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Australian Prudential Regulation Authority finalises pay regulations
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its final version of prudential requirements on remuneration for authorised deposit... more
The real story on 2009 CEO pay - median increases of 1.5% with large reductions in performance pay
Recent media reports single out individual CEOs who have received large bonus payments or large base salary increases. But when we look at the overal... more
Australian employee share scheme tax bill passed by the Senate with no amendments
The Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2009, which implements the government’s employee share plan tax changes, was passed by the Se... more
Disclosure made simple? Our submission for a new section 300A to the Productivity Commission
Guerdon Associates has made a joint submission to the Australian Productivity Commission in conjunction with law firm Allens Arthur Robinson, proxy ad... more
The UK Walker review of financials’ governance and pay one more input into the Australian Productivity Commission’s final report
On Thursday 26 November Sir David Walker published his final recommendations (see HERE) on his review of UK banks’ and other financial institutions’ p... more
Remuneration committee checklist - setting a standard for pay consultant independence
Boards need to plan for the implications of the Australian Productivity Commission‘s executive pay inquiry recommendations, if they have not done so a... more
New capped executive termination pay limits now law
Our November 2009 newsletter reported that the Australian Senate (at the instigation of Senator Xenophon) had amended the government’s proposed change... more
Employee share plan tax is still very odd, while executive termination pay is subject to termination
If you feel punch drunk with the Australian federal government’s announcements of variations to employee share scheme taxation, then hold on. Th... more
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