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Pensioner work bonus top of mind for advisers

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... financial advisers, based on the questions they're asking BT's technical team. According to BT, the $4000 increase to the work bonus for pensioners, which incentivises seniors to earn more income from work, is top of mind for advisers right now. Older ...

Small wins for some pensioners

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... reduced. Older Australians will also be able to earn an extra $4000 without losing any of their pension due to a one-off bonus that aims to incentivise them into the workforce. Chalmers has further increased the income threshold for the Commonwealth ...

AMP debuts hybrid retirement solution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
... MyNorth Lifetime Income account is a flexible pension account that provides a market-linked income stream and an annual bonus with rates guaranteed for life. The annual bonus, which is underwritten by TAL, rises the longer customers live and the premium ...

Prime Financial acquires SMSF administrator

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
... "We have the same values when it comes to client servicing and building loyal and dedicated business teams. A significant bonus is that we both use Class software. Including Intello, our services are now provided to almost 4,000 SMSF accounts, a number ...

Adviser exits fuel salary increases

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
Ongoing uncertainty and a shrinking talent pool is driving significant salary increases for financial advisers. That's according to a recent salary guide from financial services specialist Kaizen Recruitment, saying it's seen substantial increases in ...

Business confidence, conditions rally: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... labour costs also grew 4.6% (previously 3.1%). NAB advised this was due to a combination of new hiring, increased hours, bonus payments and underlying wage increases. "Importantly, the strength in demand continues to allow firms to pass higher costs ...

Is the wage price spiral narrative a lie?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
Labour costs have played an insignificant role in the recent increase in inflation, according to an Australia Institute analysis. While a plethora of market commentary has expressed concern that aggressive wage growth will elevate inflation levels ...

ASX 100 chief executive bonuses hit record highs

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
... market-wide catch up in pay for chief executives- and, most likely, their executive teams." The study revealed that the average bonus awarded to chief executives hit $2.31 million, exceeding 2017's record of $2.30 million. "An increase is expected ...

Bolster your retention efforts: Robert Half

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
With close to 90% of employers afraid they'll lose their best team members to new opportunities, 80% of them are planning to increase salaries by an average of 11.4% this year. Latest insights from Robert Half looking at the financial services sector ...

Magellan appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022
... $1.8 million per annum, including superannuation, which will increase by 3% each financial year. He also received a signing bonus of $600,000; half payable at signing of the agreement, the other half to be paid after six months. His short-term incentives ...