ABC goes begging as it pays execs 70pc more

Original article by Lilly Vitorovich
The Australian – Page: 3 : 17-Oct-19

The ABC’s latest annual report shows that its executive management team and board of directors received total remuneration of $6.1m in 2018-19, compared with $3.6m in 2017-18. The public broadcaster added two people to its executive ranks during the latest reporting period. MD David Ander­son was paid $1.14m in 2018-19, while predecessor Michele Guthrie received a $1.35m termination payout. The ABC has reported a 2018-19 net operating surplus of $38.3m.

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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

BHP pledges improvements as chief’s pay rebounds 20pc

Original article by Tess Ingram
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 18 : 21-Sep-17

BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mackenzie received a base salary of $US1.7m and total remuneration of $US7.1m ($A8.8m) in 2016-17, compared with $US5.9m previously. The resources group’s annual report also shows that recently-appointed chairman Ken MacKenzie will be paid $US880,000 in 2017-18, which is around eight per cent lower than predecessor Jac Nasser received in 2016-17. Meanwhile, MacKenzie has emphasised BHP’s commitment to shareholder engagement and capital management.

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BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, AMCOR LIMITED – ASX AMC, AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE

Westpac’s Gail Kelly gets $11m in final year

Original article by Clancy Yeates
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 24 : 12-Nov-15

Westpac’s 2015 annual report shows that former CEO Gail Kelly received $A11.76 million for her last four months at the helm of the bank. This figure comprises $A2.25 million in cash in the year to September 2015 and $A9.51 million in performance share options awarded in prior years. Kelly retired in February 2015.

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WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB

ANZ’s Smith is $10.8m a year man

Original article by James Eyers
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 10-Nov-15

The ANZ Bank’s 2015 annual report shows that CEO Mike Smith was paid a cash salary of $A3.3m in 2014-15, while bonuses and an incentives scheme lifted his total remuneration to $A10.8m. In contrast, Commonwealth Bank CEO Ian Narev was paid $A8.32m in total for 2014-15. ANZ CFO Shayne Elliott will succeed Smith at the beginning of 2016, and he is expected to be paid around $A6.5m in total in his first year as CEO.

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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB

Ipsos Australia reports 2014 pretax loss of $8.0m compared to a loss of $2.26m in 2013

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: online : 14-Aug-15

IPSOS today published its annual financial report for the year ended 31 December 2014. Headline results show turnover has fallen 6% from $45.4m to $42.6m and operating costs have increased by 6% from $47.7m to over $50.6m. This 2014 result represents the first full year of inclusion of the EMMA readership survey that IPSOS started conducting in late 2013.

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IPSOS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Ipsos Australia reports 2014 pretax loss of $8.0m compared to a loss of $2.26m in 2013

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: online : 14-Aug-15

IPSOS today published its annual financial report for the year ended 31 December 2014. Headline results show turnover has fallen 6% from $45.4m to $42.6m and operating costs have increased by 6% from $47.7m to over $50.6m. This 2014 result represents the first full year of inclusion of the EMMA readership survey that IPSOS started conducting in late 2013.

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IPSOS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

NAB execs poorer by $44m

Original article by Richard Gluyas
The Australian – Page: 22 : 18-Nov-14

The 2013-14 annual report of National Australia Bank (NAB) shows that senior managers forfeited some $A44m worth of stock meant as incentive awards. The remuneration of departed CEO Cameron Clyne in his final year at the helm dropped from $A7.8m to $A6m, even when taking into account a "golden parachute" payment of $A1.7m. The lapsed equity in his case amounted to $A19.1m. The details follow the recent news that NAB’s cash profit had fallen by a tenth due to major provisioning charges

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NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, BANK OF AMERICA AUSTRALIA LIMITED, MERRILL LYNCH (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD

Fund’s bid to cut costs, lift returns

Original article by Andrew White
The Australian – Page: 19 : 10-Nov-14

The 2014 annual report of industry superannuation fund AustralianSuper shows growth in investment income from $A2.08bn to $A2.9bn and funds under management from $A65bn to $A78bn. Head of equities Innes McKeand also notes that $A8.8bn of the latter has been reallocated to internal managers during the past year, with a target of around $A40bn by 2019. At the moment, all overseas equities are still managed by external providers, such as MFS Institutional Investors, Baillie Gifford Overseas and State Street Global Advisers

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AUSTRALIANSUPER PTY LTD, MFS INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, BAILLIE GIFFORD AND COMPANY, STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS AUSTRALIA LIMITED, IFM INVESTORS PTY LTD, ISPT PTY LTD, PERPETUAL LIMITED – ASX PPT, FIL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED, ALPHINITY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, AIRLIE FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, BENTHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, PORT BOTANY, PORT KEMBLA, QUEENSLAND MOTORWAYS LIMITED, TRANSURBAN GROUP LIMITED – ASX TCL

Austerity drive drops Mackenzie to $9m

Original article by Barry FitzGerald
The Australian – Page: 20 : 26-Sep-14

BHP Billiton’s 2014 annual report reveals that CEO Andrew Mackenzie received total remuneration of $US7.98m ($A9.06m) in 2013-14. This compares with the $US15.99m paid to his predecessor, Marius Kloppers, in 2012-13. The resources group has also advised that executives will receive no increase in their base salaries in 2014-15, while the annual report does not outline the likely effect that spinning off non-core assets will have on its executives’ salaries

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BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP