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Lower pay offset by persistent bonuses

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
Average fixed pay for chief executives in ASX100 companies has fallen by 3.3% to $1.86 million, its lowest level in almost a decade.

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
The best of the industry's marketing, sales and advertising professionals were recognised at the annual MAX Awards in Sydney this month.

Last chance to register for the MAX Awards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
The deadline is fast approaching to register for attendance at the MAX Awards.

Financial services needs more female leaders

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Australia is inside the top 10 of more than 30 countries when it comes to the percentage of women on financial services executive committees.

Diversity among ASX companies slowly improves

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Just over one quarter (26%) of non-executive directors of Australia's top 200 companies are female, an increase of 4% from 2013, according to new research by KPMG Australia for the ASX Education and Research Program.

ANZ to cut 200 jobs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
ANZ has announced that it will cut up to 200 jobs in its Australia division as a result of weaker than expected economic conditions.

Oxford-Man Institute expands into machine learning

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
The University of Oxford and Man AHL have announced that the Oxford-Man Institute (OMI) will expand its focus on machine learning and data analytics, becoming part of the University's department of engineering and science from 1 August 2016.

MAX Award finalists revealed

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
After receiving more than 1,200 nominees from some 500 industry professionals, Financial Standard can now reveal the finalists for the MAX: Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence Awards.

Budget delivers blow to aged care

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
Funding to aged-care providers will be cut by $1.2 billion over four years, in a move the government claims was the result of greater than expected growth in expenditure.

Ten-year enterprise tax plan to benefit SMEs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
Financial advisers and superannuation industry service providers are likely to be the main beneficiaries of company tax cuts in the 2016/17 Budget.