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Ranking Corporate Governance of Australia's Top Companies: A Decade On

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  • Jim Psaros
  • Michael Seamer

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type="main"> The Horwath/University of Newcastle (UoN) Corporate Governance Reports commenced in 2002 and were among the first to assess Australia's largest companies on their corporate governance structures and policies. Initiated prior to the release of the 2003 Australian Securities Exchange Corporate Governance Council's Principles of Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice Recommendations, and at a time of increased focus on corporate governance failures, the reports attracted much attention from both the media and stakeholder groups. This paper reports the findings of applying the Horwath/UoN methodology to the relevant corporate governance disclosures of the 2012 annual reports of Australia's top 200 companies. Comparison to the original analysis of 2002 annual report disclosures shows a significant improvement across all areas of corporate governance by Australia's top companies. However, there remain some areas of concern, particularly in respect to board diversity, risk management and insider share trading policies.

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  • Jim Psaros & Michael Seamer, 2015. "Ranking Corporate Governance of Australia's Top Companies: A Decade On," Australian Accounting Review, CPA Australia, vol. 25(4), pages 405-412, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ausact:v:25:y:2015:i:4:p:405-412
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