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Brighter Super welcomes chief people officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... where she was the executive general manager of people and culture. She began that role at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, where she led the people functions within an unprecedented, high-risk environment while creating a robust employee experience ...

Skill shortage to continue to cost Aussie companies

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... financial impacts on businesses at a time where the focus on cost management has heightened." Gorton added the end of the pandemic has not caused the skills shortage to ease as once believed. "Or at least not yet," she said. "Though some companies are ...

Salary inflation becoming S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... executive remuneration discussions in 2023, John said. "Safety and corporate culture have been huge issues through the pandemic and they will continue to be a priority," John said. "I think one thing that will be a challenge will be the optics of chief ...

Australia's 1% just keep getting richer: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... report, titled Survival of the richest, Oxfam found that Australian billionaire wealth is 61% higher than it was before the pandemic. There are also 11 more billionaires today than there were in 2020. The fortunes of billionaires around the globe are ...

Global equities to grow in 2023: Plato

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
... income report, the Sydney-based investment manager stated that income growth was positive in AUD terms. "After 2020's pandemic-driven income cuts, global investors have seen strong growth in dividends across 2021 (+12.8% in AUD) and again in 2022 (+15.8% ...

APAC airports well positioned for recovery: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... infrastructure assets, in particular airport assets in the Asia Pacific region, are continuing to rebound strongly following the pandemic. According a Fitch Ratings' report, the infrastructure sector has the lowest proportion of deteriorating outlooks ...

Australian CPI accelerates to 7.3%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
... peaks, they still remain highly elevated and are 94.9% higher than they were in February 2020 prior to the start of the pandemic." Chesler said there are expectations for another 0.25% increase at the Reserve Bank of Australia's first meeting in February ...

Australians neglecting their retirement: Super fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
... commissioned by the fund found many are becoming more adventurous in their methods of saving and investing following the pandemic. The survey revealed one in five or 20% invested for the first time in shares, ETFs, NFTs, cryptocurrency, super or other ...

AustralianSuper, Link extend partnership

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2022
... share market performance, fund consolidation, and the Federal Government's Early Release Program during the COVID pandemic, Link Group has played a critical and valuable role." AustralianSuper chief operating officer Peter Curtis added the extension ...

Increased scrutiny on private credit

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
... strategy and co-head of investments Drew Schardt. "Over the past couple of years, in the lead-up to the onset of the pandemic, we've been through an extremely lender friendly period. Then for the most of last year, it was more of a borrower-friendly ...