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Data dictates immediate BOE action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
No one expected the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to raise or lower the official cash rate from its current 1.5% when its board met on the 4 July, but only a few expected the Australian central bank to follow its bigger overseas peers into a more ...

Praemium chief executive takes back company

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... terms and conditions, currently subject to change, are: a base remuneration of $400,000 plus statutory superannuation; a bonus of 30% of base salary based on achievement of budgeted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation up to a ...

Major banks receive Budget shakeup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
The major banks will be slugged $6.2 billion via a new levy to level the playing field for the banking sector. "This represents a fair additional contribution from our major banks and will assist with budget repair by at least $1.5 billion per year," ...

Increased APRA levies provide regulator with more power

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
New reporting measures to increase accountability for authorised deposit-taking institutions and their executives will be introduced by the Federal Government. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has been allocated $28.6 million over ...

Banking scrutiny to escalate: ABA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... include the Khoury Review with its 99 recommendations, and the Sedgwick Review, which aims to remove or change payments and bonus schemes that reward or incentivise poor customer outcomes (final report due in April). Banks now need a "strong social licence ...

RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
It'll be interesting to be a fly on the wall of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) boardroom today when Governor Philip Lowe and his team deliberate on what to do with the country's monetary policy settings. Financial markets expect the Australian ...

Gross and PIMCO settle dispute

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
Star bond manager Bill Gross has settled a law suit with former employer PIMCO, ending a 15-month legal battle. Gross, 72, sued PIMCO for $US200 million following his abrupt departure from the firm in 2014, claiming that he was forced out so colleagues ...

BTFG chief investment officer exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... of recent allegations, parent company Westpac Group said in a statement. Westpac also confirmed Wild will not receive a bonus for this year or any special termination payments. "Clayton Utz undertook a comprehensive and independent review of all allegations ...

NAB chief promises greater accountability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... year, only two senior managers were sacked and three faced disciplinary action, which included a reduction or elimination of bonus. In the last two years, similar action was taken against an additional 48 employees. "Accountability; accountability is ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
"Some pick-up in wages growth is also expected, although wage increases are likely to remain below average for some time yet. Our liaison with businesses does not suggest that a pick-up in wage growth is imminent, but nor does it suggest that a further ...