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Abbott: Coalition will not vote for SG but won't rescind it

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
Opposition leader, Tony Abbott, has made his position clear on the proposed rise in the superannuation guarantee to 12%. Abbott confirmed this morning at a Financial Services Council (FSC) breakfast in Sydney, that while his party will not vote in support ...

Perpetual updates performance, remuneration

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... the relevant market for each role. Ryan was awarded a $500,000 (less tax) sign on payment and was granted a one-off incentive to the value of $600,000 in performance shares from April 1 this year. Sign on payments were made to Geoff Lloyd, group executive ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... week's gains made in a huge relief rally over Thursday's debt accord as a lack of detail in the plan offered a good incentive for investors to pull back. After the initial euphoria, the markets now want to see some real follow up on the deal and a jump ...

Exec pay in Australia too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... experience." "We recently made a submission to Treasury on our ideal model for executive compensation, advocating all incentive payments be determined by reference to net tangible assets per share growth through time, and settled in unvested shares that ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
Australian shares were higher but had pulled back from early gains by noon as investors' optimism that France and Germany will have a plan to fix the eurozone debt crisis waned. The local market opened about one per cent up on Tuesday on the back of ...

Tax forum tackles wealth management issues

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
While big ticket items like the GST, Carbon Tax and Mining Tax may not have been up for discussion, there was still plenty to talk about for the wealth management industry as Government heads and industry leaders gathered at the 2011 Tax Forum. Treasurer ...

Soft dollar ban impact potential

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
With the banning of soft dollar benefits of more than $300 now a definite feature of industry reforms, the potential impact may be greater than first thought, with July research finding that almost 45% of planners receive benefits. According to the ...

Inactive clients trouble planning industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... of the opt-in rule." "With grandfathering still allowing for the passive trail commission to continue, there's little incentive to contact them." Radar noted that theTreasury has tried to address this issue and said "At this stage, I don't think that ...

ACSI: executive salaries soar above share value

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
Chief executive salaries for Top 100 ASX Australian 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 ...

BT: product strength will defend market share

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
BT, a major platform provider for Count Financial, today said it is confident its product business will stand on its merits and will not be harmed even though a key rival is buying its major client. Count Financial runs $6.2 billion across its preferred ...