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ACSI: executive salaries soar above share value

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... companies increased 131% over the past ten years while executives working for companies on the S&P/ASX 100 earned a 31% salary raise, according to new ACSI research. The study, as part of Australian Council of Super Investor's (ACSI) ten-year anniversary ...

Mercer super members seek help in volatility

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... respondents saying they plan to take action regarding their superannuation in the next 12 months, including making additional salary sacrifice contributions or reviewing their investment options.

Intrafund advice a sticking point for Stronger Super group

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... MySuper," he said. Whiteley said if a member rings and asks simple questions about their super such as on co-contributions, salary sacrifice, insurance or the right asset allocation then these were part of basic service provision. He said when questions ...

TAL continues insurance upgrade

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... products, offering new features on its group life products to streamline adviser processes. TAL's group life and group salary continuance product offerings for the corporate market now provide approval-free worldwide cover with no location restrictions ...

Coalition, small business reject super clearing house model

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, said because super was part of an employee's salary, it was vital for employers to be part of the system. "It is not feasible to have them removed," she said. "Whilst small ...

Fin Svcs Asian opportunity

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... demanding higher rewards for the effort. "We found that for Australian professionals to move abroad, they require a significant salary increase, say 20 per cent, while we found that corporations believe that the attractive job offer should be enough ...

Voluntary top-up contribs not enough: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... making voluntary superannuation contributions, only around 20 per cent of employees do. As well, the incidence of making salary sacrifice only really begins to pick up after the age of 45," said ASFA in its latest policy report, Spotlight on Henry. The ...

Bendigo aims to empower planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... and being able to apply that to Bendigo," said Billington. The bank has 70 financial advisers, all of which are paid a salary on a commission free basis, as well as 50 customer facing staff and $4 billion in funds under management. "We're supporters ...

Accounting group hires 'transformer'

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... constantly transform these businesses to meet changing customer and industry demands." Lombard will earn $700,000 in base salary per year, reviewed annually, with the potential to earn $350,000 extra if he meets performance objectives. His salary will ...

YouTube, you beauty

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... effective it is, using the statistics tracking device already available through YouTube. For example, a tax firm's video on "salary sacrifice" had 765 clicks, tiny by YouTube standards (top YouTube videos get 10-million-plus clicks), but is a good return ...