21 August 2012

Ncrp7pjg-1345462320 — Blue Scope Steel’s Paul O'Malley has sought to sidestep shareholder anger with his decision to forgo a performance bonus. AAP

Strike two and you’re out… it’s board spilling season

It’s reporting season and the interest in executive pay is heating up again. Alan Joyce is the latest CEO to forgo a bonus, joining a growing number of high profile business leaders including Rio Tinto…

25 November 2011

Mckeonrev-1322182495 — Dean Newlan talks to Simon McKeon about corporate governance in Australia. Supplied

Simon McKeon: ‘The boardroom is not spared from poor competence and occasionally a bad apple.’

By Dean Newlan, University of Melbourne

Welcome to the latest in our In Conversation series, between Australian of the Year Simon McKeon, and Fellow at the Centre for Accounting and Industry Partnerships, Department of Accounting, University…

24 October 2011

Strike_one-1319419528 — Two strikes – a term borrowed from baseball, now being applied to Australian executive pay. EPA/Arleen Ng

‘Two strikes’ law for shareholders, but will it curb executive pay?

By Julie Walker

Australia’s new “two strikes” law giving shareholders more power to curb excessive executive pay packets, promises to shake up some businesses. Homewares company GUD Holdings has already been hit with…

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Strike two and you’re out… it’s board spilling season

Simon McKeon: ‘The boardroom is not spared from poor competence and occasionally a bad apple.’

‘Two strikes’ law for shareholders, but will it curb executive pay?

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