Executive Salaries Edition 2009

  • Year of living with less luxury - but more necessities

    11 November 2009 | DAMON KITNEY and ALEX BOXSELL with Annabel Hepworth and Andrew White | The Australian Financial Review

    The global financial crisis may have crimped awards and bonuses, but the median base pay of chief executives rose 6 per cent.

  • Ugly disasters don't stop handsome pay

    11 November 2009 | The Australian Financial Review

    The idea that chief executives are only paid handsomely when they perform is a nonsense.

  • Chiefs escape tough sanctions on pay

    11 November 2009 | PATRICK DURKIN | The Australian Financial Review

    Allan Fels was never the preferred choice of many chief executives as the person to help spearhead the federal government's assault on executive pay.

  • In for the long haul

    11 November 2009 | The Australian Financial Review

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  • Extras, read all about them

    11 November 2009 | Damon Kitney | The Australian Financial Review

    Unit holders in Brisbane toll road company BrisConnections were breathing a giant sigh of relief.

  • Many tricks used to get treats

    11 November 2009 | ANDREW WHITE | The Australian Financial Review

    Executive remuneration took on a whole new meaning this year.

  • Big rewards come with a lot of hot air

    11 November 2009 | LUKE FORRESTAL | The Australian Financial Review

    Allan Campbell could be forgiven for wearing a wry smile as the global financial crisis slashed the multimillion-dollar bonuses of many bankers.

  • Slashed pay-it's an accounting illusion

    11 November 2009 | DAMON KITNEY and ALEX BOXSELL with Patrick Durkin | The Australian Financial Review

    Greg Goodman might have thought things could not get any worse when he was forced to sell a large parcel of shares in his listed Goodman Group last year amid concerns about potential margin problems.

  • Bonuses cut but base pay rises

    11 November 2009 | Damon Kitney | The Australian Financial Review

    The sharemarket might have rebounded dramatically from the low levels reached in March, but that did little to bolster the pay packets of many listed mid-tier stockbrokers in the past year.

  • In plain English: cast your vote

    11 November 2009 | ALAN JURY | The Australian Financial Review

    The problem with the endless debate about executive remuneration is that it's not really capable of going anywhere. Yes, there are too many examples of senior executives being paid obscene amounts of money for simply doing their jobs - or, in some cases, for not doing them.

  • Underperforming can still pay

    11 November 2009 | DAMON KITNEY | The Australian Financial Review

    Not all executives are showing restraint with salary packages in spite of the tough conditions.

  • Chiefs make hay as sun shines

    11 November 2009 | JOHN STENSHOLT | The Australian Financial Review

    Barry Lambert received some handy financial advice from an unexpected source late last year.