This Month
Meta links new executive stock options to $13 trillion valuation
A company spokesperson said the pay packages represent a “big bet” and that they “will not be realised unless Meta achieves massive future success”.
Magellan merger delivers billion-dollar bonanza for Barrenjoey staff
Since the merger was announced, Magellan’s shares have risen by more than 33 per cent, lifting the paper wealth of Barrenjoey’s 463 staff to over $1 billion.
Web Travel CFO’s reverse ferret resignation
Now it’s real estate sale processing company Pexa that is (again) searching for an upgrade.
February
Citigroup bumps CEO Jane Fraser’s pay to record $59m
The 22 per cent increase in remuneration makes her among the best paid Wall Street bank CEOs – and just shy of JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon’s package.
Former Ainsworth CEO, CFO paid secret bonuses for Novomatic deal
Documents show executives at the gaming machines giant were paid $15 million by its billionaire founder shortly after he offloaded his 53 per cent stake.
January
DroneShield CEO blames ‘out-of-control’ renovation bill for stock sale
Having argued that the risk to his life justified the sale of his entire holding, Oleg Vornik now says it was to cover tax and renovation costs.
Attorney-General Rowland quietly delivers top silks a 43pc pay rise
Under the rules which come into effect on March 2, the maximum day rate for senior counsel will rise to $5000 and for junior barristers from $2300 to $3300.
December 2025
UK’s richest woman earns $579m from Bet365 empire
Denise Coates has retained her title as one of the world’s best-paid executives, even as her gambling empire’s earnings slumped.
Musk wins appeal and restores 2018 Tesla pay deal
The pay package was by far the largest ever until Tesla shareholders approved a new, even larger pay plan in November.
ANZ set for second strike as investors demand more accountability
Another black mark against the bank’s remuneration report will see it join major rival Westpac in having raised the ire of investors for two years running.
Former ANZ chief Shayne Elliott sues bank after losing $13.5m bonus
Despite his being stripped of millions of dollars in bonuses, the CEO’s punishment isn’t enough, influential governance advisory firms have told clients.
Shayne Elliott’s lawsuit against ANZ: another case of poor judgment?
The former chief executive is not the first aggrieved employee to claim he was hard done by. He won’t be the last if the bank doesn’t fix its culture.
Victoria spent $2.35m recruiting execs for energy transition agency
VicGrid awarded separate recruitment agencies $470,000 each, months before a review recommended it be abolished because it was federal responsibility.
November 2025
CEOs are having pay docked. They still may be getting off lightly
ASX boards are responding to pressure from regulators and investors to make executives accountable for failures in risk management. But is it enough?
Australia’s 50 highest-paid CEOs in 2025 revealed
Mining company chief executives scooped the pool this year as the surging gold price lifted company stocks and executive pay.
Worley board to face investor wrath over executive pay, performance
The global engineering group, which narrowly avoided a first strike last year, is facing a protest vote against its remuneration report for the second year in a row.
Former Olympian Grant Hackett’s gold-medal payday hits turbulence
A sharemarket bolter roaring towards the top-100 stocks wants to reward its top executives with shares and rights-heavy pay packets. But not everyone is buying it.
Shareholders rebuke NextDC for CEO’s $112m bonus plan
An overwhelming majority voted against the data centre provider’s remuneration report at its annual general meeting on Thursday.
ANZ executives lose $32m in bonuses over ASIC failings
The leadership team has been punished with bonus cuts, but the bank’s board has been spared any such accountability for its part in the $240 million scandal.
NextDC boss faces ‘excessive’ pay package battle
Two influential proxy firms have advised investors in the data centre company to vote against a new remuneration package for chief executive Craig Scroggie.
