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Perpetual ups acquisition liability

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... Barrow Hanley acquisition as it revalues the remuneration paid to staff. The firm originally estimated that the amount of incentive compensation accrued to be $2.1 million. This has jumped to $10.2 million. This is because the methodology used to calculate ...

Praemium appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
The ASX-listed platform business has announced a permanent chief executive, replacing Michael Ohanessian. Anthony Wamsteker, who was appointed interim chief executive and an executive director in May, will step into the role permanently on August 16. ...

Adrian Whittingham back full-time at Pinnacle

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... affiliates' capabilities. In transitioning to part-time role in December 2020, he was no longer be eligible for incentive plans, and assigned fixed remuneration of $195,000 per year (nearly half of the $400,000 the previous year). He also had to ...

Vanguard incentivises staff to get the jab

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... US$1000 ($1300) to get vaccinated against COVID-19. A spokesperson said the fund manager has no plans to roll out the incentive for its Australian workers as yet. "While Vanguard strongly encourages staff to get a COVID-19 vaccine when it is available ...

Super, ASIC beneficiaries of advice challenges: Hearing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... arrangement which most advisers are now operating under has the same conflicts as well," Jacobsen responded. "There's an incentive for an accountant on an hourly rate to do more work." Wilson then asked how advice fees are aligned to clients' ...

BTFM, Asgard Capital fined $3m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... defendants, and financial services providers generally, from maintaining defective systems, and conversely, providing an incentive to establish and maintain systems that are reliable." He acknowledged the "preparedness of BT and Asgard to make early ...

Companies failing harassment victims: ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... harassment - putting their own careers and credibility at risk in doing so. It also, unintentionally, gives companies an incentive to refute harassment claims as manager may be under pressure to keep the number of harassment claims low. "The current ...

3PD wins distribution partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
An emerging markets fund manager is expanding its presence in Australia by appointing 3PD as its distribution partner. ValueQuest Capital, an Indian equities fund manager led by co-founders Sanjay Bakshi and Paresh Thakker, hopes to build on its current ...

Industry mixed on YFYS

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
Industry bodies have varied responses to the passing of the Your Future, Your Super reforms with some saying it will lead to worse outcomes for members. The Your Future, Your Super reforms were passed in the Senate yesterday with an amendment that will ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
In the words of Frank Sinatra, Australia's now "A-number one, top of the list, head of the heap, king of the hill..." Ol' blue eyes was, of course, singing about the Big Apple (New York) but comparing apples with apples, Australia's on top. ...