Keeping Good Companies articles from October 2006

Keeping Good Companies archives from October 2006

Duties and responsibilities of the 21st century Company Secretary.(APPLIED CORPORATE GOVERNANCE)
October 1, 2006... Where we are The corporate collapses of the 1990s (for example, in Australia HIH and One-Tel; in the United States Enron, Worldcom, Adelphia and Tyco) led to: * legislative change, such as parts of the Corporations Law Economic Reform...

2007 Australasian Reporting Awards: entries close 31 January 2007.(AWARDS)
October 1, 2006... The Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA) are held each year to encourage organisations to strive for excellence in reporting to their stakeholders about their activities and performance. Awards for annual reporting have been held in Australia...

Corporate Governance: Challenges for China.(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Corporate Governance: Challenges for China Edited by Roman Tomasic, Wang Fuming, Zhao Xudong and Ma Zhong Many books have been written on corporate governance since Sir Adrian Cadbury handed down his UK report in 1992. However, some of...

Understanding Company Law.(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Understanding Company Law By Philip Lipton & Abe Herzberg There cannot be many business or economic graduates in Australia since 1984 that have not read and used Understanding Company Law to help them succeed in their undergraduate...

What do you want to be when you grow up?(company secretary)
October 1, 2006... Your profession is at a crossroads. You have the opportunity to step up and claim the ability to have serious influence and value-add in governance. Alternatively, you can make the choice to remain in charge of board papers (especially the...

Progress towards a simpler regulatory system.(corporate law reform)
October 1, 2006... To outsiders, the process of corporate law reform must seem something like painting the Sydney Harbour Bridge--as soon as we seem to have finished, we just start all over again. The latest round of potential amendments derive from three...

Shareholders as creditors--consequences for directors.(State Focus)
October 1, 2006... Recent court decisions have found that shareholders in a failed company who were misled into purchasing the shares (usually on the open market) have, in appropriate circumstances, a right to establish themselves as creditors of that company....

Creating value through corporate governance.
October 1, 2006... With most mid-sized organisations focused on the creation of value for their stakeholders, it is increasingly important for those involved in corporate governance to be able to explain their role in the value creation process and establish...

Crisis management: how to protect your corporate reputation and legal position.
October 1, 2006... Having an effective and up-to-date crisis management plan in place is one of the best ways to minimise damage from the inevitable disasters companies face, be they manmade or natural. But having a management plan may not provide all the legal...

The expanding role of the governance professional in local government.
October 1, 2006... The topic of governance has come into greater prominence in both public and private sectors in recent years, for related but slightly different reasons. This has sparked the expanding role of the governance professional. Confidence in...

Pro forma performance evaluation for a Company Secretary/CFO.(chief financial officer)(Chartered Secretaries Australia offers a pro forma performance evaluation questionnaire)
October 1, 2006... In considering the role of the governance professional, it is clear that an individual can frequently hold more than one title. This is particularly so when looking at the role of Company Secretary, who is often also the CFO or General Counsel....

Access deeds--who goes there?(access deeds for executive officers, risk management)
October 1, 2006... Access, indemnity and insurance deeds (Access Deeds) for directors are now a commonplace feature of the Australian corporate governance landscape. Recent case law and investigations such as the HIH Royal Commission and the Cole inquiry into...

Helping organisations meet the regulators' standards--in-house training.(Chartered Secretaries Australia assists company directors to achieve governance standards)
October 1, 2006... As organisations recognise the requirements of increasing regulation, Chartered Secretaries Australia is seeing a significant expansion in demand for its in-house training to assist company directors to achieve regulators' governance standards....