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Mercer Super to take on corporate fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
Mercer Super is set to add several hundred million in funds under management by way of another merger, this time with a Melbourne-based corporate superannuation fund. Mercer has confirmed it is undertaking a successor fund transfer with the Holden Employees ...

Treasury hands PwC tax scandal to AFP

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
A formal investigation into the embattled PwC will commence following Treasury's referral to the Australian Federal Police (AFP). Australian Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy announced the matter, in which PwC senior partners shared information ...

BlackRock orders staff four days in office

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
The global fund manager is mandating all employees to return to the office for four days from September this year. BlackRock Australia confirmed reports that the new policy affects all 19,000 staff members living in more than 30 countries. BlackRock ...

Packer donates $7m to mental health research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... Australia to focus exclusively on disorders that involve the brain, emotions, nervous system and thinking processes. "It is no secret that I have struggled with mental health problems in the past," Packer said. "I am a passionate advocate of finding ...

PensionDanmark chief executive to retire

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
Torben Möger Pedersen, the pension fund's first employee and chief executive, will step down from the role after more than 30 years. Pedersen joined PensionDanmark when the organisation was established in 1992. Beforehand, he served as chief executive ...

Review calls for Reserve Bank overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
A major overhaul is in store for the Reserve Bank of Australia, with the widely anticipated review putting forth 51 recommendations, with particular consideration given to how cash rate decisions are made. Released today, An RBA fit for future comes ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
The four-day workweek wave has hit Australian shores and its many advocates believe it can play a major role in closing the gender pay gap in retirement. This month, Labor and Greens senators backed a recommendation by the Senate work and care committee ...

UBS throws $4.8bn lifeline to Credit Suisse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
UBS has agreed to acquire the embattled Credit Suisse for $4.8 billion. As part of the deal, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) will provide an additional $160 billion (CHF 100 billion)) in liquidity assistance to support the merge. UBS plans to appoint ...

ASX shifts slightly on Credit Suisse, First Republic

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
The ASX rebounded slightly this morning following the overnight bailouts of First Republic Bank and Credit Suisse, but has since remained unsteady. This mornings slight jump - 0.3% - was pretty modest, CommSec senior economist Ryan Felsman told Financial ...

State Super welcomes new board member

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
Thomas Costa has joined State Super's (SAS Trustee Corporation) board of directors, commencing his four-year term last month. Costa is currently the assistant secretary of Unions NSW, where his responsibilities include managing the union's communications ...