Executive pay
The $10.4 million man: CBA chief gets a rich reward
CBA chief Matt Comyn and other executives at the country’s largest bank have seen their pay packets soar as a result of long-term bonus schemes.
- by Clancy Yeates
Latest
Tesla’s 39-year-old ‘Master of Coin’ to walk away with millions in surprise exit
Zach Kirkhorn played a pivotal role in turning Tesla into a $1 trillion juggernaut and was seen as a contender to succeed Elon Musk as CEO one day.
- by Dana Hull and Richard Clough
Microsoft’s 1000% share price surge makes CEO a billion-dollar man
Microsoft’s best days were feared to be behind it when Satya Nadella took over. Now he has joined an exclusive club.
- by Pui Gwen Yeung and Anders Melin
Tesla board to return $1b in stock awards to settle lawsuit over pay packages
Tesla directors, including co-founder Elon Musk, his brother Kimbal, James Murdoch and Oracle founder Larry Page, had been accused of improperly giving themselves massive compensation packages.
- by Jef Feeley
Opinion
Pay
The highest paid among us have had their salaries fall. But will it last?
When it comes to executive pay, the big bucks are almost always to be found in bonuses rather than base pay.
- by Elizabeth Knight
CEO pay falls to lowest in nine years, bonuses shrink
Average take-home pay for chief executives of Australia’s largest publicly listed companies has taken a hit.
- by Colin Kruger
Rising chief executive pay packets in investors’ sights
Big increases in chief executives’ salaries will be closely scrutinised by investors at this year’s annual general meeting season.
- by Clancy Yeates
Opinion
Opinion
The tone-deaf boards awarding executives massive pay rises
Businesses that have been fighting calls to raise workers’ wages to match inflation are cavalier when it comes to rewarding their top brass with large pay rises.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Three Victorian vice chancellors paid $1 million-plus, despite uni deficits
Most vice chancellors are earning at least twice as much as the premier, despite all eight universities posting deficits as the pandemic continues to weigh on their finances.
- by Adam Carey
Qantas reveals pay packet for new CEO
Qantas will pay its incoming chief executive Vanessa Hudson a base salary of $1.6 million when she starts in the role in November, but she may receive millions more in bonuses.
- by Amelia McGuire
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AMP
AMP investors revolt over executive bonuses, weak share price
Almost half of all shareholder votes opposed AMP’s remuneration report on Friday, amid concerns about how the company set executive bonuses.
- by Clancy Yeates