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Click here to view a list of all articles worldwide in reverse chronological order Australia AU 2012-04 Recent Ruling allows for Deferral of Taxes Due Upon Termination Australia AU 2012-04 Bonus Entitlements on Termination of Employment Australia UK & AU 2012-02 Comment: "All in this together"? Banking bonuses in the UK and Australia Australia AU 2012-01 Do conflicts cloud platform share schemes? Australia AU 2011-12 Qantas chief reaps $600,000 share bonus Australia AU 2011-10 Running to save their executive bacon - alas, it may be too late Australia AU 2011-10 Wider agenda in union stand-off with Qantas Australia AU 2011-10 Good call on productivity, Mr Bradley - shame your pay has outpaced your performance Australia AU 2011-10 Director and executive remuneration – increasing transparency and accountability? Australia AU 2011-10 Preparing for the reporting season and your AGM: A general guide for ASX listed public companies, Australia AU 2011-09 Phantom options anger shareholders Australia AU 2011-09 Employee share scheme – whether discount included in taxpayer's assessable income Australia AU 08-2011 Share options for Bathurst management‎ Australia AU 2010-05 Overhaul tax scheme for employee share options: AIIA Australia AU 2010-04 ATO focuses on tax compliance in public companies Australia AU 2010-04 Do we need legislation to enable the clawback of executive remuneration? Australia AU 2011-03 Government proposal to 'clawback' executive bonuses Australia AU 2011-02 More zest when directors invest Australia AU 2010-12 Plan to simplify executive pay reports Australia AU 2010-12 Employee Share Schemes: ATO ID 2010/155 released Australia AU 2010-11 Suncorp axes executive bonus scheme Australia AU 2010-10 Tax reform 'has killed viability of share options' Australia AU 2010-09 Employee share scheme tax reporting Australia AU 2010-09 Boards rejig executive pay deals Australia AU 2010-09 Performance the key in executive pay deals debate Australia AU 2010-09 Variable pay not a popular option Australia AU 2010-07 ATO Compliance Program Targets Globally Mobile Executives Australia AU 2010-07 New Employee Share Scheme Reporting Requirements Australia AU 2010-07 ATO warns about employee share schemes Australia AU 2010-06 Employee share scheme valuation issues – the Board of Tax review and the Government's response Australia AU 2010-06 Employee Share Schemes: Regulation and Policy Australia AU 2010-06-13 Directors want pay report change Australia AU 2010-06-13 Employee share scheme valuation issues – the Board of Tax review and the Government's response Top executives' basic salaries rose throughout recession years Australia AU 2010-06-07 Are employee share schemes too taxing to attract talent? Australia AU 2010-05-02 Australia Releases Review Of Employee Share Schemes Reforms Australia AU 2010-05-02 Review finds employee share scheme changes are hurting start ups, but improvements put in ‘too hard’ basket Australia AU 2010-05-02 Harvey scraps director share bonus package Australia AU 2010-04-25 Canberra to clamp down on executive pay Australia AU 2010-04-25 Poor policy claws away incentive Australia AU 2010-04-18 Federal Treasurer may force executives to pay back bonuses Australia AU 2010-03-21 ATO ruling provides clarity for businesses on employee share schemes Australia AU 2010-03-07 When is a “phantom” share plan better than the real thing? Australia AU 2010-02-21 Australia Considers New Worker Share Plan Rules, Review Says Australia AU 2010-02-16 New Employee Share Scheme (ESS) legislation receives Royal Assent Australia AU 2010-01-31 Seminars on employee share schemes and the reforms to income tests Australia AU 2010-01-17 Changes to the taxation treatment