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Hume scrutinises super fund spend

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
Senator Jane Hume is cracking down on how superannuation funds spend members' money and subjecting them to the same stringent reporting and disclosure requirements as publicly-listed companies. The Minister for Superannuation, Financials Services ...

CBA executive pay voted in

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... more closely aligning the management incentives with shareholders' experience," she said. However, the Finance Sector Union National Secretary Julia Angrisano had concerns earlier this week, highlighting that staff are being offered low pay rises ...

Tax concessions, infrastructure in focus for budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
The Prime Minister has given an indication of what will be revealed in next week's federal budget with a focus on tax cuts and increased infrastructure spending. Prime Minister Scott Morrison gave the insight during his National Press Club address ...

BOQ expects to back pay $11m in SG

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... analysis and review for enterprise agreement employees." It has advised the Fair Work Ombudsman and the Financial Services Union of the errors, and engaged external third parties to assist with the analysis and remediation process. The FSU raised concerns ...

FCA reviews regulation of foreign financial services firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... all firms that are a part of and sit outside the European Economic Area (EEA), which consists of members of the European Union. The FCA said it does not propose to change existing rules or provisions in this consultation, rather aims to hear views on ...

Super funds squander member money: Bragg

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
Senator Andrew Bragg is calling for greater scrutiny of how superannuation funds spend members' money, slamming the system that has enjoyed three decades of unquestioned opacity. Appearing at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia event ...

Liberal senator slams super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
A Liberal senator launched an attack against the superannuation industry, accusing the federal opposition of being communists and bowing to industry funds. A war of words broke out in the upper house yesterday when Liberals, who have been working for ...

FSU wants CBA to up pay

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
The Commonwealth Bank is in the final stages of enterprise bargaining, with the Financial Services Union using the bank's full year results as evidence rises are needed. Despite taking an 11.3% profit hit due to the impacts of COVID-19, CBA managed ...

Government introduces pandemic payment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
Workers in Victoria who are required to isolate for two weeks and do not have sick leave entitlements will soon have access to paid pandemic leave. The government will introduce at $1500 disaster payment for workers in Victoria that do not have sick ...

Chief economist update: The next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... happen. After five days of deliberation, negotiation and compromise, leaders of the 27 governments that make up the European Union (EU) unanimously agreed to an unprecedented €750 billion "Next Generation EU" (NGEU) Recovery Fund - to support member ...