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Leading superannuation body, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has called for a change in chief executive pay and disclosure and has labelled some CEO termination payments as “too generous”. In a media statement by ACSI, the council said it supports the introduction of UK-style proposals that provide for the outstanding term of a…

Colonial First State, ING and APN Funds Management have joined the ranks of the country’s leading mortgage funds that have suspended redemptions in the wake of the Government’s guarantee on banking deposits, locking up more than $6 billion of investor capital. Colonial First State will suspend applications, daily withdrawals and switches relating to funds with…

For the past two years bank chief executives have been explaining away the rising trend in bad and doubtful debt charges by saying rhe increases were off a low – abnormally low – base. The tone of the discussion changed yesterday when National Australia Bank’s chief executive designate, Cameron Clyne, said the bad-debt cycle had…

TELSTRA’S main rival in the bidding process for the national broadband network says it remains committed to the project despite the withdrawal of one of its key members. Terria chairman Michael Egan said he regretted today’s withdrawal of AAPT from the consortium of eight telecommunications companies, just six weeks before the federal government’s deadline for…