of employee share schemes' Australia AU 2010-01-13 Employee share debate flares again after Productivity Commission report Australia AU 2009-12-09 Australia Lawmakers Pass Employee Share Scheme Tax Changes Australia AU 2009-11-22 The implications of the draft Productivity Commission report in an executive employment context Australia AU 2009-11-22 Senate committee gives share scheme legislation green light Australia AU 2009-11-22 Macquarie Group Alters Pay Plan In Response To Govt Tax Proposal Australia AU 2009-11-08 Taxation of Share Scheme Legislation Enters Parliament Australia AU 2008-10-26 Greed is bad, so let's make some executive decisions: Australia AU 2009-10-25 Rudd Government Introduces Legislation To Reform Taxation Of Employee Share Schemes Australia AU 2009-10-18 Downer shareholders reject exec pay report Australia AU 2009-10-04 Thousands to get free Myer shares Australia AU 2009-09-12 Government Asks for Review into Elements of the Taxation of Share Schemes Australia AU 2009-09-07 Australia Turns to Consultants for Next Budget (including share plan possible changes), Review Says Australia AU 209-08-30 Lawyers, Employers, Frustrated by Legislative Delays Australia AU 2009-08-22 New Call for Employee Share Scheme Laws Australia AU 2009-08-22 Pre-Budget Employee Share Scheme Proposal Revisited Australia AU 2009-07-30 Employee Share Schemes Tax Reforms Australia AU 2009-07-06 Tabcorp share fund sues top executive for loans on shares Australia AU 2009-07-06 Employee share scheme taxation may need legal change Australia AU 2009-06-30 How to Tie Equity Pay to Long-Term Performance Australia AU 2009-06-24 Mercer supports Government's share scheme proposals Australia AU 2009-06-24 Bank Reverts to Cash Bonuses Amid Budget Uncertainty Australia AU 2009-06-08 Federal Government's backdown on share scheme cheered Australia AU 2009-06-02 Rethink on Employee Share Plans Applauded Australia AU 2009-05-26 Treasurer rules out retreat on employee share crackdown Australia AU 2009-05-26 Firms Look at Litigation Exposure on Share Schemes Australia AU 2009-05-26 Signs Government is wavering on share schemes Australia AU 2009-05-19 Budget Chaos for Employee Share Schemes Australia AU 2009-05-12 The Near Miss for Qantas Australia AU 2009-04-20 MIKOH announces Salary Sacrifice Share Plan Australia AU 2009-03-24 Treasurer makes right move on executive payouts, including ASX loophole for share payout Australia AU 2009-03-24 Underwater Options Not Dead Yet Australia WW/CH/AU 2009-02-02 UBS to Slash Executive Bonuses by 80% at Government Request Australia AU 2009-02-02 Righting Executive Wrongs Australia AU 2009-02-01 Keeping the Faith with Share Plans Urged Australia AU 2009-01-19 Option Plans After The Crash: Are Employees Still Motivated To Perform? Australia WW/CH/AU 2009-01-19 Credit Suisse execs get bonus in risky assets Australia AU 2009-01-19 Many Share Option Plans Worthless Australia AU 2008-12-15 Prudential regulator acts on Prime Minister's executive pay plan Australia AU 2008-12-08 It doesn't pay to talk loud, forget the stick (Say on Pay) Australia WW/CH/AU 2008-12-08 Modesty is the best policy Australia AU 2008-12-08 Overpaid and under performing; Share plans in Australia: Australia AU 2008-11-10 Underwater Options In ASX Listed Firm Australia AU 2008-11-04 Putting paid to recklessness Australia AU 2008-10-26 Bad laws to blame for global turmoil Australia AU 2008-09-14 Tax office targets exec shares, options Australia AU 2008-09-14 Firm in Share Plan Disclosure Mix-Up Australia AU 2008-08-12 Taxman targets the mega-rich, especially share plans Australia AU 2008-05-28 Tax Office Offers the Executives "Options Diet" Australia AU 2008-05-28 Employees lose millions thru Share/Loan plan		Australia : AU 