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Victoria Young
Sat, 17 Apr 2021

The Dukes of Retail: Rod and Patricia Duke of Briscoes fame.

Victoria Young
Sat, 17 Apr 2021

Welcome to On the Money, our weekly column on money and the people making it. Rod and Patricia Duke pictured above. You'll never buy betterThose wading through the fine print in Briscoe Group's annual report would glean the startling information that managing director and 78% shareholder Rod Duke received the princely sum of $233,541 as a short-term incentive.The notes helpfully elaborate that the payments "are at-risk cash payments designed to motivate and reward" for short-term performance.That bonus payment took Duke&#...

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