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Take governance seriously or lose investor support

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
... penalise shareholders then investors are compelled to act. "We vote against lots of things. But we only vote against remuneration proposals when it's clearly obscene and not in the shareholders' interests," he said. Illustrating this constructive role ...

Cofunds accomodate fixed fee for service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
... sent to the clients bank every month. As part of the strategy, Cofunds have developed an additional menu for adviser remuneration options for fee-based firms that are involved in commission offsets or blend fees. Cofunds said it would continue to charge ...

Product-based fees create conflict

Financial planners will not be recognised as true professionals for as long as 'product-based' remuneration models exist, according to discussion papers released by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA). The Institute has used an ...

Funding costs trim Suncorp banking profit

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... on the capital needs of the business. Meanwhile, 41 per cent of shareholders voting at the AGM voted against the remuneration report, a symbolic gesture in a non-binding vote, and which reflects annoyance at the board's decision to waive hurdles for ...

Asset consultants change fee model: Deloitte

... asset based fees as another way to provide traditional asset consultants with the ability to offer more competitive remuneration to attract and retain quality staff." The Deloitte report comes at a time when major asset consultants such as Frontier ...

Gen X-ers choose brokers over banks

... brokers could be motivated to loan more because they are often remunerated based on the amount borrowed. Disclosure of remuneration would help consumers be aware of any incentive brokers have when providing advice," she said. The research also revealed ...

Yes to commissions, no to shelf fees

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
... also not remove all potential conflicts of interest as "superannuation funds, including industry funds, use other remuneration practices such as bonuses and incentive plans for sales people that may give rise to conflicts." But the committee took a much ...

St.George and HESTA champion flexible workplace

... employees who work with the company for four years to take their fifth year off with a paid salary, subject to a revised remuneration package. Meanwhile, HESTA Super Fund, which counts 85 per cent of its 580,000 membership base being female, was one ...

Wizard founder builds Yellow Brick Road

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... it must be common-place, but it is rare in personal financial advice," Davies said. "To do this requires the right remuneration structure, both at the firm level - fees charged to clients, and at the individual adviser level - an absence of commissions. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
... Keating will discuss Australia's superannuation industry in Sydney. On the markets, the Hay Group Report on executive remuneration is due out. Aussie Q Resources Ltd will list on the ASX at 1030. Weak base metal prices and a poor performance from Wall ...