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Young Aussies backing world's biggest brands

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... long term, they will no doubt have been hurt by news over the weekend of Tesla's plans to lay off 7% of its full-time employees. Tesla employs about 45,000 staff worldwide. In a blog post, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said the cars the company is ...

Corporates can help solve retirement issue: BlackRock

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
Larry Fink has told chief executives they must embrace a greater responsibility to help employees navigate retirement, highlighting it as a key challenge to the world's future prosperity. In his annual letter to the chief executives of companies backed ...

ASIC seeks new default super partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
ASIC is on the hunt for a new default superannuation fund for employees but smaller funds need not bother applying. In tender documents the corporate regulator specified it will only consider bids made by super funds with at least $10 billion in assets ...

PSP ramps up Aussie agriculture investment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... with PSP Investments, we look forward to succeeding in the next phase of our growth strategy to support our business, employees, customers, suppliers and the broader Australian community." PSP Investments managing director and head of natural resources ...

Sunsuper expands advice business

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... development manager, and Bailey, appointed as NSW business development manager, will see Sunsuper's advice team grow to 34 employees. Black moves to Sunsuper with more than 18 years' experience in the wealth management industry, including working ...

Curtain call for industry body after 96 years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... rejected SCOA has pushed for fairer measures around the indexation and taxation of pensions received by former government employees. SCOA does not believe the pensions received under the CSS and PSS are fairly indexed to the real cost of living. In a ...

Equip wins $190m superannuation mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... superannuation mandate that will welcome some Qantas Super fund members. Global air services provider dnata will move 1100 employees, some of which are under a defined benefit scheme, to Equipsuper. It follows the provider acquiring Qantas' catering ...

ASFA, ISA, FSC weigh in on the final report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... the Australian superannuation system, including the importance of compulsory contributions and universal coverage of employees, he said. The Financial Services Council was also concerned about the best-in-show list and its potential unintended consequences. ...

UK loses £800bn in assets amid Brexit fears

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... for the best' strategy," he said. "Whilst roles will no doubt move from the UK, many firms are only moving those employees deemed essential and are hiring locally given the expense of relocation." Under a no-deal scenario, MSCI executive director ...

ASIC to examine super fund and employer connections

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... Commission, AMP lost a $250 million mandate to manage the Anglican National Super plan, which houses retirement savings for employees of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. ASIC's new investigation may draw upon a body of work being conducted in the area ...