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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
John Colvin
reports on how the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ efforts in the areas of gender diversity and corporate reporting reform are paying off.
Bearing some fruit
It is always satisfying when the hard work put into policy leadership and advocacy by the Australian In...
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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 ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2010
The
ASX 200 Chairmen’s Mentoring Program
kicked into action last month. We asked some mentees what they most hoped to achieve from it.
Getting on board
About the program
The Australian Institute of Company Directors’ ASX 200Chairmen’s Mentoring Program aims to have an immediate ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2010
Towards making a difference
One of the important roles of the Australian Institute of Company Directors is its contribution to major public policy debates. While you may be familiar with our work on issues such as director liability and executive remuneration, we are also active in other areas.
One...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
ASX 200 boards trail on gender diversity
Female directors make up at least 20 per cent of most boards in Australia, but not the boards of the top 200 companies on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), where they account for just 8.7 per cent of directors.
That’s the finding of Women on Boards’ ...
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Content Type:
Media Release
07 Dec 2009
New corporate governance guidelines aimed at encouraging greater diversity on boards and in senior management, announced today by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), were a welcome development, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).The proposed expansion of the ASX ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2009
Younger directors are our future.
Domini Stuart
reports on the pros and cons of having emerging directors on your board and provides some tips on how would-be directors can get started.
Tapping into the fountain of youth
Having emerging directors on your board
Younger directors:
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2009
John M Green
discusses how boards can improve on their CEO succession plans.
Inside outside CEOs
The three non-executive directors from different boards slipped into their regular chairs at the café.
“The Arbitz* board,” notes Peter, spooning sugar into his coffee. “Their CEO’s been doin...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2009
AICD will run its first
Company Directors Course
for Indigenous business leaders and directors in June this year.
Addressing needs of Indigenous directors
Across Australia, there are a large number of Indigenous directors of companies registered under the Corporations ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2007
Several experienced and emerging women directors discuss their views on why women are under-represented on Australian company boards with Helen McCombie.
Women on boards: are attitudes changing?
The results of the 2006 Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) Australian Censu...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
03 Feb 2006
The AICD believes that the composition of boards is a matter for the company and its shareholders/members. The composition of boards should not be subject to externally imposed rules nor even guidance that suggests quotas for any particular segment of society (including women).
Inquir...
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Content Type:
Media Release
27 Jul 2005
Sydney, 27 July 2005: Australia has a very low incidence of multiple directorships, according to a study conducted by Competitive Dynamics for the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), released today.The study, "Too many directorships?", reveals directors across ASX-listed companies hold...
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Content Type:
Media Release
13 Nov 2003
Secret to good corporate governance revealed
The secret to good corporate governance revealed
The secret to good corporate governance is a healthy boardroom culture promoting open discussion, the opportunity to challenge, and full disclosure of relevant info...