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Content Type:
Director Q and A
31 Jan 2013
The board has the responsibility of assessing the performance of the CEO and has a vested interest in ensuring the CEO is effective. This Q&A explains the process of how to conduct an appraisal, how often they should be carried out and other considerations to take into account to ensure a good r...
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Content Type:
General
24 Feb 2011
This submission sets out our comments on the strategy of the IFRS Foundation, including its mission, governance and its oversight of the IASB standard-setting process. It was lodged with the Trustees of the IFRS Foundation in response to its strategy review consultation document.
As Australia i...
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Content Type:
Media Release
15 Feb 2011
Abstract:
Four leading organisations, among them some of Australia’s largest employers, are partnering with the Australian Institute of Company Directors in a new corporate leadership program, which aims to prepare senior executives for directorship roles and assist in building a diverse talent...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2010
Given the nature of their roles, non-executive directors cannot know everything about an organisation and are heavily dependent on management for information.
Domini Stuart
investigates how directors can improve this information flow.
Removing the chinks from the informati...
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Content Type:
Media Release
16 Apr 2010
The measures announced by the Federal Government in response to the Productivity Commission’s executive remuneration inquiry will add more unnecessary regulation and have unintended consequences which could disrupt companies, the Australian Institute of Company Directors said today.
There were...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
26 Feb 2010
This consultation paper contains ASIC’s proposals for best practice relating to the handling of confidential information, primarily in the context of capital raisings and mergers and acquisitions. Whilst AICD supports the focus of the Paper, we are concerned that some of the proposals may not be pro...
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Content Type:
Media Release
19 Jan 2010
The package of insolvency law reforms announced by the Minister for Corporate Law, Chris Bowen, addresses some significant concerns of business and the director community, the Australian Institute of Company Directors said today.We welcome the measures, which included amendments to the Corporations ...
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Content Type:
Media Release
24 Nov 2009
The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) advocates diversity on boards and believes companies should adopt an open approach that aims to select the best possible directors from a diverse range of candidates.Directors should be chosen from a broadly-based candidate pool, possessing approp...
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Content Type:
Media Release
30 Sep 2009
The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s recognition that salary caps and other prescriptive regulation are not the answer to tackling concerns about executive remuneration
. Responding to the Commission’s draft report into regulation of exe...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2009
The times they are a-changin’ and with them, so are the skills your CEO may need.
Giles Parkinson
examines the new phenomena at work in the CEO market.
Is your CEO right for the times?
Nobody in the corporate world needs to be reminded that these are challenging times. Economies ...
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Content Type:
Media Release
10 Mar 2009
Principles designed to encourage greater consistency and transparency in non-statutory profit reporting have been released by the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) today.The inconsistent reporting of non-statutory profit fig...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Dec 2008
The role of company secretaries has changed markedly.
Domini Stuart
reports on how they are stepping up to the challenges of supporting the board.
The new breed of company secretaries
Twenty years ago, even 10 years ago, a company secretary prepared agendas, organised board meeti...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2006
Company Directors Conference 2006
A final reminder that the Company Directors Conference will take place from 10-13 May at the Sheraton Mirage, Gold Coast. The theme of the conference is ‘Change is inevitable – adapting is crucial’ and it is shaping up as an essential event to attend for all...
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Content Type:
Position Paper
15 Sep 2004
Termination payments to departing chief executive officers have been the subject of vigorous domestic and international debate in recent years. All stakeholders have been especially critical of unwarranted large termination payments to departing chief executive officers. This paper focuses on chief ...