Posted by Craig on April 26, 2010
Article published in HR Leader magazine: At the compliance coalface of superannuation.
Compliance with superannuation rules and regulation is an oft-moving goalpost for HR and employers. HR Leader examines some of the latest issues and trends in superannuation and looks at how employers can tick all the compliance boxes. See the full article here …
Posted in Finance, Human resources | Tagged: choice of fund, compliance, employer contributions, higher contributions, legal requirements, salary sacrifice, superannuation, superannuation guarantee | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on April 23, 2010
Article published in Risk magazine: The risks of relying on credit agencies.
Former Citigroup leaders recently claimed that they didn’t look too closely at mortgage assets in the lead up to the GFC because they were AAA-rated, bringing into question both the credibility of credit-rating agencies and the internal risk processes of banks globally. See the full article here …
Posted in Finance, Risk management | Tagged: Citigroup, collateralised debt obligations, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Moody’s Investors Service, residential mortgage-backed securities, Risk management, Standard & Poor’s | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on April 9, 2010
Article published in HR Leader magazine: Executive remuneration: striking a balance.
There will be increased attention on executive remuneration in the wake of the global financial crisis. HR Leader examines some of the thorny issues and looks at how companies can get the executive remuneration balance right. See the full article here …
Posted in Finance, Human resources | Tagged: best practice, executive pay, executive remuneration, executive salaries, remuneration committees, remuneration guidelines, remuneration policies | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on December 3, 2009
Article published on ninemsn: Fail! The 10 worst business decisions.
Over the centuries, there have been some crackers when it comes to bad business decisions. Craig Donaldson lists 10 of the classic additions to the hall of bad business decisions fame. See the full article here …
Posted in Finance, Risk management | Tagged: bad business decisions, business strategy, decision making, poor business choices, worst business decisions | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on November 24, 2009
Article published on ninemsn: How to protect your business against interest and currency rate change risks.
Businesses need to prepare themselves for both higher interest rates and the possibility of a strong Australian dollar over the years to come, writes Craig Donaldson. See the full article here …
Posted in Finance, Risk management | Tagged: business risks, currency rate changes, interest rate changes, interest rate trends, managing currency rates, Risk management | Comments Off