2012-04 Proposed reforms to Living-Away-From-Home concessions 16 April, 2012 Contributed by: PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia : AU 2012-03 Tax Office Updates for New Zealanders Who can be Temporary Residents of Australia 28 March, 2012 Contributed by: PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia : AU 2012-03 Australia - Recent Ruling Allows for Deferral of Taxes Due Upon Termination 15 March, 2012 Contributed by: PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia : AU 2012-03 Australia - Making the Most of Transitional Termination Payments up to June 30, 2012 14 March, 2012 Contributed by: PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia : AU 2012-01 Employee Stock Plans: Year-End International Reporting Requirements—2012 Update 16 January, 2012 Contributed by: Jones Day Publications Australia : AU 2011-07 Tax Reporting for Equity Grants. 12 July, 2011 Contributed by: JONES DAY Australia : AU 2011-01 Employee Stock Plans 2010: Year-End International Reporting Requirements 2 January, 2011 Contributed by: Jones Day Australia : AU 2010-08 Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Compliance Program 2010-11 Update 11 August, 2010 Contributed by: Deloitte. Australia : AU 2010-07 Australian Tax Reporting Webinar FAQs 20 July, 2010 Contributed by: Baker McKenzie Australia : AU 2010-07 Australia: Tax Reporting for Employee Equity Plans Due to Employees by July 14, 2010 and to the ATO by August 14, 2010 14 July, 2010 Contributed by: Orrick Australia : AU 2010-07 Global Tax Treatment of Equity Awards 8 July, 2010 Contributed by: Neuhauser, Derrick / American Spectator Australia : AU 2010-07 Employee Share Plans – employee statements and employer annual report 6 July, 2010 Contributed by: Deloitte. Australia : AU 2010-06 Australian Tax Office Ruling Regarding RSUs with Retirement/Good Leaver Provisions 18 June, 2010 Contributed by: Baker McKenzie Australia : AU 2010-06-02 Clarification of Employee Share Plan Reporting Requirements 3 June, 2010 Contributed by: Deloitte Australia : AU 2009-12 Australian Senate Passes Employee Share Scheme Tax Legislation 9 December, 2009 Contributed by: Baker McKenzie Australia : AU 2009-12 Employee Share Plan Bill Passed 9 December, 2009 Contributed by: Deloitte Australia : AU 2009-10 Australia – Immigration Update: Legislation Changes Overhaul the Temporary Business Entry Program 5 November, 2009 Contributed by: Deloitte Australia : AU 2009-10 Deloitte's News Flash October - Australia 5 November, 2009 Contributed by: Deloitte Australia : AU 2009-10 DRAFT TRANSITIONAL GUIDELINES ON EMPLOYEE SHARE PLANS RELEASED 27 October, 2009 Contributed by: Deloitte Australia : AU 2009-10 AUSTRALIA - Implementation of employee share scheme rules 15 October, 2009 Contributed by: PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia : AU 2009-10 Draft Transitional Guidelines On Employee Share Plans Released 14 October, 2009 Contributed by: Deloitte Australia : AU 2009-09 Submission to Australian Government on Proposed Change to Taxation of Equity Compensation 15 September, 2009 Contributed by: Baker and McKenzie Australia : AU 2009-08 Australian Government Releases Draft Legislation on Taxation of Equity Awards 15 August, 2009 Contributed by: Baker and McKenzie Australia : AU 2009-08 Australia: Exposure Draft Released Addressing Final Proposed Changes to Employee Share Plans 8 August, 2009 Contributed by Deloitte Australia : AU 2009-07 Significant Changes to Tax Rules 15 July, 2009 Contributed by: Orrick Australia : AU 2009-07 Australia: Employee Share Plans - Final Proposed Changes 7 July, 2009 Contributed by Deloitte Australia : AU 2009-05 Update on New Australian Tax Rules for Equity Awards 7 July, 2009 Contributed by: Baker & McKenzie