Keeping Good Companies articles from May 2004

Keeping Good Companies archives from May 2004

An actuarial perspective on governance, risk management and corporate culture.(News And Views)
May 1, 2004... Recent problems at the National Australia Bank (NAB) have left shareholders and the community at large questioning the effectiveness of corporate governance requirements in organisations where corporate culture may be an overriding and...

Policy governance: 'yes, but does it work?'.(Applied Corporate Governance)
May 1, 2004... * The Policy Governance model for non-profit organisations * Does the research show if it works? * Dilemmas about researching board effectiveness By any measure, John Carver has had a substantial impact on thinking about governance...

Managing knowledge to achieve corporate governance objectives.(Company Secretary)
May 1, 2004... * Why applying knowledge management principles can assist the company secretary to achieve best practice * How to begin the process of applying these principles * The relationship of knowledge management to statutory duties The...

CSA Corporate Governance Symposium: central to the governance debate.(Editorial)(Chartered Secretaries Australia)
May 1, 2004... Reporting against the ASX Corporate Governance Council guidelines The report of the Implementation Review Group (IRG) on the ASX Corporate Governance Council (ASXCGC) guidelines was released on 31 March, a year after the guidelines had been...

Emergence of a standard of reasonable competence for CFOs and other executive officers.(Corporate Law)
May 1, 2004... * The implications of ASIC v Vines for executive officers * The objective standard of reasonable competence * The expansion of the statutory duty of care and diligence where an officer occupies a position requiring identifiable...

Work-related stress: avoiding claims of discrimination and unfair dismissal.(Employment Law)
May 1, 2004... * Potential liability in relation to work-related stress * Psychological and physical hazards constitute stress * Steps to take to avoid compensation claims A recent study of Victorian coronial findings from 1989 to 2000 (Work...

Are your environmental reporting practices ready for CLERP 9?(Environment Law)
May 1, 2004... * Statutory and non-statutory requirements for environmental reporting * The impact of CLERP 9 * A checklist for responding to requirements for environmental reporting As the trend toward greater corporate transparency and...

Facing the risks: corporate decision making and transactional risk management.(News And Views)
May 1, 2004... Reducing the risks inherent in major transactions as well as monitoring the ongoing performance of contracts with parties such as service providers can be achieved with a strategic approach at a number of levels in an organisation. In the...

Internet reporting provides the new transparent corporate platform.(News And Views)
May 1, 2004... With the ASX Corporate Governance Council guidelines about to be enforced, there is an obligation for public companies to provide disclosure in order to proactively take the opportunity to build confidence and instil trust. The online...

Legal issues in brand management and protection.(Management)
May 1, 2004... * What options are available for establishing, maintaining and protecting brand names? * Creating and managing brands * Australian and international legal protection of your brand The laws of intellectual property provide a...

Tackling professional development needs for health service board members.(News And Views)(one-day training course)
May 1, 2004... Health Services Association (HSA) NSW partners with CSA to provide high quality training to NSW Health Service board members. On Friday, 19 March 2004, directors from a range of NSW health service boards completed a one-day training course,...

Accountability: lessons learnt from the private sector.(Risk Management)
May 1, 2004... * Do public entities have something to learn from the private sector in terms of accountability? * The common elements for ensuring a framework of good corporate governance * How these elements are implemented in the public sector ...

Recent survey shows company secretaries go from strength to strength.(State Focus)
May 1, 2004... Mahlab Recruitment, in conjunction with Chartered Secretaries Australia (CSA), recently released the results of market research indicating that the company secretarial profession continues to grow as an area of interest for people wanting to...

SMEs face a new dilemma over loan accounts.(Taxation Law)(Small and medium sized companies)
May 1, 2004... * Credit loan accounts will be treated as equity as of 1 July 2004 * Non-contingent obligations to repay debts * Treasury has released a discussion paper The loan account problems that plague many SMEs that operate their businesses...