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Board Benchmarking

Board Benchmarking has two world class surveys: a Board Effectiveness Survey and an Audit Committee Effectiveness Survey. Both are available globally and are distributed via authorised distribution partners, which include: KPMG Australia, Insync Surveys, Oppeus, Westlake Consulting and Gerard Daniels.

Board Benchmarking has carried out over 100 board and audit committee surveys for organisations ranging from large public companies and government organisations to private companies, associations and not-for-profit entities. Board Benchmarking’s surveys are powered by integrated benchmarked stakeholder survey specialists, Insync Surveys.

Feedback from clients include comments such as …”easy to complete” …”searching and comprehensive questions”… “focuses things quickly”.

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Board Effectiveness Survey

The Board Effectiveness Survey compares your board’s effectiveness to those of around 100 other organisations, including large listed corporations, private companies, government and not-for-profit organisations. Benchmarking can be carried out against the entire database or only against comparable organisations. The survey can be customised to your requirements.

To acquire a Board Effectiveness Survey, contact one of our distribution partners.

Audit Committee Effectiveness Survey

The Audit Committee Effectiveness Survey compares your committee’s effectiveness against other participating organisations, including large listed corporations, private companies, government and not-for profit organisations. The survey can be customised to your requirements.

To acquire an Audit Committee Effectiveness Survey, contact one of our distribution partners.


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News and events

Boards need to understand their organisation's key drivers of profitability

MELBOURNE, 17 JUNE 2009Board Benchmarking and Insync Surveys have today released a study called Strategy development and execution: A boardroom perspective,based on the views of 625 directors who sit on 79 different Australian and New Zealand boards.

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Boards need to improve the performance culture of their organisations

MELBOURNE, 5 MAY 2009Board Benchmarking and Insync Surveys have today released a study called Organisation performance: A boardroom perspective , based on the views of 625 directors who sit on 79 different Australian and New Zealand boards.

Mr Nicholas Barnett, Insync Surveys' Chairman, said: "While most directors would consider the encouragement of a strong culture of organisation performance to be essential, only 50% agreed, 45% were neutral and 5% actually disagreed that their board encourages a strong culture of organisation performance."

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Boards must be more accountable for CEO and senior management remuneration packages

Melbourne, 15 April 2009 Board Benchmarking and Insync Surveyshave today released a study called CEO remuneration: A boardroom perspective, based on the views of 625 directors who sit on 79 different and New Zealand boards.

Mr Nicholas Barnett, Insync Surveys Chairman, said: “Boards of all shapes and sizes need to do more to recalibrate the remuneration, including bonus expectations of their CEO and senior management, to ensure they are appropriate, and properly linked to sustainable organisation performance.”

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Research reveals boards have more to do on risk management

Melbourne, 4 December 2008 Board Benchmarking and Insync Surveys have released a study, Risk management in the boardroom, based on the views of 625 directors who sit on 79 different Australian and New Zealand boards.

Mr Nicholas Barnett, Insync Surveys Chairman, said: “The good news is that boards are setting the right 'tone at the top', however some boards need to pull up their socks in terms of risk management systems, including developing an appropriate risk culture, internal controls and compliance procedures.

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Statistical foundations of Board Benchmarking’s Board Effectiveness Survey endorsed

29 September 2006 Dr John Henstridge, principal consultant statistician of Data Analysis Australia, designed the statistical themes and methods for the analysis and reporting used in Board Benchmarking’s Board Effectiveness Survey.

In a letter written to Board Benchmarking, Dr Henstridge validated the statistical foundations of the tool.

“The analysis and reporting are based on cutting edge statistical techniques that lead to a tool that chairs, directors, company secretaries and general counsel can use to understand the effectiveness of their board with a high level of confidence that the issues raised are real and significant, not just random observations,” he said.