Welcome to the December 2018 issue of GuerdonNews®
In this calendar year's final newsletter we:
• Highlight the board remuneration committee's path to avoid getting on Santa’s naughty list
• Consider conflicts of interest issues arising from the Hayne Royal Commission, and provide a board checklist
• Consider pay equity for top women
• Summarise improvements announced for employee share schemes taxation
• Consider the Reserve Bank of Australia’s view on incentives
• Present the ATO’s "clarifications" on Employee Remuneration Trust taxation
• Consider US executive termination payments and the extent that Australian law makes ASX listed companies uncompetitive
• Remind you of the date for the 13th Remuneration and Governance Forum - 7 March in Melbourne, and 11 March in Perth. The last Forum was booked out.
We conclude with executive and director remuneration disclosure updates available on the GuerdonData® on-line database.
We look forward to reporting board governance and executive remuneration news to you again in 2019, with our first monthly issue to be delivered on the second Tuesday in February. It will feature a summary of what the Hayne Royal Commission's final report means, and our traditional crystal ball article on what the year has in store. In the interim we will, as usual, be toiling away the summer for our clients throughout January.
It has been another great year for Guerdon Associates. Thank you to our clients, and their investors, for being open and responsive to reward solutions that focus executives on creating value, and board governance processes to optimise risk and return.
From all of us in Guerdon Associates, best wishes for a safe, happy and prosperous New Year.