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Investor relations pay significantly increases

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... remuneration range decreased to $201,000-$225,000 from $226,000-$250,000 in 2018. As for incentives, the most popular long term incentive for investor relations professionals was performance rights, with 39% saying they received performance rights in ...

Industry fund offers bonus on income streams

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... their income account, and an additional loyalty bonus. Rainmaker head of superannuation Jason Ross said offering an incentive to nudge members towards income streams makes sense from a commercial perspective. "Attrition rates out of super funds when ...

ANZ profits hit by remediation, low rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... leading" reform to group-wide remuneration structure, replacing individual bonuses for more than 80% of people with an incentive based on group performance. "The Royal Commission has had a real impact in terms of what we're focused on, in terms of remediation ...

IOOF to cut bonuses, pays Kelaher millions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... IOOF defended the legal action brought against it by APRA until his resignation in July 2019. His invested long term incentive (LTI) performance rights lapsed as a result of his cessation of employment and his short term incentive (STI) deferred shares ...

CountPlus firm acquires advice boutique

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... ensuring their ability to grow," Aris said at the time. "It is our view that principals and senior employees have a greater incentive to grow their business when there is close alignment between the success of the business and their personal success ...

ASX faces challenge on ETF stronghold

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
ASX-listed exchange traded funds have raised close to $56 billion but now its lesser-known rival Chi-X is ready to start listing ETFs, with a Kapstream fund kicking off on it today. Chi-X started off trading small amounts of equities in Australia in ...

No one reads the PDS: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
ASIC is calling time on the financial services industry's reliance on disclosure as the default consumer protection, saying it enables poor conduct and poor consumer outcomes. The regulator said disclosures have been assumed to inform consumers to make ...

Broker fined for lavish entertainment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... FCA alleges. The name passing business was risky in terms of promoting improper broker conduct, as there was financial incentive for brokers and traders to act together to generate brokerage. Further incentive existed for brokers and traders to collude ...

UK insurer fined for annuity sales failings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
UK-based insurer Prudential has been hit with a £24 million (AU$43.6 million) fine after failing to advise customers they may receive a better deal on annuities if they shopped around. The Financial Conduct Authority said Prudential failed to ensure ...

Retirement income under review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
The government has established a review into Australia's retirement income system, following through on the Productivity Commission's recommendation. Announced on Friday afternoon, the review's terms of reference will examine the three pillars ...