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Financial services class actions surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... consumer-facing organisations, especially those with a significant volume of personal and sensitive data-including those in the healthcare or financial services sectors," Allens said. It also said the continued regulatory focus on greenwashing and bluewashing ...

Policymakers face significant challenge in regulating AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... more positive note, many people are optimistic AI will improve the quality of services they receive, especially in healthcare," he said. "Nobody possesses a crystal ball and we do not know which start-up companies will become the next titans, and which ...

Global dividends reached record high in 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... make less of an impact. Energy prices remain firm so oil dividends are affordable and the big defensive sectors like healthcare, food and basic consumer goods should continue to make steady progress. What's more, dividends are much less variable than ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... (extreme pain), and any other kind of pain or discomfort related to menstruation. It also includes the monitoring for healthcare issues related to prostate, cervical or breast cancer screening, and surgery and other treatments related to the reproductive ...

'About bloody time': Industry responds to PPL super reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... less income in retirement than a woman who does not have a career break. That's 12% less to pay for housing, food, healthcare, and other necessities to live well in retirement," AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder said. "For a 25-year-old ...

EG to target intermediaries

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... said there are several big-picture factors supporting the growth of various sectors including retail, logistics, and healthcare. "Every day, Australia receives the equivalent of nearly two to three A380s filled with people looking to relocate permanently ...

Arena welcomes chief investment officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... capital allocation, transaction, and asset management functions of Arena, which invests in sectors such as childcare, healthcare, education and government tenanted facilities. Bailey brings over 25 years of investment and investment advisory experience ...

Long-term cost of super early release to be $85bn: SMC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... explicitly via an increase in taxes or implicitly via a reduction in government-provided services such as education or healthcare, the SMC said. "We estimate the extra tax burden to peak at around $150 per taxpayer per annum in the 2060s, with those ...

AIA adds to C-suite lineup

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... the same time, AIA has appointed Livingston as chief people and culture officer. Livingston joins AIA from Epworth Healthcare. Previously she was at Tennis Australia, where she served as its chief diversity and people officer. AIA Australia chief executive ...

Claremont Global launches ETF range

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... Desmond said, the fund invests in essential non-leveraged financial services, well-established technology companies, healthcare (excluding pharmaceuticals), business service providers, niche high-margin industrials and quality consumer brands. "We look ...