Keeping Good Companies articles from February 2004

Keeping Good Companies archives from February 2004

Business combinations, impairment and intangibles.(Applied Corporate Governance)
February 1, 2004... * IASB's proposed standards have been issued as an Australian Exposure Draft * Analysis of the content of the Exposure Draft * Issues relating to the proposed changes The International Accounting Standards Board's (IAB) proposed...

Chartered secretaries: the wealth behind the words.(Company Secretary)(Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators )
February 1, 2004... * The unique position of the company secretary * ICSA as the professional body whose charter is to promote good corporate governance * How membership benefits everyone in the business community The year 2003 was the year of the...

Insider trading: CAMAC's final report.(Corporate Law)(Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee)
February 1, 2004... * Insider trading laws that should change * Possible carve-outs from the insider trading provisions * Existing laws that are soundly based in principle and appear to be working satisfactorily While Australia has one of the broadest...

More uncertainty for outsourcing arrangements.(Employment Law)
February 1, 2004... * The provisions protecting workplace terms and conditions where a business or part of a business is transferred to another employer (the transmission of business provisions) * The problems associated with the application of the...

Directors' duties and sustainability: are you being true and fair?(Environment Law)
February 1, 2004... * Directors' duties under the Corporations Act to give consideration to their company's current sustainability performance and what might be expected of it in the future * Fund managers see value in measuring sustainability performance ...

Are you covered by your D&O policy? Implications of some recent decisions.(Insurance Law)(Directors' and officers' liability insurance)
February 1, 2004... * Recent cases highlight examples of situations where coverage may not be available * The Whitlam case and ASIC's approach in proceedings against directors * Cases looking at full disclosure, where the D&O policy will not respond, D&O...

Government and the keeping of good companies: an interview with the Hon. Ross Cameron MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer.(Interview)(Member of Parliament )(Interview)
February 1, 2004... The government introduced the CLERP (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Bill 2003 in December. Other legislative changes are pending. CSA's Chief Executive, Tim Sheehy, and Publishing Manager, Judith Fox, asked Ross Cameron to outline the...

CSA and governance: in conversation with the President, Sue Crook.(Interview)(Chartered Secretaries Australia)(Interview)
February 1, 2004... Sue Crook FCIS commenced her term as President of CSA on 1 January 2004, the first woman to hold the position. CSA's Publishing Manager, Judith Fox, spoke with CSA's new President about her views on both her profession and the Institute that...

CRMatters.(Management)(customer relationship management)
February 1, 2004... * The strategic, operational and analytical aspects of CRM * How to analyse your investment in CRM * Measuring the return on that investment and the period of time needed for such analysis Headlines shout that between 70 per cent...

Perils of DIY valuations.(News And Views)(Do-It-Yourself)
February 1, 2004... Need for valuations There is an increasing need for valuations, due to the Australian Tax Office's (ATO) tax consolidation regime and the pending convergence with International Accounting Standards. In addition, the usual reasons for...

Governance in the public sector.(Risk Management)(Australian National Audit Office)
February 1, 2004... * The ANAO's role in providing assurance on conformance and performance across the public sector * Its role in providing guidance on better practice in governance * Better Practice Guides The Australian National Audit Office's...