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ATO warns of FBT risk with loan-backed share plans using trust structures
01/07/2011

Loan backed share plans are a tax effective method for aligning the interests of employees with shareholders.Read more read more

Australian executive remuneration Bill enacted without amendment
21/06/2011

On 20 June 2011, the Senate passed the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive...Read more read more

CAMAC reports on simplifying remuneration and disclosure
06/06/2011

On 25 May, the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC) released its report on simplifying incentive...Read more read more

Less “guilty until proved innocent” director laws – welcome amendments
06/06/2011

The NSW government has introduced legislation to implement new model OH&S laws.Read more read more

Banker pay – regulators conclude that banks have not got their pay in the right place yet
03/06/2011

As we wrote in October, global bank regulators had been getting a clearer picture on banker pay, and they did not like...Read more read more

What is an executive remuneration hedge, and when is it illegal?
30/05/2011

The government has inadvertently come up with a convincing argument against its black letter law approach to regulating...Read more read more

Australian 2 strikes law on executive pay – an update
30/05/2011

The Bill was introduced into Parliament on 23 February 2011.Read more read more

Remuneration Committee evaluation criteria-a checklist
02/05/2011

The pending introduction of the two strikes law has thrust Remuneration Committees into the spotlight and placed them...Read more read more

Crossing borders - Dodd-Frank law expands SEC foreign reach
02/05/2011

As most business leaders know, the United States enacted a comprehensive financial regulatory scheme last year in...Read more read more

Recent findings for the causes of the GFC
02/05/2011

The US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) has released its final report on its investigation into...Read more read more