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New CEO for the ICAA

... said. Graham began his career as a lawyer in Canberra and after 10 years of running his own practice, he moved into corporate law and later into management positions with Advance Bank and then AMP. He has worked in Australia and overseas and most recently ...

New guidelines on conflicts for AFS applicants

... its licensing regime with updates to its licensing guides. The conflicts management obligations are part of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) (CLERP 9) legislation and have been reflected in the new versions ...

News Corp agrees to strengthen US corporate governance

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2004
... (ACSI) and Corporate Governance International (CGI) had urged News Corp to include major provisions of Australian corporate law in its proposed new US constitution because of fears the relocation to the state of Delaware would erode the rights of Australian ...

New challenges keep coming, says ASIC chairman

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2004
... companies and would require careful assessment, preparation and action. Lucy said this included the introduction of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (CLERP 9) on 1 July 2004 together with the introduction of the International Financial Reporting ...

Big business to urge easing of corporate laws on exec pay

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
Big business will today urge the government to water down laws forcing companies to publish the pay packets of their top executives. The Business Council of Australia will appear before a parliamentary inquiry into a proposed shake-up of corporate laws ...

Zurich boss says insurers hampered by weight of reforms

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2004
... they "overlap massively" with Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the government's CLERP 9 (Corporate Law Economic Reform Program).

Conroy outlines CLERP 9 amendments

... Corporate Governance Senator Conroy last week outlined several of Labor's latest amendments to the constantly evolving Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (CLERP 9) Bill. Conroy said that in its current form the Bill does not go far enough to strengthen ...

ASX welcomes proposed fines

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
The Australian Stock Exchange has welcomed a federal government proposal to give the corporate regulator the power to fine companies who fail to keep markets properly informed. Under proposed changes to corporate laws announced yesterday, the Australian ...

Some CLERP rules "excessively prescriptive"

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
Some rules contained in the CLERP 9 legislative package were "excessively prescriptive", PricewaterhouseCoopers chief executive Tony Harrington warned today. The federal government's proposed changes to corporate laws were announced yesterday. "In general ...

Costello unveils response to CLERP 9

... the government's draft legislation on audit reform and corporate disclosure, the result of the ninth review of the Corporate Law and Economic Reform Program (CLERP 9). "The underlying objective of the draft bill is to improve the operation of the market ...