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CEOs pay steady despite GFC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
... S&P/ASX 100 company in 2008 held steady, dropping only marginally from $3.78 million to $3.75 million. The average annual cash bonus (for those CEOs who received a bonus) fell slightly from its record high of $2.18 million in 2007 to $1.95 million in ...

Industry funds in NRL grand final

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
... industries among others. It also acts as a trigger to think about super in non-financial settings, said Mecchi. An added bonus is the ability for HOSTPLUS to bring brand awareness to Queensland and New South Wales - areas that the fund is looking to ...

Undue credit (ratings)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
... he feels "some moral responsibility for the poor CDO ratings issued under his watch." Sure, sure...six-years? Perhaps his bonus or pay rise didn't have enough zeroes after the US dollar sign -- such as the ones we've read in recent headlines? Kolchinsky ...

Of population growth and surpluses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... support for their upkeep by the government's importation of younger, skilled immigrants and the coming of age of the 'baby bonus' babies borne out of the Howard and Costello regime.

Expect the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
Caution removes caution. Just as the G-20 announced their caution in removing the fiscal and monetary crutch until the global economy is walking on its own, the word 'cautiously' in the 'cautiously optimistic' is fast disappearing in many an investment ...

Industry pushes for super concessions for women

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... institute also recommended a superannuation component in the Paid Parental Leave system or introducing a $1,500 'Super Baby Bonus' for new mothers. The AIST also encouraged the removal of the 15 per cent contribution tax for low-income earners. Many ...

Up yours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
See my finger? Yes, the middle one. No. The statement is not to gloat about Wall Street's overnight jump proving my call for a continuation of the equity market uptrend correct. Speaking of which, America's major stock market indexes jumped 2 per cent ...

ING drops guarantee for interest

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
... increased interest." This fund and the ANZ Flexible Term Deposit Fund (Government Guaranteed) are giving clients a 1 per cent bonus interest rate until the end of September.

Fully sick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
PAID! Ten big American banks will get this stamp on their TARP loans after the US Treasury approved their repayment of a combined US$68 billion of taxpayers' money. No names were mentioned on which banks are queuing up at the Treasury cashier to pay. ...

Net tightens on executive pay

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... management framework," he said. Meanwhile the Australasian Compliance Institute, ACI, has called for tighter control of executive bonus payments through the introduction of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) directly linked to industry-benchmarked governance ...