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Governance indices create illusions: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... proportion of board directors who are independent, how concentrated is the management structure, and type of executive remuneration. "The academic literature that introduced indices has not satisfactorily established that there is a causal relation between ...

Seize the pay

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
The days when executives get rewards-for-failure could soon be over if legislators back radical remuneration reforms proposed by a governance expert, which includes capping 'golden parachutes' and issuing share options that can only be cashed out after ...

APRA outlines priorities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... focused on authorised deposit taking institutions (ADIs) liquidity risk, prudent capital management and executive remuneration this year. Speaking at the Australian British Chamber of Commerce in Sydney, APRA chair John Laker, said APRA intends to complete ...

Parlie inquiry into sales commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... ever since the introduction of compulsory super in 1991. In the Inquiry's sights will be the way distribution and remuneration practices operate in wealth management, particularly sales commissions and regulatory gaps and overlaps that allowed the recent ...

Clients stung by commissioned advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... as important. "A number of people cannot afford to pay an upfront fee for service, which is why commission based remuneration is an appropriate fee structure. It also provides an ongoing service model so clients can access advice every year rather than ...

Tracking hedge fund fees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... paid semi-annually or annually?" said Ivey. These factors combine to give investors a better understanding on the remuneration, operations, and of course, returns, to investors. Last month, AIMA launched a hedge fund booklet last month for financial ...

APRA to review exec pay

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
... about to discover the political price they will be expected to pay with APRA announcing details of its executive remuneration monitoring program. The irony however is that despite widespread public and government concerns that executive remuneration ...

What a member wants

... and therefore members as shareholders, is further compounded by ongoing debate on accountability of trustees and remuneration of trustees. Some super funds are also departing from the traditional model of funds investing in conservative cash-like investments ...

AIG gets another A$57 billion bail-out

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... package established by Congress in October. As part of the latest deal, AIG has agreed to follow stringent executive remuneration and corporate governance conditions, according to a statement issued by the US Treasury.

AustEthical director elected MLA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... Assembly. Le Couteur is AustEthical's information technology manager, risk management officer, is on the board's remuneration committee, while also being a member of the national council of the Australian Conservation Foundation. She was formerly AustEthical's ...