2001 - Media commentary on current issues

Continuous disclosure

1. "ASIC seeks fines for non-disclosure", The Australian Financial Review, 7 December 2001, page 65, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Law firms offering non-legal services

1. "Allens looks outside law for 'major slab of revenue'", Lawyers Weekly, 7 December 2001, page 1, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Executive remuneration

1. ABC TV, The Lateline Program, 30 October 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
2. "Huge CEO pay bonuses are widespread", Canberra Times, 7 June 2001, article by Associate Professor Geof Stapledon

Corporate Governance

1. Business Sunday Program, Channel 9, 28 October 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
2. "Chagrin at the board: new report arms trustee voters", Investor Weekly, 9-15 April 2001, interview with Associate Professor Geof Stapledon

Privatising profits, socialising losses - the collapse of big business in Australia

1. ABC Radio National, Late Night Live Program with Phillip Adams, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay, 24 September 2001

The collapse of Ansett airlines

1. "KPMG's Ansett audit change", Business Review Weekly, 20 September 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
2. "Air New Zealand in the shadow", InvestorWeb, 21 September 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
3. ABC Radio National, The Law Report Program, 18 September 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay 
4. ABC Radio Sydney, The Drive Program with Richard Glover, 18 September 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
5. ABC Radio Melbourne, The Morning Program with Jon Faine, 18 September 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
6. ABC TV, The Lateline Program, 17 September 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
7. Business Daily Program, Sky News, 17 September 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
8. SBS Radio, World View Program, 17 September 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
9. "Liability triggered by knowledge", The Australian Financial Review, 15 September, 2001, page 10, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

ASIC litigation against Nick Whitlam, former Chairman of NRMA Insurance

1. "Big guns called in for difficult legal battle", The Australian Financial Review, 7 September 2001, page 69, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

ASIC enforcement powers

1. "Push to widen ASIC powers", The Australian Financial Review, 31 August 2001, page 21, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Analysts and insider trading laws

1. "Share trading law 'murky, ambiguous'", The Australian Financial Review, 23 August 2001, page 9, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Increasing litigation against companies

1. "Leave corporate crooks to us: Cashman", The Australian Financial Review, 13 July 2001, page 50, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Selection of company directors

1. "Member of Australia's In Crowd Draws Fire for Failures", The New York Times, 29 June 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
2. "Australian 'Old Boy' Draws Investors' Ire", The International Herald Tribune, 29 June 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

ASIC litigation against GIO executives involved in the AMP takeover of GIO

1. "GIO executives sued over AMP bid", The Australian Financial Review, 21 June 2001, page 1, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
2. Business Daily Program, Sky News, 20 June 2001, interview with Associate Professor Geof Stapledon

Directors' duties

1. ABC TV, Law Matters Program, 18 June 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay (view transcript of interview)

Corporate collapses and directors' duties

1. ABC Radio National, The Law Report Program, 16 June 2001, interview with Associate Professor Geof Stapledon
2. ABC TV, 7.30 Report, 13 June 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay 
3. "Flaws and failure behind some fine facade", The Financial Times, 8 June 2001, interview with Associate Professor Geof Stapledon
4. "Directors' duties set to be tested", The Australian Financial Review, 8 June 2001, page 62, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
5. ABC Radio National, Australia Talks Back Program, 4 June 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Auditors' independence

1. "Firms brace for ALP reforms", The Australian Financial Review, 15 June 2001, page 60, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
2. "Auditors face conflict crackdown", The Australian Financial Review, 12 June 2001, page 1, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay 

Government's proposal to legislate to claw back some directors' bonuses

1. "No need for new law on bonuses", The Age, 11 June 2001, Business section, page 2, article by Associate Professor Geof Stapledon
2. "Lawyers warn on PM bonus clamp", The Age, Business section, 7 June 2001, page 2, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
3. ABC Radio National, AM Program, 5 June 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
4. ABC Radio Sydney, The Morning Show Program, 5 June 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
5. "One.Tel: PM turns on executives", The Australian Financial Review, 5 June 2001, page 4, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
6. Business Daily Program, Sky News, 4 June 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Insider trading

1. ABC Radio National, PM Program, 5 June 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay 

Corporate collapses and ASIC

1. ABC Radio National, PM Program, 31 May 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay 

The collapse of HIH Insurance

1. Business Daily Program, Sky News, 18 June 2001, interview with Associate Professor Geof Stapledon
2. "Why HIH could happen again", Business Review Weekly, 15 June 2001, page 54, Interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
3. Business Daily Program, Sky News, 30 May 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay 
4. ABC Radio National, World Today Program, 22 May 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay 
5. ABC TV, 7.30 Report, 21 May 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay
6. ABC TV, Lateline Program, 16 May 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay 

ASX rules on directors' share trading

1. "ASX to tighten rules for directors", The Australian Financial Review, 15 May 2001, page 3, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Independence and auditing: When companies collapse

1. ABC Radio National, Background Briefing Program, 13 May 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Corporate regulation in Asia

1. "Asia specific", Your Trading Edge, April-May 2001, pp 14-15, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Corporate governance and NRMA

1. "The politics of Whitlam", The Australian Financial Review, 3 April 2001, page 61, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Superannuation funds and corporate governance

1. "Should super change corporate Australia?", Super Review, April 2001, page 16, interview with Associate Professor Geof Stapledon

Australian companies relocating their headquarters offshore

1. ABC Radio National, Business Program, 17 February 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

The Australian federation and corporate law

1. ABC Radio National, The Law Report Program, 30 January 2001, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay (view transcript of interview)

Corporate law reform in 2000

1. "Abnormals get the standard treatment under new rules", The Age, 2 January 2001, Business section, page 2, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay