June
Top executives see take-home pay stagnate amid golden parachute slump
News Corporation’s Robert Thomson has the highest realised remuneration, according to research commissioned by superannuation funds that calculates real pay.
May
How Macquarie boss responds to the ASIC action will define her legacy
The group’s relationship with the nation’s corporate cop, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, has been in freefall.
Macquarie showed ‘unhealthy arrogance’ on risk. Until this happened
The confrontational approach taken with the markets disciplinary panel and ASIC contrasted with Macquarie’s engagement with regulators in the UK last year.
This is the biggest test for Macquarie since the GFC
It is critical the board does not underplay the huge cultural turnaround that the bank must confront, which could prove tougher than the post-GFC rebound.
‘Complacency and hubris’: Macquarie must heed ASIC’s warning
There is a huge disconnect between Macquarie and corporate cop Joe Longo over the group’s risk culture. Macquarie must heed the warning.
Macquarie’s approach to accountability is laughable
After being sanctioned by regulators in Australia, the UK and US, is the group treating fines and sanctions as the cost of doing business?
Macquarie board to hold management’s ‘feet to the fire’ over compliance
Group announces solid annual result and remains confident about negotiating the global uncertainty affecting markets.
How Macquarie’s trading units came unstuck on risk management
As suspicious trades kept coming thick and fast, the group should have raised the alarm. Instead, it dropped the ball – and ASIC lost patience.
How Macquarie’s boring business became a star
There’s a clear sense that amid the shift to deglobalisation a less glamorous division of the millionaires’ factory is likely to keep driving growth at the group.
Tehan out of race; Trump’s UK fail; Melbourne’s priciest home sold
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Election cliffhanger; Macquarie’s warning; Time to use Buffett’s rule
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Australia’s lucky again but that comes at a price, Macquarie CEO warns
Shemara Wikramanayake says the nation is once again well-positioned to weather shocks from overseas. However, there is a trade-off for that good fortune.
April
The twin forces that led to Macquarie’s $2.8b retreat
The sale of Macquarie’s public investments business in North America and Europe speaks to important shifts in financial markets and Wikramanayake’s strategy.
Star Macquarie executive is the master of corporate drivel
Macquarie’s head of asset management Ben Way shows humility gets lost on LinkedIn.
CEOs pile onto Macquarie conference agenda as volatility reigns
The conference – which is in its 27th year – normally signals the start of ASX confession season.
March
WGEA gender targets quack like quotas
Just as the critics of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency warned 20 years ago, what starts off as an aspiration has become a must-do for companies.
Wikramanayake: Diversity is not woke, it’s smart business
Corporate leaders shared stories of success and failure at a dinner honouring the 40th anniversary of Chief Executive Women.
What I learnt at Harvard: women leaders sharpen their skills
Recipients of the Maureen Kerridge AM Scholarship, offered by Chief Executive Women, are learning valuable leadership skills at universities abroad.
AustralianSuper’s Schroder has a productivity fix: Build, baby, build
The chief executive of the country’s largest superannuation fund says too much capital is tied up as he urged more housing development.
What Goldman, Macquarie, CBA and AusSuper are really watching amid chaos
Five burning issues for Australian business leaders and global investors have emerged from the tumult of Donald Trump’s first six weeks in the White House.