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Lower pay offset by persistent bonuses

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
Average fixed pay for chief executives in ASX100 companies has fallen by 3.3% to $1.86 million, its lowest level in almost a decade. The fall was even larger across the entire ASX200, dropping by 4.6%, with CEOs taking home an average $1.51 million ...

New platform allows super funds to share data with partners

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
Data specialist Empirics has launched a new platform, MarketSuite Alliance, to enables super funds and their business partners to collaborate with their data in a secure and encrypted environment to help improve member retention and satisfaction. Empirics ...

Rubik continues strong growth trend

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
Rubik has achieved its fourth consecutive year of double digit growth, according to the fintech's annual results. The company reported an 11.4% surge in overall revenue, totaling $43.3 million, with recurring revenues accounting for 73%. Rubik's wealth ...

Spring FG CEO steps down temporarily

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
Spring Financial Group has appointed an acting chief executive to reduce managing director Keith Cullen's workload while he recovers from recent surgery. Current head of advice services Frank Paul has taken on the interim role, having previous leadership ...

Capital not enough to prevent failures

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
A lone reliance on capital is an "unwise strategy", according to APRA chair Wayne Byres who said the industry must accept and prepare for failures in the banking industry. Speaking at the Actuaries Institute Banking Conference Byres noted that while ...

Centuria taps Google for latest board appointment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
Centuria Capital has appointed a senior executive from technology giant Google to its board. Susan Wheeldon-Steele is currently head of performance at Google where she works with national and global companies to develop and deliver growth strategies. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
Australia dwelling approvals The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest tally on building approvals show total new dwellings approved jumped by a sharp 11.3% in the month of July, more than offsetting the declines registered in June (-4.7%) and ...

Capital Group reappoints former exec

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
Capital Group has reappointed a former senior employee who now holds the role of senior vice president, capital strategy research. Michael Thawley has re-joined Capital Group and in his new role will work with the company's global investment team, advising ...

Prime continues to grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
Prime Financial Group has reported a 20% boost in profits after tax compared to last financial year, totaling $3.23 million. Prime also saw a 13% increase in new business revenue, growing from $2.32 million to $2.62 million, and largely driven by the ...

Insurers face significant asset risk charges from downgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
Life and general insurers face the risk of higher asset charges if a sovereign downgrade occurs, according to senior portfolio manager- fixed income at Nikko Asset Management, Darren Langer. In July Standard and Poor's Global Ratings (S&P) revised the ...