Australia : Australia: Federal Budget Update 6 June, 2009 Contributed by Deloitte Australia : AU 2009-15-05 New Australian Tax Rules for Equity Awards 22 May, 2009 Contributed by: Baker & McKenzie Australia : AU 2009-04 Australia: Federal Budget 4 April, 2009 Contributed by Deloitte Australia : AU 2009- 05 Australia: Changes to the rules governing the taxation of shares 4 April, 2009 Contributed by Deloitte Australia : Australia: 2008-09 ATO Compliance Program Update 4 April, 2009 Contributed by Deloitte Australia : AU 2008-08 Australia: Employee Stock Plans 8 August, 2008 Contributed by Deloitte		Equity Awards Gone Public, What Companies need to know when preparing for an IPO 05-2012 10 May, 2012 Certified Equity Professional Institute Website Link to the Job Analysis Survey 04-2012 2 May, 2012 Buck’s iQuantic© Global Long-Term Incentive Practices Survey 24 April, 2012 OptionEase Announces Strategic Alliance with Stock & Option Solutions, Inc. 04-2012 23 April, 2012 Vodafone Updates Reward Website with Mobile Version UK 2012-04 7 April, 2012 Global Share Alliance Grows with Addition of North American Share Registrars 03-2012 26 March, 2012 How Much Are Your Stock Options Worth? 03-2012 18 March, 2012 2012 Deloitte Global Share Plan Survey 15 March, 2012 UBS Enhances Partial Administration Offering with EASi for Performance‐based Plans 03-2012 9 March, 2012 Financial Times Chief US Commentator Edward Luce to Speak at the 13th Annual Global Equity Organization Conference WW 2012-03 7 March, 2012 Seasoned Industry Veteran Danyle Anderson Takes the Helm at the Global Equity Organization 03-2012 6 March, 2012 Baxi Partnership acquires RM2 Partnership 01-2012 20 January, 2012 SocGen gets Repsol mandate 01-2012 16 January, 2012 Best-Selling Business Author and Business Leader Richard Moran Joins EASi’s Board of Directors 01-03-2012 3 January, 2012 The Beyster Symposium & The Mid-Year Fellows Workshop in Honor of Louis O. Kelso 6 December, 2011 Governance and Design Survey Highlights 11-2011 1 November, 2011 Technology enhancements help Schwab stock plan clients more effectively manage equity compensation plans 11-2011 1 November, 2011 EASi’s Integrated Payroll Interface Raises the Bar on Automation 2011-10 27 October, 2011 EASi Ranked Number 174th Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2011 Technology Fast 500™ 2011-10 26 October, 2011 Equity awards gone public - What companies need to know when preparing for an IPO 10-2011 24 October, 2011 EASi Makes CEP Honor Roll with Ten Certified Equity Professionals 7 October, 2011 Corporate Partner Michael Flynn Joins Gibson Dunn's Orange County Office 09-2011 8 September, 2011 2011 Global Equity Incentives Survey - Executive Summary - Now Available 09-2011 8 September, 2011 EASi's Growth Continues on all Fronts — Billing, Hiring, Customers and Participant Numbers Shoot Up in Q2 8 September, 2011 Killik Employee Services to sponsor ifs ProShare Annual Awards 08-2011 23 August, 2011 Equilar Study: Change-in-control Cash Severance Analysis 08-2011 18 August, 2011 2011-08 Equiniti launches online employee share portal 10 August, 2011 2011-08 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Establishes Universal Direct Broker Interface Connection to EASi's World-Class Stock Plan Management Solution 10 August, 2011 2011-08 UBS's Technology Enhancements Continue to Make Equity Compensation Plan Administration Easier for its Corporate Clients 3 August, 2011 UK Deloitte seminar Announcement? 