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Disclosure made simple? Our submission for a new section 300A to the Productivity Commission
30/11/2009

The replacement reduces the complexity of disclosures under the current law, while addressing many of the disclosure...Read more read more

The UK Walker review of financials’ governance and pay one more input into the Australian Productivity Commission’s final report
27/11/2009

On Thursday 26 November Sir David Walker published his final recommendations on his review of UK banks’ and other...Read more read more

Remuneration committee checklist - setting a standard for pay consultant independence
25/11/2009

Boards need to plan for the implications of the Australian Productivity Commission‘s executive pay inquiry...Read more read more

New capped executive termination pay limits now law
27/11/2009

The legislation and accompanying regulations received Royal Assent on 23 November 2009, and took effect the following...Read more read more

Employee share plan tax is still very odd, while executive termination pay is subject to termination
02/11/2009

If you feel punch drunk with the Australian federal government’s announcements of variations to employee share scheme...Read more read more

Constructive executive pay feedback given to the Australian Productivity Commission
02/11/2009

Investors and directors provided Productivity Commission Chairman Gary Banks with direct feedback at a recent forum,...Read more read more

Shareholder returns and remuneration governance highly correlated over investment cycle
28/10/2009

Recent research by Goldman Sachs JB Were (GSJBW) has confirmed that the long standing correlation between good...Read more read more

The remuneration committee’s guide to the executive pay-setting process: a checklist
28/10/2009

The focus on directors to ensure good governance processes for the determination of executive pay makes it important to...Read more read more

Productivity Commission reports on executive pay
01/10/2009

The Productivity Commission released its draft report on its review into the regulation of director and executive...Read more read more

Some useful executive remuneration guidelines from the US
30/09/2009

Australian executive remuneration practice and governance has stood up relatively well in the global financial crisis. ...Read more read more