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External CEO recruitment impacts remuneration levels
01/10/2007

Various studies have indicated that the proportion of CEOs being hired from outside relative to those being promoted...Read more read more

Australian “self-regulation” a better way to improve performance measure disclosure compliance?
01/10/2007

In Australia listed companies are required to disclose the performance conditions used in executive incentive plans and...Read more read more

Remuneration Committee roles and responsibilities checklist
01/10/2007

The role of the remuneration committee is to have an appropriate reward policy that attracts and motivates executives...Read more read more

Australian Taxation Office taking a close interest in executive remuneration arrangements
03/09/2007

During a July 2007 address to the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Australian Commissioner of Taxation,...Read more read more

ASX Corporate Governance Council Revised Principles – More Specifics On Executive Pay and Performance
03/09/2007

In August’s newsletter we provided a summary of the revised ASX Corporate Governance Council revised principles. ...Read more read more

Higher taxes on share, option and termination payments
03/09/2007

One of outcomes most pundits can bet on is that if there is an excuse to raise taxes under the guise of “it will be...Read more read more

Executive Share Options May Not Be Enough For Some Companies
03/09/2007

While the use of equity compensation is generally accepted as being desirable to motivate executives to add value for...Read more read more

Revised Corporate Governance Principles Released
06/08/2007

The ASX Corporate Governance Council has released its revised Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations late...Read more read more

When it comes to remuneration reports and plain written English, Australian companies could do better
06/08/2007

Guerdon Associates assessed the readability of the remuneration reports of the ASX 50 companies compared to 40...Read more read more

Moody’s analyses executive pay for credit risk
06/08/2007

Boards and management may be unaware that their credit rating from Moody’s could take into account risk associated...Read more read more