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Simplified Superannuation Contribution Rules
29/09/2006

Our July 2006 Newsletter outlined the Government’s initial Budget proposals regarding contribution rules. The final...Read more read more

Non-Executive Chairmen – Do They Have A Stake In Their Companies?
04/09/2006

Several well known ASX listed companies have formal policies of delivering a set proportion of director fees as company...Read more read more

Does Board Chairman Share Ownership Relate To Company Performance?
04/09/2006

In the past Guerdon Associates has established that there is a strong relationship between CEO shareholdings and a...Read more read more

Board Chairman Remuneration Trends – Take Care With Those Statistics
04/09/2006

Would you believe 14% of non-executive chairmen had their remuneration cut from 2004 to 2005?Read more read more

Director Share Ownership – Is It Time For The Rules To Change?
04/09/2006

Yesterday it was reported that Treasury was reviewing director penalties that serve to increase directors’ risk...Read more read more

Earnings results suggest a wild ride for executive pay
04/09/2006

Up until a few days ago, overall earnings growth for Australian listed companies disclosed so far for the year ended...Read more read more

Remuneration abuse and whistleblowers
04/09/2006

On August 9 the second set of criminal charges was laid against US executives for option backdating.Read more read more

Remuneration Disclosure Changes - Hedging Your Bets, And More
31/07/2006

As we reported a couple of months ago, the Australian Treasury is considering reducing the compliance burden associated...Read more read more

US Catching Up To Australia On Disclosures
31/07/2006

Last Wednesday, July 26, the SEC voted publicly to adopt new disclosure standards that, in many ways, are similar to...Read more read more

Searching Offshore For A CEO? Now The Near Impossible Is Only Just Hard Work
31/07/2006

900,000 Australians have decamped to take up employment far from this country’s sunny shores.Read more read more