Section 189 of the Corporations Act, in effect, encourages directors to seek external expert opinion.Read more 
Following the receipt of almost fifty submissions from industry bodies and lobby groups during the consultation period,...Read more 
Readers will recall that the May 2008 Federal Budget included two measures affecting the tax treatment of shares or...Read more 
The past year or so has witnessed the biggest exodus of Australian company CEOs for some time.Read more 
When the governments of Australia agree with the principle of harmonising laws, regulations and taxes watch out,...Read more 
In July, New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo dropped his case challenging the nearly $190 million compensation...Read more 
Termination payments for Australian executives have featured extensively in the news recently.Read more 
Long before the credit crisis we wrote that boards should take account of risk in setting incentive plan metrics.Read more 
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has inquired into the engagement and...Read more 
One of the most challenging aspects of designing effective long-term incentive plans is selecting meaningful but...Read more 