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Guerdon Associates–ISS Symposium program now available
04/08/2014

ISS will present its new guidelines “hot off the press”. These are the guidelines that will be in effect when ISS...Read more read more

The Cost of Board Discretion
04/08/2014

Would your Board permit vesting of LTI grants based on relative total shareholder return (TSR) in the event that the...Read more read more

Financial System Inquiry Interim Report
01/08/2014

The Financial System Inquiry, chaired by Mr David Murray, released its interim report on 15 July 2014. It included...Read more read more

ASX Listing Rules amended to capture more within existing director fee pool limit
24/07/2014

The ASX has revised Listing Rule 10.17 and introduced new Listing Rules 10.17A and 10.17B to clarify the rules relating...Read more read more

Institutional investors question the basis of LTI grants, and many boards are ill prepared to respond
30/06/2014

Credit Suisse illustrates this with a hypothetical example that indicates a maximum LTI value twice as high as that...Read more read more

Volatile companies defy logic in relative TSR hurdled vesting outcomes
30/06/2014

Guerdon Associates' study analyses the relationship between company volatility and relative TSR long term incentive...Read more read more

Executive or non-executive director? The law decides.
24/06/2014

Key updates on the recent court decision describing the legal differences between an executive director and a...Read more read more

2014 Federal Budget impact on Australian executive and director remuneration
14/05/2014

When it comes to executive remuneration-related matters, the Federal budget handed down by the Treasurer on Tuesday 13...Read more read more

Deregulation Bill submission on remuneration disclosure
27/05/2014

The Australian government’s draft “Deregulation Bill” did away with nonsensical disclosure requirements while...Read more read more

Assessing a director’s “character”
07/05/2014

Whilst it is relatively easy to check a candidate’s experience, education, and criminal/bankruptcy history, the...Read more read more