Insignia Financial has enacted a remuneration review after finding its pay was lower than market peers, upping the maximum short-term bonus available for CEO Scott Hartley. Hartley, who joined the firm in March 2024, has been instrumental in leading the firm through the bidding process between private equity firms Bain Capital and CC Capital to acquire 100 per cent of the business. Over the past 12 months, shares in Insignia have risen 78.3 per cent versus returns of 8 per cent by the ASX 200. “These changes reflect Insignia Financial’s commitment to aligning executive reward with performance and long-term shareholder value creation. Results indicated that executive remuneration was generally below the market median, largely due to lower variable remuneration levels,” it said.