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UniSuper battles major system outage

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... has become a major issue at UniSuper and is putting staff and fund members at enormous risk," FSU national assistant secretary Nicole McPherson said. "We can clearly see what happens when we don't keep vital jobs in house and in Australia, which ...

Mega super fund opens first international office

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... members." ART head of global real asset Michael Weaver said the fund's team had already met with the David Cameron, secretary of state for foreign, commonwealth and development affairs on his visit to Australia last month to discuss local investment ...

ESSSuper faces class action threat over unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
... scheme." "I worked for over 45 years and to now be forced into legal action so I can retire is devastating." RTBU branch secretary Vik Sharma reinforced the union's commitment to ensuring that members receive what they were entitled to. "Superannuation ...

Tax miners, major corporates to tackle housing shortage: CFMEU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... dividends to shareholders. "The enormous scale of Australia's housing crisis demands bold solutions," CFMEU national secretary Zach Smith said. "When I get around the country speaking to members, the number one issue is always housing. A super profits ...

US debt ceiling agreement reached

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... announced on Sunday their agreement to raise the $48 trillion (US$31.4 trillion) debt ceiling following a warning from Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen that the government would run out of money on June 5. "We still have a lot of work to do but I believe ...

State Super welcomes new board member

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... Trustee Corporation) board of directors, commencing his four-year term last month. Costa is currently the assistant secretary of Unions NSW, where his responsibilities include managing the union's communications and digital team as well as its research ...

US agencies act to prevent crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... confirm minimal exposures to the Silicon Valley Bank failure. Early this morning, a joint statement from US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen, Fed chair Jerome Powell and Federal Deposit Insurance chair Martin Gruenberg announced all insured depositors ...

ASIC questioned over workplace culture

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... following the Treasury investigation into deputy chair Karen Chester. At a hearing this morning, a letter written by Secretary Treasurer Kennedy to ASIC chair Joe Longo regarding Chester's conduct was reviewed along with Longo's response. According ...

ASIC dodges PGPA investigation questioning

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... you wouldn't know - you would know about it." He further questioned the chair in regards to a letter sent by the Secretary of the Treasury pertaining to the inquiries outcome. Bragg asked: "Are you aware of letters received by the chair, penned by ...

Goldman Sachs charged over ESG failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... environmental, social and governance actions as they help plan participants make the most of their retirement benefits," Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh said. "Removing the prior administration's restrictions on plan fiduciaries will help America's workers ...
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