08-2011 2 August, 2011 American Coalition of Stock Plan Administrators 2 August, 2011 Monidee Wins International Accolades for ForFarmers Internal Exchange 06+2011 27 June, 2011 Range of Methodologies for Risk and Performance Alignment of Remuneration 06-2011 24 June, 2011 EASi Service Pack Delivers Greater Flexibility to 700 Customers Worldwide 06-2011 1 June, 2011 Charles Schwab Launches Brokerage and Banking Mobile Deposit for iPhone® 006-2011 1 June, 2011 ifs ProShare to host seminar on "Remuneration in the Financial Services Industry” 05-2011 10 May, 2011 Industry Pioneer Carine Schneider Joins EASi as CEO Vito Palmieri to Become Executive Chairman 15 April, 2011 Senior Account Manager Reward Plan Services 13 April, 2011 Charles Schwab launches equity award consultation team for corporate stock plan clients 03-2011 22 March, 2011 Fidelity gives advisers trove of potential client names 03-2011 15 March, 2011 Professor Who Expanded the Study of Employee Ownership Will Hold Endowed Chair 2011-03 1 March, 2011 Say-When-on-Pay Proposal Findings 02-2011 23 February, 2011 Slump in markets, right time for ESOPs 02-2011 8 February, 2011 BNY Mellon Shareowner Services and King Worldwide Enter into Strategic Alliance 02-2011 8 February, 2011 The Latest on Compensation and Governance Matters, SEC Alert for Equilar Clients 02-2011 4 February, 2011 UBS Wealth Management Americas today announced the delivery of a number of enhancements for their equity compensation plan services business. 02-2011 3 February, 2011 Global Shares Celebrates 5 Years 02-2011 1 February, 2011 Global Shares announces new Asian Client Relations Manager 02-2011 1 February, 2011 Lukas Kolff, former Apollo partner, joins Global Shares Board and his firm, Bowline Capital Partners, makes a strategic investment to support Global Shares’ growth 02-2011 1 February, 2011 1099 Software for Forms 3921 and 3922 Released by WorldSharp 2011-02 31 January, 2011 Twitter Is Issuing So Many Options It Needs To Hire Someone To Keep Track 2011-01 26 January, 2011 Fidelity prepares for new cost-basis rules US 2010-12 20 December, 2010 Joseph R. Blasi Named First J. Robert Beyster Professor of Employee Ownership at Rutgers’ School of Management and Labor Relations US 1210-12 20 December, 2010 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Congratulates Clients Telefonica, Henderson Global Investors & Wolfson Microelectronics on ifsProShare Awards 9 December, 2010 Global Mobility Handbook 2010 Edition Special Edition in support of the important work of the International Organization of Employers 6 December, 2010 Free Kleinwort Benson debate on employee share ownership 2010-11 22 November, 2010 Dodd-Frank Act: The importance of putting ceo pay multiples into context 11-2010 16 November, 2010 Share scheme industry celebrates while Royal Mail heading for massive share ownership plan UK 11-2010 15 November, 2010 Equiniti and BNY Mellon to form share scheme alliance 2010-11 2 November, 2010 Monidee North America Corp. and Friends Team Up for Make-A-Wish® Donation 2010-10 5 October, 2010 Rightmove to manage its executive share plans in-house 2010-10 5 October, 2010 Charles Schwab Announces Plans to Launch Equity Award Consultation Team for Corporate Stock Plan Clients 27 September, 2010 Corporate Stock Plan Sponsors Rate Stock Plan Administration Service Providers 2010-09 20 September, 2010 Linklaters and Clifford Chance top The Legal 500 in employee share schemes 2010-09 15 September, 2010 COMPUTERSHARE ACQUIRES STAKE IN SOLIUM 24 August, 2010 The 18th Annual NASPP Conference 17 August, 2010 Multiple Compensation Consultants and CEO Pay 08-2010 10 August, 2010 NCEO Call for submissions 13 July, 2010 CEP Institute Announces the 2010 Marilyn Perkins Claassen Scholarship Application 28 June, 2010 Computershare and Creative Printing Services Collaborate on a Full Suite of Regulatory Required Communication Services 2010-06-07 8 June, 2010 Global Shares announces the results of the Fourth Annual Global Stock Plan Administration