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Introducing the “apprentice” NED, as well as more on the full time NED
01/06/2009

If Australia goes down the path that the UK is taking we may need to be very concerned at how we are going to source...Read more read more

Head for the trenches – yet more pay regulation is coming
01/06/2009

Termination pay, share plan taxation, APRA regulation and the Productivity Commission review – surely there could not...Read more read more

The SEC and US politicians want shareholders to have more say, so we may not have to over-react with regulation
01/06/2009

We have noted in a past article that if the US fixed its governance then it would save the rest of the world having to...Read more read more

The Australian budget – possibly a very odd approach to employee share plans
13/05/2009

The Rudd Government announced new measures in the 2009-2010 budget that could result in very significant changes to...Read more read more

Draft Australian executive termination payment laws released
05/05/2009

The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Nick Sherry, has released an exposure draft of the...Read more read more

Productivity Commission investigation into executive pay
03/05/2009

The Australian Productivity Commission has been asked to undertake a public inquiry into the regulatory framework...Read more read more

Investors should be worried - sourcing qualified board directors is the next big challenge, as a part-time duty fast becomes a full-time commitment
03/05/2009

Non executive directors may become a thing of the past. The workload is building up so that at some time in the near...Read more read more

ASA position and guidelines on executive remuneration
02/05/2009

The ASA released its updated policy statement on executive remuneration ‘for the guidance of listed companies’ on...Read more read more

European Commission setting a precedent for Australia’s Productivity Commission?
03/05/2009

In conjunction with a separate recommendation on banker pay, the European Commission (EC) has also finalised a...Read more read more

CEBS publishes its principles on remuneration
03/05/2009

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) published a finalised set of principles for remuneration policies...Read more read more