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Remove 10% rule for deductible contributions: SMSF Association

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... deductions to superannuation contributions. "Removing the 10% rule would alleviate the red-tape burden for businesses providing salary sacrifice arrangements (especially for small businesses) and for fund members who need to ensure they comply with the ...

Oil slide, CEO pay and that "income recession"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... dancing whoppa gangnam style if I get even only a fraction of the A$19.6 million Nine Entertainment CEO David Gyngell's salary; or News Corp head honcho Robert Thomson's A$13.2 million; or even, Westpac chief Gail Kelly's A$11 million (I'm not exactly ...

Macquarie executive tops industry salary survey

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... financial services executive in the top 200 to see his pay fall, down 5% on what he made last year. Kupper had the highest base salary at $1.7 million while Moore received the highest bonus, bringing in more than $11.2 million in a combination of short- ...

No Westpac leadership changes after Gail Kelly departure

LAURA MILLAN, ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... celebrations and beyond," she said. Kelly is Australia's best-paid banker. According to Westpac's annual report, Kelly's total salary last financial year jumped to $12.8 million. Hartzer is currently responsible for Westpac's retail, business banking ...

Gail Kelly steps down as Westpac CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... celebrations and beyond," she said. Kelly is Australia's best-paid banker. According to Westpac's annual report, Kelly's total salary last financial year jumped to $12.8 million. Hartzer is currently A responsible for Westpac's retail, business banking ...

Astarra director banned, loses AAT appeal

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... Astarra Strategic Fund (ASF) Product Disclosure Statement. He also received more than $388,041 in payments outside his salary as a reward for his involvement in the investment of ASF assets in certain funds. Astarra was one of the groups caught up in ...

ASIC pays commissioners $2.9m in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
The five top executives at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will receive a total salary of $2.9 million for 2014, about $10,000 less than in 2013. The ASIC annual report did not match the name of each commissioner with the ...

NZ Super CEO higher paid than Aussie counterparts

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... active investment, with 70% of its investments managed this way. Chairman Gavin Walker, chairman of NZ Super Fund, said the salary and cost structure of the fund reflects how the fund's Guardians have moved to bring more investment expertise in-house ...

Australians miss out on billions in unpaid super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... their superannuation to ensure they are not missing out on payments. "By law, your employer is required to pay 9.5% of your salary into your superannuation account, and at least quarterly. The deadline for the next quarterly payment is October 28, so ...

Throw out relative performance tables: Finsia

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... wealth over an agreed timeframe) and projected replacement rate (i.e. projected annuity income divided by projected final salary) were all suggested as alternatives to the current focus on annualised returns over one, three, five and 10 years. According ...