Keeping Good Companies articles from December 2005

Keeping Good Companies archives from December 2005

Anti-money laundering reforms are on the way: its time to start planning!(NEWS AND VIEWS)
December 1, 2005... The draft legislation reforming Australia's anti-money laundering regime is due to be released this month. Given that it has been predicted that the reforms will have an even greater impact than FSR, organisations need to begin planning now to...

Keeping your cool: how to deal with the media from an Australian defamation law perspective.(APPLIED CORPORATE GOVERNANCE)
December 1, 2005... Picture this. You are the CEO of a major successful Australian corporation. After a successful deal and positive economic results in the company's recent annual report, you are invited to be interviewed by one of Australia's leading national...

Can you place your employees under surveillance?(State Focus)
December 1, 2005... The NSW Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 (the Act) commenced on 7 october 2005. The Act evolved from previous legislation dealing exclusively with video surveillance. Industrial disputes over employee access to union websites and email, and...

Corporate responsibility: moral or mandatory?(COMPANY SECRETARY)
December 1, 2005... * The current trends toward mandatory sustainability reporting, both nationally and internationally * How can it be demonstrated that making decisions for the overall good can be beneficial to business? * Harmonising economic targets...

Internet advertising: trademark infringement and misleading conduct.(COMPETITION LAW)
December 1, 2005... * Sponsored link advertising on the Internet and the implications under trade practices legislation * What to consider when purchasing keywords to trigger sponsored links * How to protect your brand against misuse by competitors in...

Product safety: an increasing need for a systematic approach to compliance.
December 1, 2005... * Government is currently reviewing the Australian general consumer product safety regime * Consumer misuse might render a product 'defective' or 'dangerous' * Effective compliance systems are needed to manage product risk There...

Managing conflicts of interest and duties on boards.(CORPORATE LAW)
December 1, 2005... * Examples of directors found to have breached their duties in relation to conflicts of interest * Practical steps that both boards and individual directors can take to manage conflicts of interest * Education of officers and directors...

Cleaning up your balance sheet.(State Focus)(Corporations Act )
December 1, 2005... Many companies and their senior officers are unaware of a relatively little-used provision of the Corporations Act that allows certain reductions of share capital and correlating reductions in accumulated losses without shareholder approval....

Flexible work arrangements: friend or foe?(MANAGEMENT)
December 1, 2005... * The benefits of introducing flexible work practices in your organisations * Why Australian organisations are reluctant to introduce flexible working arrangements * Checklist for implementing flexible work arrangements in your...

Ethics: the hardest part of risk management.(RISK MANAGEMENT)
December 1, 2005... * Business is not outside the realm of human relationships * Where there are people, there will, in all probability, be ethical failure * The importance of culture and strong messages from the board in terms of combating ethical...