'Why are we paying more?':Link CEO fears red tape will push super fees up

'Why are we paying more?':Link CEO fears red tape will push super fees up

Outgoing Link CEO John McMurtrie has predicted fees will climb if funds take admin services in-house and the government continues to regulate the sector.

  • byCharlotte Grieve

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'Not something that should be messed with':Rising investor anger over virtual AGM plan

'Not something that should be messed with':Rising investor anger over virtual AGM plan

Australia's largest superannuation funds and one of the country's highest profile fund managers have criticised a plan to make virtual AGMs permanent

  • byCharlotte Grieve
It's true:'dud'directors keep filling up boardrooms
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It's true:'dud'directors keep filling up boardrooms

Turnover of board members at poorly performing companies is nearly the same as outstanding groups,a report has found.

  • bySarah Danckert
Shareholders fume over plans to make virtual AGMs permanent

Shareholders fume over plans to make virtual AGMs permanent

The federal government has launched a two week consultation process for changes to laws that would remove the need for listed companies to host physical shareholder meetings.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
CBA avoids strike on pay,pledges to keep'as many as possible'in their homes

CBA avoids strike on pay,pledges to keep'as many as possible'in their homes

CBA has managed to avoid a vote against executive pay while CEO says he will prioritise mediation with customers.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
'Since when do you get a bonus for fixing a failure?':CBA defends top exec pay ahead of AGM

'Since when do you get a bonus for fixing a failure?':CBA defends top exec pay ahead of AGM

A key proxy adviser has recommended shareholders vote against CBA's remuneration report.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
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Shareholders hit AMP with first strike against executive pay packets

Shareholders hit AMP with first strike against executive pay packets

More than two thirds of shareholders have voted against the pay packets of AMP's executives after the wealth manager handed down a $2.5 billion loss.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
QBE shareholders push for greater transparency on oil and gas projects

QBE shareholders push for greater transparency on oil and gas projects

Three superannuation funds have backed a call by activists for targets to reduce the insurer's investments and underwriting exposure to oil and gas assets.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Investors'push for climate action not binding,just'guidance':Woodside

Investors'push for climate action not binding,just'guidance':Woodside

Woodside Petroleum has stressed that a record-breaking investor push to slash company emissions on Thursday is not “binding” but only represents “guidance”.

  • byEmma Young
NAB,ANZ to dodge'second strikes'as bank AGM season heats up

NAB,ANZ to dodge'second strikes'as bank AGM season heats up

Proxy advisors are giving the green light to executive pay packets at NAB and ANZ ahead of both AGMs next week.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
'Just go,Maxsted':Westpac's retail shareholders vent fury at fiery AGM

'Just go,Maxsted':Westpac's retail shareholders vent fury at fiery AGM

Westpac's outgoing chairman Lindsay Maxsted opened the bank's day of reckoning with a 23-minute apology.

  • byCharlotte Grieve