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Senate calls to overhaul super fund boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... statutory requirements for profit to member ('industry') funds that provide equal representation of employee and employer representatives, and independent trustees or directors on superannuation boards. "This is a misguided effort from the chair ...

Finance workers worry about job displacement from AI, government urged to take action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... remain liable for these decisions. Another recommendation is for the collaboration of government, employers, and peak employer bodies to address job displacement due to automation in their respective sectors. This means prioritising job creation and ...

Cbus faces fresh investigation over fund expenditure practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... it noted APRA's intention to review historic strategic expenditures, including partnership payments to unions and employer groups. "The issues raised by APRA continue to be addressed as part of a rectification plan, published today in response to ...

Rest calls for advice reforms, extending SG

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
Rest has called on the Australian government to implement reforms that it says are critical to make the super system fairer. The super fund released its 2025-26 pre-Budget submission, which outlined 10 key recommendations. These recommendations included ...

APG to invest exclusively for ABP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
APG, the Netherlands' largest pension asset manager, will exclusively manage investments for ABP, the country's largest pension fund, starting around 2030. ABP, which owns 92% of APG, said the move aligns with its goal of achieving maximum investment ...

Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... funds with exposure to tech would have benefitted from the outsized returns of the sector." Australian Ethical Super Employer International Shares scored gold in the league tables. It returned 8.7% over the three years to November 2024, and 24.4% over ...

The highest paying jobs in financial services: Data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... found. The survey also revealed that a competitive salary and benefits package is what employees value the most from an employer, followed by opportunities for career advancement and a work-life balance. With pay being top of mind, the survey found that ...

SEC fines private equity firms for recordkeeping failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
Blackstone, KKR, and Carlyle are among the private equity firms that will collectively pay the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) US$63.1 million for failing to keep appropriate communications records. They join a growing list of financial institutions ...

CFS delivers 16.6% returns for growth members

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... State (CFS) announced impressive returns for its balanced and growth equivalent funds throughout 2024. The FirstChoice Employer Super balanced option returned 13.8% in 2024, while the FirstChoice Employer Super growth option delivered a staggering 16.6%. ...

What you read in 2024

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Mergers, corporate fund closures and executive moves were the major motifs for Financial Standard readers this year. Unsurprisingly, further consolidation in the superannuation sector was a major driver of audience interest this year with a number of ...