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why aren’t the ceos of australia’s biggest companies the highest paid?

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friday 20 june 2025

the australian economy shed jobs last month, but the labour market remains in pretty good shape. 

and more, including:

• the nation’s top ceos are earning about 55 times the salary of the average pay for workers. 
• australian universities fall down the ranking of the top educational institutions. 
• super returns set to top 9pc this financial year.
• donald trump mulls an attack on iran.

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asx100 ceo pay has flattened over the last decade, with the median realised pay at $4.15 million compared to $3.96 million a decade ago. the average realised pay for asx100 ceos was 55 times the average earnings of an australian worker, down from to 71 times in fy1.

ed john is executive manager, governance & engagement at acsi - the australian council of superannuation investors. he talks to sean aylmer about acsi's annual ceo pay study, which identifies the highest-paid ceos, and delves into golden parachutes, bonuses and more.

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this is the fear and greed afternoon report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

1. s&p flat

2. us: no rate cut

3. management moves

4. bowen on middle-east

5. tanker rates surge

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is australia's tax system too reliant on income tax?

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thursday 19 june 2025

treasurer jim chalmers hints at major tax reform in the current parliament. 

and more, including:

• prime minister anthony albanese considers heading to europe next week to meet donald trump. 
• optus agrees to a $100m fine for selling customers phones and contracts they did not want or need. 
• airlines stop flying to bali after a volcanic eruption
• extraordinary prices being offered to lure ai gurus.

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the geopolitical risk index tracks tensions on the global stage - and it tells us a lot about the reaction of financial markets.

diana mousina, deputy chief economist at amp, talks to sean aylmer about the index, markets and the impact of the current conflict between israel and iran.

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this is the fear and greed afternoon report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

1. asx200 2 week low

2. albo meets us officials

3. cfmeu loss

4. rex admin

5. israel strikes

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why are we so tied to the chinese economy?

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wednesday 18 june 2025

today, financial markets are on edge as us president donald trump heads home to oversee the us’s response to the middle east conflict. 

and more, including:

• australia’s future fund decides to reduce its investments in the us, on the back of the political and economic instability
• the us stock that jumped 46,000 per cent in a year. 
• federal treasurer jim chalmers warns there's a long way to go on the santos sale
• uranium stocks keep running.

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