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  • Feature Building healthy boards

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jun 2010

    A new breed of boards is likely to emerge as part of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s plan to reform the nation’s healthcare system. Domini Stuart gains some insights into how they could be created. Building healthy boards Challenges of sitting on a hospital board may include A complex ...

  • Feature Avoiding family feuds

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2010

    Family can be both a big plus and a minus for family run businesses. Domini Stuart provides some tips on how to turn the minuses into pluses. Avoiding family feuds Challenges for family businesses include: Nepotism and family conflict Succession planning Different sharehold...

  • Feature Risky business

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Feb 2010

    The global financial crisis has prompted a rethink of risk-management models. Domini Stuart provides some tips on how boards can respond. Risky business Key points Because of the GFC, there has been: A renewed focus on risk-management A shift towards the enterprise-wide risk-man...

  • Infrastructure Update On the move again

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Dec 2009

    Six months ago, infrastructure development was stuck at the amber light. Domini Stuart discovers that the traffic is moving again although many road blocks remain. On the move again Key points Stimulus packages are kicking in Capital markets are recovering Repayment risks abound Pr...

  • Feature Hardie lessons

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Nov 2009

    The James Hardie case is still under appeal and may yet have wider ramifications. Domini Stuart examines some of the questions it poses for directors in the meantime. Hardie lessons The Hardie questions Which press releases should directors ap...

  • Feature Is it worth being a NED

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Aug 2009

    Domini Stuart investigates whether the rewards still outweigh the risks of being a non-executive director. Is it worth being a NED? Key points Personal liability and reputational risks of being a NED are high D&O insurance costs are rising and conditio...

  • Feature A directors survival guide

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2009

    Domini Stuart provides 10 strategies for directors on how to survive a recession and emerge in better shape. A director’s survival guide 1. Don’t panic It has been a long time since the last recession and for many directors the economic downturn is a new experience. “My advice...

  • Feature Guarding against fraud

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2009

    The risk of fraud tends to rise in tougher times. Domini Stuart provides some insights on how directors can help guard against it. Guarding against fraud Securing the next line of credit, maintaining sales, minimising costs... In tough times, directors’ at...

  • Feature The brave new world of MA

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Mar 2009

    The M&A landscape is changing. Domini Stuart provides some tips on how to buy, or be bought, well in this tough economic climate. The brave new world of M&A Many experts are predicting a sluggish start to 2009 in terms of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). “In...

  • Feature Unfair value

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Dec 2008

    Domini Stuart reports on the dilemmas that mark-to-market accounting rules are creating in the current volatile economic climate. Unfair value? An instrument of clarity and transparency, reporting impartially on market performance after it has occurred? Or an instrument of doom, promotin...

  • Feature Be prepared Oct 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Oct 2008

    Directors are likely to be asked some tough questions during this year’s AGM season. Domini Stuart investigates what they should prepare themselves for. Be prepared Pity poor Rupert Murdoch. At the 2006 News Limited AGM, he was forced to field questions about bestiality, n...

  • Feature IFRS 3 years on

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Aug 2008

    Nearly three years down the track, Domini Stuart finds that International Financial Reporting Standards pose several challenges for Australian companies. IFRS 3 years on The quality of our home-grown accounting standards was recognised internationally. However, with Australia com...

  • Feature Measuring the immeasurable Jun 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jun 2008

    Financial indicators are easy to gauge, but on their own they don’t truly reflect a business’ strengths and weaknesses. Domini Stuart discusses how organisations can quantify factors that are less tangible but still determine their sustainability. Measuring the immeasur...

  • Feature Battening down the hatches Apr 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2008

    With grey clouds rapidly gathering on the economic horizon, Domini Stuart provides some tips on how to weather the storms they carry. Battening down the hatches The heat is on. Fallout from the US subprime crisis has brought an end to an unprecedented period of prosperity and gro...

  • Cover Story

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2007

    One of the most contentious recommendations in the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s (ASX CGC) revised draft of Principles of Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice Recommendations related to recognising and reporting business risks. Domini Stuart canvasses views both supporting and opposing t...

  • Cover story

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Mar 2007

    Executive remuneration has been a key issue in the continuing debate around corporate governance standards. Generally, shareholders are demanding that executive remuneration be transparent and that companies set reasonable hurdles for performance-related payments. Domini Stuart reviews the latest tr...