The Feltex decision : A case of threadbare governance
(September 2010)
Directors can take no comfort from the recent decision to dismiss all charges against five Feltex directors. The case shows the sad state of governance in too many New Zealand companies, writes expert Doug Matheson.
Iwi wealth explosion
(September 2010)
Iwi trusts and community trusts manage and deliver substantial resources for the benefit of their communities. But a recent research report reveals they take very different governance approaches to managing their investment assets. Reg Birchfield analyses the findings.
THE DIRECTOR : Women on boards - The case for more female directors
(July 2010)
As Australia adopts rules on women board members, Susan Hornsby-Geluk speculates that New Zealand may well follow suit – and on what that will mean.
THE DIRECTOR : It’s lonely at the top - What to do about depressed CEOs
(July 2010)
Are boards responsible for the emotional well-being of their chief executives? Or should they, at the first sign of stress, bundle their high-paid CEOs out? Clive Plucknett tells Reg Birchfield how boards should react.
THE DIRECTOR : Paid to fail - What boards can do about overpaid CEOs
(July 2010)
The public is outraged by CEOs who get big payouts even as their companies are failing. Iain McCormick looks at how Australia handled this issue – and what boards can do here.
