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AXA IM Alts expands affordable housing strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... rental housing. The development will offer a 50:50 split of market-rate and affordable rental units, supporting key sectors workers to access quality housing close to their respective employment hubs, including the Victoria Police headquarters, the Royal ...

Chalmers opens Investor Front Door pilot

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... investment in transformational projects will make our economy more prosperous and productive and create opportunities for our workers and businesses and the Investor Front Door is an important part of that."

Australian Unity reveals profit turnaround

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... 30 June 2025 impacts individuals who critically need home care services and the sector's ability to recruit more care workers and deliver more critical care services." Australian Unity managing director Rohan Mead said he was pleased with the progress ...

Commonwealth Super names chief risk and compliance officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... joining CSC, an organisation so clearly committed to supporting Australian public service and Australian Defence Force workers in preparing for and sustaining a comfortable retirement." Earlier this month, the $70 billion super fund was accused of ongoing ...

Unemployment falls, more women enter the workforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... was up by 60,000 people, with a 36,000 person fall in part-time employment partly offsetting this rise. Female full-time workers grew by 40,000 while male full-time workers rose by 20,000. The female employment-to-population ratio and participation rate ...

NGS Super aligns leadership team for growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... chief risk officer, bringing over 25 years of experience across life insurance, general insurance, superannuation and workers' compensation. Kotsilas replaces Philippa Minney who has shifted into the role of chief financial officer. She was most recently ...

Trump signs order to open 401(k)s to private markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... revising regulations and guidance where necessary. A statement from the White House said Trump "wants to give American workers more investment options in order to attain stronger and more financially secure retirement outcomes." It cited private equity ...

Payday super delays will cost workers: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... July 2026. The super lobby group said any delays to the law would come at the expense of young people and blue-collar workers who are being hit the hardest by the super gap. New research commissioned by ASFA found payday super has significant public ...

Cbus appoints member director

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
An experienced director joins the Cbus board this month. Stuart Gordon, state secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) South Australian branch, has joined the super fund's board of directors. Gordon has a long association ...

Return to office mandates to harm firms, careers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... career aspirations of women and Gen Z will also be heavily impacted. An in-depth review by Parity Consulting found 81% of workers want to be able to work from home two days or more, but organisations are seeing weakness in the employment market as an ...