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Content Type:
Policy Submission
06 Nov 2009
On 6 November 2009 AICD wrote to the Productivity Commission expressing its views on a set of executive remuneration proposals released by the Commission on 30 September 2009. AICD commended the balanced and factual approach taken by the Commission, but expressed concern regarding some of the propos...
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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...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2009
Raising the profile of NFP directors
Last month I attended a business event where the importance of not-for-profit (NFP) boards was discussed in detail. One point raised was that while the number of for-profit directors is vast, there are also a great number of NFP directors – who are of immense im...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
31 Jul 2009
On 31 July 2009 AICD provided a submission to the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) in response to the Discussion Paper "Remuneration: Proposed extensions to governance requirements for APRA-regulated institutions" (Issued 28 May 2009). AICD outlined its support for the overall appro...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
23 Jun 2009
On 23 June 2009 AICD wrote to the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) setting out its views on proposed changes to the ICGN’s guidelines on the remuneration of non-executive directors. In its letter AICD provided feedback on matters such as proposed guidance on minimum director share h...
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Content Type:
Position Paper
02 Oct 2008
This position paper sets out some of AICD's views on good corporate governance relating to the remuneration of non-executive directors. The paper represents an amalgamation of past comments made by AICD on the subject.
Position paper no 12 - Remuneration of Non-executive directors
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Content Type:
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...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2007
Professor
Bob Baxt
provides an overview of recent court decisions which affect the role and responsibility of directors. Many of the matters examined in the Law Reporter are discussed in greater detail in The Baxt Report published by Thomson Publishing.
The Vi...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2006
Graham Bradley has embarked on his ‘fourth career’ as a professional director. He argues that boards need to rethink the fundamental principles of what they should be doing so as not to be overwhelmed by compliance reports. Giles Parkinson reports.
Just as busy, but less pressured
Over the las...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2006
Andrew Briggs and Craig Holland from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu warn that you need to be aware of the tax implications of engaging in practices which aim to reduce the tax liability on fees received for being a company director.
The tax implications of directors’ fees
There is no question that s...
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Content Type:
Position Paper
23 Feb 2006
This position paper sets out what the AICD believes to represent the expectations of the corporate community in Australia as to the responsibilities and liabilities of a company chairman. It places the Greaves case in context, outlines the role of the chairman, comments on the question of liability ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Feb 2006
The CEO as director
Ian Wightwick asks, in today’s regulatory environment, are the interests of the public company and its shareholders best served by CEOs that do not take on a dual capacity as executive directors on the board?
In a previous chief executive/managing director role, two valid ...
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Content Type:
Position Paper
09 Jan 2003
Australian Institute of Company Directors sees the involvement of independent non-executive directors on the boards of Australian publicly listed companies as an essential element of proper corporate governance. It believes that the purpose of corporate governance, to govern the enterprise and rende...