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Global disruption fund locks in former CEOs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
Evans Dixon chairman David Evans has assembled an investment team of former chief executives to raise up to $150 million for the soon to be ASX-listed Global Disruption Fund. The initial portfolio is expected to include Amazon, Facebook, Alibaba, Netflix ...

Bankers told to spread positive message

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... and effectively, and which will make a meaningful difference for customers," Bligh said. "In my own interactions with bank CEOs, I have been impressed by how committed they are towards this reform program and I was pleased McPhee acknowledged this in ...

AMG CEO says alpha is all about people

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... institutional investors have with investment managers. "Clients here seem to be less interested in developing relationships with CEOs," he said. "In this market the institutions tend to be very sophisticated, and the fundamental judgement they're making ...

Global investment redrawn by technology

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... time on factors that don't consider a market that's increasingly service-driven and dependent on human capital. When I ask CEOs what their most important asset is, they will usually say their people, but as accountants we tend to view people as costs ...

Lower pay offset by persistent bonuses

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... $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 (before bonuses and shares), according to the 15th annual study of CEO Pay in ASX200 ...

National Seniors appoints CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... been given a new role as chief advocate, where she will oversee the group's lobbying and media activities. "Working with two CEOs, Sarah has driven our organisation's lobbying activities behind the scenes for over a decade," Carvosso added. "This dynamic ...

Drop in regulator staff numbers under coalition

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... time when banking scandals have brought to light a problematic culture within the sector. "Despite the rhetoric of the bank CEOs and others, this is not a culture that will be easily fixed," the report said. "Staffing by the corporate regulators and ...

Not enough super users: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... year, was $72.6 billion. Voluntary contributions were $30.9 billion or 1.9% of GDP," Knox said. "Talking to a couple of fund CEOs at this conference - they're seeing the level of voluntary contributions already down on this year compared to last year. ...

Gender pay gap worsening: ACTU

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... 65 to 69 years retire with no super, 70% of workers in the lowest paid occupations are women, and just 17% of Australian CEOs are women, this shouts out that we have major problems to tackle." The unions are calling for a government-funded parental leave ...

YBR chair appoints two chief executives in business revamp

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... on our wealth activities and maintain the momentum in our lending businesses. As a result I have re-appointed our current CEOs portfolios to align with the two business units and reflect their individual expertise and strengths," Bouris added. "Our ambition ...