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RBA spotlights inflation risk of higher wages

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... sustained period of higher inflation could result in an ascension of inflationary expectations. Despite these concerns, ACTU secretary Sally McManus said: "Wage claims are always considered in the context of cost of living increases and broader economic ...

Queen's honours highlight industry veterans, ESG experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... de Bruyn was also recognised for his service to industrial relations and for superannuation reform. He was national secretary of the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association from 1978 to 2014 and is now national president. He is also a previous ...

OECD projects sharp growth deceleration

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
... ranges in many major economies, however, cost pressures should start to ease because of rising interest rates. OECD secretary-general Mathias Corman said: "Countries worldwide are being hit by higher commodity prices, which add to inflationary pressures ...

ASIC freezes assets of unlicensed property mogul

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
... help protect investor funds while its investigation continues. Hopkins is the sole shareholder, director and company secretary of the two companies in question. He has been the director of 46 companies since 2014, ASIC said. He is believed to have carried ...

GDP rises but headwinds abound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... reach 21.6% for the year to March, while labour share of national income fell to the lowest on record at 45.1%." ACTU secretary Sally McManus said: "Productivity and profits are at record high levels, while workers are experiencing both real wage cuts ...

BT answers advisers' top tax time questions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... threshold largely impacts younger workers, but also potentially older people working part-time," Howard said. ACTU assistant secretary Scott Connolly has previously called the threshold removal a great win for workers and an important step towards securing ...

Natixis appoints to management committee

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... communications Alix Boisaubert and global chief compliance officer Justin Rosin. Also appointed is Alain Bruneau as general secretary, global head of client experience Melanie Robinson, global chief risk officer Jean-Marc Sabatier and global head of ...

Yellen forebodes stagflation risks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
In Bonn, Germany, US secretary of the treasury Janet Yellen has called the global economic outlook challenging and uncertain; stagflation effects have depressed output and spending, she added. Yellen said the US understood when Russia invaded Ukraine ...

The transforming role of the trustee

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... very determined about the standards and training we hold ourselves accountable to." The days are gone of the favourite secretary or chief executive on the board turning up when they feel like, she said. Aware Super chair Neil Cochrane concurred that ...

Vale Tom McDonald

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... apprenticeship on the Sydney docks in 1944 and climbed to the top of the union movement. In 1984 when McDonald was the federal secretary of the BWIU he campaigned for the first national superannuation scheme. The campaigns of the building unions and ...