US investors want pay and performance link

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Most institutional investors believe there should be a stronger link between executive pay and performance at US companies, with 90% believing the current system has overpaid board members and 85% stating that it has damaged the image of corporate America, reported a survey by Watson Wyatt, the human capital consulting firm. Watson Wyatt surveyed More…

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A European Group of Auditors’ Oversight Bodies has been set up by the European Commission. The group will ensure effective coordination of new public oversight systems of statutory auditors and audit firms within the European Union and may also provide technical input to the preparation of the Commission implement the 8th company law directive covering audits.

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Australian pay vote: improvement needed

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There were 43 Australian listed companies that failed to notify shareholders about the remuneration report vote that was introduced as part of other company law changes and applied to most firms for the first time in the 2005 AGM season, according to the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC).

Jeremy Cooper, ASIC’s deputy chairman, More…

Fund managers take note of IFRS

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A survey of 75 fund managers has revealed that this year’s adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has already begun to affect investment decisions according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). 

The results show that 47% said information reported under IFRS had direct influence on decisions, 29% that it had influenced their decisions to move their investment from a More…

APB defers revision of auditor's report standard

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The UK’s Auditing Practices Board (APB) has decided to defer its revision of the International Standard on Auditing (UK and Ireland) 700 (ISA 700) on the auditor’s report on financial statements, which it published for consultation in December 2004.

It believes that forthcoming changes to UK company law, the revision of the EU’s 8th directive on company More…