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Australian Institute of Company Directors releases guidelines on executive pay
02/03/2009

The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) released its executive remuneration guidelines on 12 February...Read more read more

New remuneration code of practice announced – a checklist for all companies’ boards
02/03/2009

While they will apply to financial services providers initially, we expect that it will not be long before the...Read more read more

Australia (and the rest of the world) needs the USA to fix its executive pay governance
02/03/2009

Global action to regulate executive pay will not fully achieve its aim. In fact, for already well-regulated and...Read more read more

Some executive pay needs to encourage more risk
02/03/2009

New regulation does not preclude non-financial sector companies from being pressured to provide remuneration...Read more read more

Mandatory shareholding requirements for executives can be vexing - an issues checklist
02/03/2009

Given recent criticism of ‘short-termism’ in remuneration practices, particularly within financial services...Read more read more

Board and executive remuneration for 2009 and 2010
01/02/2009

The credit tsunami engulfing the world has precipitated, and will continue to precipitate, long-lasting changes across...Read more read more

2009 Remuneration Forum – APRA, ASIC and Senator Sherry to reveal all to institutional investors and directors on March 16?
01/02/2009

Speakers and panellists have been finalised for the 2009 Remuneration Forum.Read more read more

Remuneration committees – a checklist to assess how yours compares with the best
01/02/2009

The introduction of executive remuneration disclosure requirements, shareholder voting on the remuneration report and...Read more read more

Sub-prime bonus – Credit Suisse’s approach
01/02/2009

In December 2008 we published details of UBS’s response to executive remuneration issues.Read more read more

APRA speaks (a little more…)
01/02/2009

As noted in prior newsletters, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) mentioned the role executive...Read more read more