutions that hire them.
Proxy by proxy
During each year’s annual general meeting season, directors come out blasting at corporate governance proxy advisory firms. It’s mostly d...
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CDM Article
01 Nov 2009
John M Green
reviews the Productivity Commission’s report on executive pay and says more work is needed.
Productivity omission
Overall, the Productivity Commission’s (PC’s) executive pay report is sensible, especially since much reflects market practice. But it’s not all prudent a...
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CDM Article
01 Oct 2009
John M Green
suggests boards ditch the old short-termist penny-farthing corporate model.
Penny-farthing companies
Just as cyclist Lance Armstrong owes the industrial revolution for the penny-farthing, investors should thank it for the freely registrable limited liability corporation.
Sin...
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CDM Article
01 Aug 2009
John M Green
questions what directors can do if a government heavies them.
National vs shareholder interest
Berating business is a bipartisan government sport. Think banks or Pacific Brands. But what if, in the “national interest”, a government bullied your company into a course potentia...
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CDM Article
01 Jun 2009
John M Green
argues government rhetoric on the financial crisis is off the mark.
Let’s export regulation, not import it
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd claims the solution to the financial crisis is international. This hints at a desire to import regulation when the exact opposite may be prefe...
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CDM Article
01 Apr 2009
John M Green
warns directors to watch out when a small division or subsidiary is making far more than they expect.
Small but not beautiful
How the mighty can topple over small, seemingly successful things. There’s a lesson in that from the downfall of American International Group (AIG), the...
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CDM Article
01 Jul 2008
John M Green
suggests three reforms that the Federal Government could consider in its review of directors’ liability.
If a director’s cap fits
Non-executive directors (NEDs) frequently and loudly fret about liability. Yet, the cases actually launched against NEDs to date are a tri...