Survey 05-19-2010 19 May, 2010 AST Equity Plan Solutions Hires John Hammond as Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives 05-09-2010 11 May, 2010 RBC Delivers Pioneering Employee Savings Scheme For Kharafi National Employees 30 March, 2010 Global Shares and Buck Consultants are pleased to announce the launch of the Annual Global Stock Plan Administration Survey 2 March, 2010 Equilar Executive Compensation Summit 2 March, 2010 Computershare completes acquisition of HBOS employee equity solutions from LLoyds Banking Group 17-02-2010 16 February, 2010 E&Y: IFRS 2 Share-based payment – The essential guide 11 December, 2009 SOS Introduces Modification Accounting Programs Suite 22-11-2009 23 November, 2009 Moving Beyond the Financial Crisis: 2009/2010 Report on Executive Pay 11-15-2009 16 November, 2009 SOS Introduces Modification Accounting Programs Suite 10-15-2009 16 November, 2009 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney new Hire Announcement - September 2009 30 September, 2009 UBS CEFS Awarded ISO 27001 Certification for Information Security Management Systems - 29 September 2009 29 September, 2009 Melanie Tom-Warner Joins UBS As Head of Client Management for CEFS - 2 July 2009 2 July, 2009 Watson Wyatt, Towers Perrin in $3.5 Billion Merger - 30 June 2009 30 June, 2009 Mercer Launches ‘Equity Choice’ Tool - 30 June 2009 30 June, 2009 Morgan Stanley And Citi Launch Joint Venture Morgan Stanley Smith Barney - 1 June 2009 1 June, 2009 UBS Corporate Employee Financial Services Enhances Technology Platform, Benefits Companies Using Transcentive® Software 13 May, 2009 James W. Taylor and his team The Taylor Group Join UBS, Bringing Worldwide Experience - 21 April 2009 21 April, 2009 EASi First to Market with Accounting Support for Stock Option Repricing - 21 April 2009 21 April, 2009 farth Shaw Adds Team of Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Attorneys to New York Office - 23 March 2009 23 March, 2009 EASi Updates Stock Plan Administration Software - 23 March 2009 23 March, 2009 Robert J. Callanan, Jr., joins UBS as firm expands Corporate Employee Financial Services business - 12 March 2009 12 March, 2009 William L. Schoff and team at The Schoff Group join UBS - 12 March 2009 12 March, 2009 Plan Sponsors Rate Equity Compensation Plan Administration Service Providers in Group Five Study - 6 February 2009 6 February, 2009 Global Shares welcomes new VP, North America Business Development and a Sr. Manager, Plan Administration - 5 February 2009 5 February, 2009 E*Trade Launches Equity Edge 8! - 5 February 2009 5 February, 2009 EASi and Business Builders form Strategic Partnership To Provide Solution for Stock Plan Management Compliance and Reporting - 4 February 2009 4 February, 2009 EASi Hits $5 Million Mark in 2008 Company Turns in Banner Year Performance - 29 January 2009 27 January, 2009 Transcentive Rolls Out New Equity Plan Solutions - 26 January 2009 26 January, 2009 UBS Corporate Employee Financial Services continues to expand its Executive Management Team - Introducing Michael Barry - 22 January 2009 22 January, 2009 2008 Buck Consultants/Global Shares Stock Plan Administration Survey 01-15-2007 15 January, 2009 Equilar® Executive Compensation Trends - January 2009 4 January, 2009 Separate Equilar® Studies Find CEO Bonuses Down and 10b5-1 Stock Trading Plan Use Up April 2008 2 April, 2008 EASi Launches Online Customer Service Tools: Extends Service Hours and Capabilities 03-05-2008 5 March, 2008 New Equilar® Study Finds CEO Bonuses Down 4.5 Percent 02-28-2008 28 February, 2008 Equilar® Releases New Study on Fortune 500 CEO Equity Awards in the Fourth Quarter of 2007 01-02-2008 2 January, 2008 EASi Celebrates Five Years in Business 12-05-2007 27 October, 2007