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Parliamentary committee hears KPMG assumed 'conflicting engagements knowingly'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
A public accountability committee that inquired and reported on the Transport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE) has uncovered several damaging findings, including that KPMG engagements were 'rife with conflict'. The TAHE has been the subject of serious accounting ...

Boys' clubs cost companies: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
A new study from Realindex has revealed that higher female executive participation improves company performance, while creating potential returns for investors. Based on a global data set of 2500 large cap companies in 30 countries, tracking performance ...

Westpac now an open book on pay

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
Westpac has informed employees they are now free to discuss their salaries with one another, saying it will no longer enforce confidentiality clauses in contracts. Making the announcement yesterday, Westpac said its decision actually dates back to December ...

Greater independence for TPB

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) will have a new level of independence, after the government acted to implement the recommendations of the TPB review. "In accordance with recommendation 3.2 of the review of the Tax Practitioners Board, the Morrison ...

Women own $1.2tn in super: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... know that in the case of women's superannuation this requires a different way of thinking," she said. "It's no secret women are at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to their superannuation, the costs of unpaid labour as a parent, together ...

Cbus names deputy chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
The $68 billion industry super fund has appointed a new deputy chair. Master Builders Australia chief executive Denita Wawn has been named in the role, replacing Dave Noonan who stepped down earlier this year. Wawn has been on the board of Cbus since ...

Remembering Helen Hewett

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
The superannuation industry is mourning the loss of one of its biggest advocates for female representation and mental health following the former Cbus chief executive's passing this week. Remembered as an astute leader and visionary of the super ...

Expansion strategy boosts Sequoia results

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
The diversification strategy of Sequoia Financial Group's licensee services business has delivered strong results in the interim reporting period. The professional services division, which provides licensed services to financial advisers, as well ...

Mine unions pressure funds over Rio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
Mining unions are applying pressure to super funds over alleged bullying and harassment at Rio Tinto revealed in a recent report. The Western Mine Workers' Alliance (WMWA), an agreement between the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) and the Mining and ...

GPT Group restructures

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
GPT Group (GPT) has announced today changes to its leadership team and adjustments to its organisational structure. To ensure the logistics sector has the appropriate strategic and operational focus, GPT has created a separate logistics business unit ...