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Investors called on to help end modern slavery

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025

... understand the risks modern slavery can have on a portfolio, and how eradicating it can positively impact the lives of the workers and all value to businesses. "We need to strike a balance of proportionality and good risk management. I understand the ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025

... review, it said, should also assess the gaps and overlaps between insurance in super and other safety nets, including workers compensation, Centrelink payments, the NDIS, and insurance outside of super. SCA's research was based on a nationally representative ...

Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025

... the affordable housing crisis. The study calculates the number of dwellings completed per hour by housing construction workers has declined by 53% since 1995, while labour productivity in the broader economy increased by 49% over the same period. Chalmers ...

Budget deficit to balloon to $42.1bn

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025

... more in people to boost "dynamism and competition", including abolishing non-compete clauses for low- and middle-income workers. "We've created a $900 million fund to reward state governments for implementing reforms that promote competition," Chalmers ...

Payday super on track, but so is the $3m super tax

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025

... said the government should use $500 million a year from the super tax windfall to strengthen retirement for low-income workers. "The Low-Income Super Tax Offset (LISTO) has been frozen since it was introduced 13 years ago, effectively cutting the super ...

New tax cuts for every Australian 'a complete joke': UNSW

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025

... non-compete clauses, which tie up more than three million Australians. However, the abolishment will only apply to "most workers," limited to low- and middle-income earners. The idea is that freeing them up to take better, higher-paying jobs will help ...

Non-compete, restraint clauses to be outlawed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025

... wages, non-compete clauses will be banned where they "have no justification and drag down wages." The ban will apply to all workers who earn less than $175,000, the current high-income threshold under the Fair Work Act. It's estimated about three million ...

AMP staff surveillance slammed by FSU

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025

... - including when working from home, the FSU said. Additionally, the proposed contracts would also allow AMP to require workers to undergo a medical examination by a doctor chosen by AMP. The FSU said around 2000 AMP staff were issued new contracts on ...

Tariffs not the only inflationary risk: Colchester

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025

... economies, he noted. This can drive inflation as it puts pressure on pensions and healthcare, as well as wages due to less workers with a higher retirement rate. Conversely, artificial intelligence (AI) could be layered as a deflationary element, but ...

Government releases draft payday super law

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025

... their employees' superannuation at the same time as their salary and wages, which the government said will ensure "workers earn more, keep more of what they earn, and retire with more as well." Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones said that switching ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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