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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
Expanding offshore is a risky business. The Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation recently hosted a discussion to help guide directors through this maze.
Taking the world by storm
Australian businesse...
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CDM Article
01 May 2010
The world’s largest shareholders in focus
The weight, and therefore influence, of large pension funds and major asset pools continues to grow. And, in some ways, they are reshaping the investment world.
Carl Rosen, executive director of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), says: “...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
Technology advancements are creating new opportunities and threats for companies. The Australian Institute of Company Directors and CSC hosted a discussion on how boards can respond.
Stepping up to IT challenges
Rapid technology changes are creating a host of challenges for directors.
The g...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Nov 2009
A peek at some of the issues directors need to consider as we edge into an increasingly carbon-constrained business world.
Climate change update
Corporate Australia has passed a key first hurdle with flying colours as it enters a new carbon constrained world.
The Department of Climate Change’s...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Nov 2009
Giles Parkinson
provides some tips on how directors of SMEs can improve their organisations’ attractiveness as buyers start trickling back into the market.
Becoming sale ready
Becoming sale ready
Identify who your likely buyers are
Anticipate what they will be looking for
Ensure rel...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2009
Robert Pick
and
Tom Story
examine some of the key issues directors should consider when looking at a possible equity raising.
Tapping the markets
The decision to raise equity requires directors to make decisions about more than the price at which shares...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2009
The global financial crisis caught many boards off guard.
Tony Featherstone
reports on how boards found the light to help them navigate their organisations through the storm.
Finding the light
Lessons from the GFC
Too many boards and executive teams accepted the statu...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2009
Australian directors are navigating through unchartered waters. AICD chairman
John Story
FAICD discussed some of them at the Company Directors Conference 2009 in Cairns in June. Here’s an edited extract of what had to say.
Navigating unchartered waters
Those of you who were with ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2009
Elana Rubin is a career director with a diverse portfolio. She talks to
Tony Featherstone
about the challenges of chairing AustralianSuper.
Q&A with Elana Rubin
Boards of not-for-profit (NFP) enterprises are rarely considered in the same league as those governing multi-billio...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Dec 2008
Professor Richard Heaney
reviews the economic challenges directors are likely to face next year.
Economic life in 2009
The recent drama in the world’s financial markets may still have some way to go. The US regulators are dealing with the subprime crisis, although recent inter-ban...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Dec 2008
James Lau
provides 10 strategies that could help your organisation thrive in a downturn.
How to thrive in a recession
In times of subdued demand and economic turbulence, companies can fall from the top positions in their sector. Recent examples include Lehman Brothers and Babcock ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Dec 2008
Forewarned is forearmed. With a tough 2008 almost behind us, it’s time to gear up for the challenges ahead.
Resilience in 2009
You’re not alone if you’re sighing with relief that 2008 is almost over. It’s been a tough and volatile year for even the most experienced and ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Dec 2008
Bernard Tanner
says its not all gloom and doom for SMEs battling the credit crunch and economic downturn.
When it comes to the crunch
The numbers are staggering. According to the Bank of England, global losses from the credit crunch have topped £1.8 trillion to date ($4.2 trillion). That...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Dec 2008
Tough staffing decisions may have to be made in 2009.
Kevin Chandler
provides some tips on how to survive them.
When the axe drops
Earlier this month, the Finance Sector Union predicted that up to 10,000 jobs could be lost in the next 12 to 18 months. Many of these jobs will be in middle...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Nov 2008
AICD around Australia
Chas Kelly stays in the fast lane
Chas Kelly, the winner of AICD’s 2008 Tasmanian Gold Medal Award, has always had a passion for the fast lane.
Kelly started his own transport business after buying an old truck and trailer in Devonport in 1979. Pushing the ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Oct 2008
Dale Budd
outlined the challenges and opportunities confronting public sector governance at a recent seminar in Canberra. This is an abridged version of his speech.
The governance of government
Directors of public sector agencies and businesses often have a difficult role to play in ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Oct 2008
Letters to the editor
I refer to the article entitled “Pulling in the belt” (Company Director, September 2008). In the article, Moorestone managing director John Corrigan refers correctly to the temptation for businesses to cut marketing expenditure when things get tight. Generally senior managemen...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2008
If you’re not riding the wave of change into the 21st century, you’ll find yourself drowning beneath it.
Di Worrall
provides five mindsets that will help keep your organisation’s head above water.
Habits for business success
As we pull out from the information age and into a new ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2008
Ken Moss
discussed the role that power and authority play in a board’s relationship with its CEO at a recent AICD lunch in Perth. Here’s an excerpt of what he had to say.
Power and authority in the boardroomMany political figures have hung onto power for perhaps too long, including the li...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2008
Anne Lampe
reports on how directors can ensure their organisations are insulated from the risks that come their way as market conditions continue to toughen.
Future proofing your business
Until this year, almost a decade of consistent economic growth has allowed Australian management tea...