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NAB report reveals critical weaknesses

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
... limits. Stewart said the management team would also review its recruitment processes, the annual appraisal processes and incentive structures to avoid inappropriate behaviours in future at the NAB, he said.

Baby boomers to be urged to rethink early retirement

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2004
Baby boomers will be urged to rethink their retirement plans in a major speech by Treasurer Peter Costello today, which will form a cornerstone of the coalition's re-election strategy. Costello is expected to push later retirement and measures to encourage ...

Greater fiscal discipline needed: OECD

The Australian government should maintain its fiscal objective of keeping the budget balanced over the economic cycle and allow fiscal policy to play a stabilisation role through the operation of the automatic stabilisers, according to a report from ...

Labor critical of Challenger CEO's $21.2 million loan

... shareholders' own holdings?" he queried. "The issue of Challenger shares to the CEO and executives (under the long term incentive plan) will increase the capital base of Challenger and therefore dilute the holdings of existing unit holders by up to 10 ...

New super legislation good news for future: AMP

... up to 100 per cent on every dollar invested. Nobody can get a better return than this," she said. "It is an immediate incentive for many working Australians to contribute more for their retirement, including a large number of spouses who are either in ...

Government's latest super bills face criticism from opposition

... threw away their opportunity to reduce the burden on those who can and will save for their retirement and to give an incentive to low-income earners to provide for their future. At no time during the negotiations with the Democrats were same-sex amendments ...

Cicutto reappointed as NAB chief

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
... $4.37 million a year, Mr Cicutto also stands to gain another $4 million worth of options each year under a long term incentive plan. NAB said more than half Mr Cicutto's short term incentives would be paid in deferred shares which the company would match ...

Mohl defends AMP retention payments

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
AMP Ltd chief executive Andrew Mohl today defended the $38 million worth of retention payments the group is handing out to keep key staff once its demerger is complete. The issue was a hot topic at briefings Mr Mohl hosted for institutional investors ...

Government confident of garnering Democrats support for unfair dismissals bill

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2003
The Commonwealth Government said that it was confident of winning the Democrats' support for its proposed changes to unfair dismissal laws, Workplace Relations Minister Tony Abbott said today. "I can assure you the government will reintroduce the bill ...

Macquarie Group applauds Government-Democrats' action on super

... $40,000, can now have their retirement savings potentially boosted significantly by Government co-contributions is an incentive for Australian families to invest more in superannuation," he said. "The Australian Democrats' extension of the Government's ...