Keeping Good Companies articles from August 2005

Keeping Good Companies archives from August 2005

Business ethics as risk management.(APPLIED CORPORATE GOVERNANCE)
August 1, 2005... * Responses to recent corporate collapses have overlooked the importance of business ethics in managing risk * Four indicators of business ethics and their risk management aspects are discussed * Investors are wanting companies to...

A checklist of governance requirements for growing companies.
August 1, 2005... Many cost and operational factors need to be considered when expanding from a one-person owned business to a publicly listed company. The checklist below aims to briefly outline the requirements at each stage of expansion. ...

Changing the constitution of community or member-based organisations.(Corporations Act)
August 1, 2005... * Encourage your board to replicate the clear rules in the Corporations Act where possible * Members' rights in three areas need attention * Think about three factors when considering structural change A Company Secretary was heard...

CLERP 9 and the annual general meeting.(corporate law)
August 1, 2005... * A refresher for listed companies on the CLERP 9 requirements for notices of meeting and proxy voting * Remuneration reports and auditors at the meeting * Other changes on the horizon With the season for AGMs fast approaching,...

How to avoid an unfair dismissal claim.(NEWS AND VIEWS)
August 1, 2005... One of the significant factors affecting an employer's exposure to unfair dismissal claims is the confusion that surrounds the mass of rules and jurisdictions in Australia's industrial relations system, as it currently stands. Our existing...

National workplace relations reforms: what's in store.(EMPLOYMENT LAW)
August 1, 2005... * A lesser role for the Australian Industrial Relations Commission * Overriding of state IR systems * A single national system for unfair dismissal claims and stronger laws about industrial action Prime Minister John Howard...

The other side of Kyoto: are the pastures greener?(ENVIRONMENT LAW)
August 1, 2005... * The Kyoto Protocol has implications for emerging emissions trading markets * Clean development mechanism (CDM) projects generate Certified Emission Reduction units (CERs) which can be traded on such markets * Australia has joined the...

Prudential supervision of general insurance groups.(INSURANCE LAW)
August 1, 2005... * APRA invites public comment by 14 October 2005 on their proposed prudential supervisory framework * If the insurer is a subsidiary of a commercial business, APRA proposes that consolidated supervision will only apply to the general...

Where is the next generation of directors coming from?(NEWS AND VIEWS)
August 1, 2005... Succession planning to improve the diversity and composition of company boards is increasingly important to meeting community and government expectations about corporate governance and company performance. This article discusses the...

Doing business in the electronic age.(Key Issues: RISK MANAGEMENT)
August 1, 2005... * Our information and communication methods and our workforce have changed * More regulation of information management due to recent corporate collapses, and e-discovery in litigation is costly * Organisations must therefore take...

How satisfied are you in your role as a governance professional?(NEWS AND VIEWS)
August 1, 2005... In a recent survey, CSA has again joined Ambition, a specialist finance and technology recruiter, to ask CSA members about their levels of job satisfaction. It is clear that the governance professional's role is becoming increasingly important,...

Secretarial support.(NEWS AND VIEWS)(Reprint)
August 1, 2005... This article appeared in the 14-20 July 2005 issue of BRW. It is reprinted with permission. As corporate life becomes more complicated, the job of company secretary is getting more onerous and challenging. When BHP Billiton chairman...

Bon voyage super surcharge, hello more super changes.(SUPERANNUATION LAW)
August 1, 2005... * SG surcharge to be abolished, and salary sacrifice arrangements can benefit employers and employees * Government to close loophole to ensure employers pay super contributions on remuneration paid after employment has ended * Employer...