Pay Survey

Pay Survey

Deanne Stewart leads female rise in top paid super ranks

The Aware Super CEO became the highest paid superannuation fund executive in the country during the survey period which encapsulated a merger and brand change, leapfrogging from 7th position in the pay rankings from the previous year.

Matthew SmithMarch 16, 2021

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2021 Super fund salary survey

Explore this immersive digital feature article to find out about this year's top executive incentive schemes, the fastest moving female CEOs and CIOs and a new analysis ranking remuneration on a per assets under management and per-member basis.

Matthew SmithMarch 15, 2021

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How they compare: Super vs regulator and industry association exec rem

Perhaps the biggest surprise in the comparisons section of this year's Salary Survey is what’s not reported with remuneration disclosures of executives at both the Financial Services Council and Industry Superannuation Australia not made public.

Matthew SmithMarch 15, 2021

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Maritime and AvSuper among funds with the most expensive execs: Analysis

At the upper end, CEOs of some medium-sized super funds earned pay packets equivalent to $70 per member, according to analysis which considers executive pay on a per member and per assets under management basis.

Matthew SmithMarch 15, 2021

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2020 Super fund salary survey

UniSuper's investment chief John Pearce is the highest-paid executive among Australia’s industry superannuation funds and is one of 10 people to take home a pay packet of more than $1 million.

Elizabeth Fry and Sarah JonesFebruary 12, 2020

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Million-dollar payouts

As the industry consolidates into bigger funds overseeing hundreds of billions of dollars, the average remuneration packages will also likely climb.

Sarah JonesFebruary 10, 2020

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Base salaries set to climb as regulation bites

Base salaries for superannuation fund executives will likely increase because of new rules that will likely constrain short-term bonus payouts, according to Michael Moses, a principal in Mercer’s remuneration consulting practice.

Elizabeth FryFebruary 10, 2020

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Does super industry remuneration pass the BBQ test?

Former Mine Super CIO David Bell discusses the appropriate maximum remuneration for an executive.

David BellApril 8, 2019

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