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Main Street versus Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... headache for the President as Republicans are now warning they won't support funding for future stimulus packages if the AIG bonus furore isn't dealt with.

Seize the pay

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
The days when executives get rewards-for-failure could soon be over if legislators back radical remuneration reforms proposed by a governance expert, which includes capping 'golden parachutes' and issuing share options that can only be cashed out after ...

AIG: 100 per cent GFC proof

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... working in its troubled financial products unit. Reportedly this is just a little less than one-third of AIG's planned total bonus payout of US$450 million. My guess is that the remainder would go to the other Masters of the Universe. Somehow I cannot ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... McInnes and Australian National Retailers Association chief executive Margy Osmond announce their response to the second cash bonus on Tuesday morning. In Perth, it's the final day of the Chamber of Minerals & Energy 2009 Safety and Health conference ...

I have been dead wrong: Buffett

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... satisfactory," he said. In each of these three purchases, Berkshire Hathaway also acquired a substantial equity participation as a bonus.

Bell profit hit by bad markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... chair Colin Bell and the group's managing director Alastair Provan, volunteered to forego any discretionary annual cash bonus in 2008. Bell Financial Group's balance sheet remains stable, with $63 million in net tangible assets, $52 million of that amount ...

Paragem tips scales for small planners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
Small-size planning groups keen to cut their licensing and admin costs without sacrificing their independence and quality of service are driving the demand for the 'shared services' model, said Paragem's managing director Ian Knox. Knox said some planning ...

ASIC blocks $2m Storm bonus

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained a court order preventing a payment of $2 million from Storm Financial to a bank account in which is held by Emmanuel and Julie Cassimatis. The sum was transferred from a Storm ...

Tax bonus triggers more co-contribution

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
The Federal Government's $950 tax bonus payment could end up costing the Government up to $2,375 per taxpayer, said Adrian Raftery, accountantsRus chief executive. Under existing superannuation co-contribution rules, the Government fully or partly matches ...

Damned if you do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
... recent fiscal program contains a blend of short-term stimulus and longer-term investment in nation-building. The one-off bonus payment totalling $12.7 billion for low and middle-income households, farmers and training are expected to tide them over until ...