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<rss version="2.0"> <channel>  <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz | Corporate Governance - Publications]]></title>  <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/area_of_law/corporate-ma/corporate_governance/publications.page</link>  <description/>  <copyright><![CDATA[(c) Clayton Utz 2009]]></copyright>  <image>   <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz]]></title>   <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/</link>   <url>http://www.claytonutz.com/images/logo.png</url>  </image>  <language>en-au</language> <item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/22_december_2011/20111222/asic_drops_proposed_ban_on_underlying_profits.page</guid><title><![CDATA[ASIC drops proposed ban on "underlying profits"]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/22_december_2011/20111222/asic_drops_proposed_ban_on_underlying_profits.page</link><description><![CDATA[ASIC is not totally opposed to the use of non-IFRS financials, but there's no room for them in financial statements, as David Landy explains.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/22_december_2011/20111222/the_two_strikes_rule_how_has_it_played_out.page</guid><title><![CDATA[The two strikes rule: how has it played out?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/22_december_2011/20111222/the_two_strikes_rule_how_has_it_played_out.page</link><description><![CDATA[Karen Evans-Cullen and Jasmine Sprange examine the first few months of the operation of the two-strikes rule. Is it being used as a general protest vote?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/30/voting_on_the_remuneration_report_government_changes_rules.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Voting on the remuneration report: Government changes rules]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/30/voting_on_the_remuneration_report_government_changes_rules.page</link><description><![CDATA[Recent amendments to the Corporations Act said that chairs both could and couldn't vote undirected proxies on the remuneration report. A new Bill aims to remove the contradiction and make it clear that the chair can vote undirected proxies on the remuneration report if the proxy "expressly authorises the chair to exercise the proxy".]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/audio/two_strikes_rule_andrew_hay.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Two strikes rule: a top priority this AGM season]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/audio/two_strikes_rule_andrew_hay.page</link><description><![CDATA[The AGM season is fast-approaching, so what should boards and senior management be thinking about? Andrew Hay tells BRR Media about the impact of the new two strikes rule and other issues affecting boards and senior management.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/10/danger_undirected_proxy.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Danger: undirected proxy!]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/10/danger_undirected_proxy.page</link><description><![CDATA[ASIC has confirmed that there is a significant problem in the new Two Strikes rule.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/undirected_proxies_attachment.pdf</guid><title><![CDATA[Can a Chairman vote undirected proxies on the remuneration report?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/undirected_proxies_attachment.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[Section 250BD of the Corporations Act says that a chairman can vote undirected proxies on the remuneration report, but s 250R appears to say that he cannot.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20110809/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20110809/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: A checklist of what's new for this year's reporting season;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20110808/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20110808/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: A checklist of what's new for this year's reporting season;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/01/new_liabilities_for_directors.page</guid><title><![CDATA[New liabilities for directors?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/01/new_liabilities_for_directors.page</link><description><![CDATA[A legal battle in Queensland threatens to open up a new set of liabilities for company directors.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/14/room_for_improvement_new_rules_for_unlisted_property_scheme_disclosure_documents.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Room for improvement: new rules for unlisted property scheme disclosure documents]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/14/room_for_improvement_new_rules_for_unlisted_property_scheme_disclosure_documents.page</link><description><![CDATA[Less than three years after rewriting the disclosure rules for unlisted property schemes, ASIC is at it again.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20110609/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20110609/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: M&A warranty and indemnity insurance: a buyer's perspective;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20110506/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20110506/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Fact, fiction and securities lending; Unlimited liability: it's guaranteed;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20110214/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20110214/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Defining defence mandates - lessons from the Consolidated Minerals case;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/21/boards_to_face_spill_after_remuneration_vote.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Boards to face spill after remuneration vote]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/21/boards_to_face_spill_after_remuneration_vote.page</link><description><![CDATA[Directors of listed companies may face automatic spill motions under new remuneration rules unveiled by the Government yesterday.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20100927/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20100927/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Panel pushes back on implementation agreements; The Takeovers Panel on reverse takeovers;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201009/17/recording_a_meeting.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Recording a meeting?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201009/17/recording_a_meeting.page</link><description><![CDATA[The South Australian Supreme Court has just held that the Chairman of a company meeting and the meeting itself can prohibit the use of recording devices at the meeting.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201008/27/related_party_transactions_at_the_agm.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Related party transactions at the AGM]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201008/27/related_party_transactions_at_the_agm.page</link><description><![CDATA[ASIC reminds companies of what it looks for when examining explanatory materials for a related party benefit vote at the AGM.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20100819/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20100819/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: The ASX Corporate Governance changes at a glance; There's the shortlist - and then there's the secret list; Acquiring distressed companies; Access to registers of members: legislative changes;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20100806/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20100806/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Remuneration committees: all change, please;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20100802/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20100802/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Sometimes you do have to sweat the small stuff;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20100729/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20100729/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Securities Trading Policies;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20100726/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20100726/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Blood on the boardroom floor;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201001/20/the_micro_and_the_macro_of_company_reporting.page</guid><title><![CDATA[The micro and the macro of company reporting]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201001/20/the_micro_and_the_macro_of_company_reporting.page</link><description><![CDATA[ASIC has signalled a comprehensive move on company reporting in 2010, ranging from the fine detail in the financial accounts to a possible imposition of prospectus content requirements on annual reports.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20091001/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20091001/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Corporate brand vs corporate veil: liability for misleading or deceptive promotional activities; Proxy wars;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200908/19/good_corporate_governance_the_key_to_managing_climate_change_risk.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Good corporate governance the key to managing climate change risk]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200908/19/good_corporate_governance_the_key_to_managing_climate_change_risk.page</link><description><![CDATA[Boards that are already meeting best practice in corporate governance will be best equipped to respond to the emergence of climate change as a new and active stakeholder in corporate Australia, according to well-known corporate lawyer and Clayton Utz partner Rod Halstead.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20090708/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20090708/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: The way forward for reverse takeovers; Directors' trading during a blackout period;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/24/termination_payments_good_news_bad_news.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Termination payments: good news, bad news]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/24/termination_payments_good_news_bad_news.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Federal Government has introduced its bill to require shareholder approval for directors' and executives' termination payments that are more than one year's base salary.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/12/termination_payments_for_directors_and_executives_into_the_unknown.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Termination payments for directors and executives: into the unknown]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/12/termination_payments_for_directors_and_executives_into_the_unknown.page</link><description><![CDATA[The proposed changes to the law governing directors' and executives' termination payments will, if enacted in their current form, have significant effects on companies and their shareholders.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_governance_insights/20081009/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Governance Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_governance_insights/20081009/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Market power, market share, and the changes to section 46; How much is that doggy in the window (and is the waggly tail included in the price)?;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200502/25/asx_corporate_governance_guidelines_misinterpreted.page</guid><title><![CDATA[ASX corporate governance guidelines misinterpreted]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200502/25/asx_corporate_governance_guidelines_misinterpreted.page</link><description><![CDATA[A report concerning the implementation by companies of the ASX's Principles of Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice Recommendations has recently been released. The key findings of the report by the Implementation Review Group of the ASX Corporate Governance Council are that:]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20041001/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20041001/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: International Accounting Standards - what's happening?; Which changes will cause the most headaches?; Some legal implications of the new standards; IFRS Checklist for companies;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20040719/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20040719/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Fundraising and CLERP 9; Auditor independence; Director and Executive Remuneration; Management of conflicts of interest in the financial services industry; Protecting whistleblowers and pinging directors; Shareholder participation and information;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
