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Carbon tax regime to affect liability for joint ventures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... costs of meeting that liability." In this time between the government's proposed package and the release of draft legislation, Anderson's clients are "digesting the details" and thinking about the broader impacts of the regime. "People are obviously ...

Institutional investors back carbon tax scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Institutional investors have expressed broad support for the government's proposed carbon mitigation scheme. Under legislation outlined by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the scheme will start from 1 July 2012. For the first three years, it will run as ...

ASIC urges additional executive remuneration disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... their disclosure to shareholders. ASIC's advice comes just a week after Parliament passed so-called "two-strikes" legislation giving shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration report ...

"Two Strikes" for directors legislation passes Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Shareholders in Australian companies have vastly increased power to over executive remuneration under legislation that will take effect in July. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011 ...

Majority of ASX100 report on ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... issued by the Northern Territory authorities regarding a possible breach of waste management and pollution control legislation during the loading of copper concentrate in Darwin. "The investigation is ongoing and the environmental management plan for ...

CAMAC releases review of executive remuneration governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... the consequences may not be what is intended," Sheehy said. "We're pleased that CAMAC isn't proposing any additional legislation. We don't support [two strikes and you're out], but at the very least, we would like it to be around for a couple of years ...

Government introduces carbon emission pricing plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
Prime Minister Julia Gillard The government has introduced legislation that will start pricing carbon emissions from July 2012. The two-stage plan, negotiated with the Green Party, will begin with a fixed price for three to five years and then transition ...

"Two Strikes" policy for directors over executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
... remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of 25 per cent or more at two consecutive annual general meetings under legislation introduced this week. If passed, the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) ...