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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

Senator Sherry clarifies executive termination payment regulation
06/04/2009

On Monday 23 March 2009 Senator Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, in an article published in...Read more read more