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Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... Australians out of the full transformative benefits of the retirement system and leaves people poorer when they retire. A unified push is needed to stamp it out." Over the last nine years, Australians have missed out on $41.6 billion in unpaid super ...

WAM tells investors it 'got the call wrong'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
Portfolio managers for the Wilson Asset Management (WAM) Leaders Fund, Matthew Haupt and John Ayoub, admitted they "got the call wrong" when they took a 4% stake in embattled Star Casino just last year. Now WAM is pushing for the casino operator to ...

Federal Reserve rate cuts beckon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
The US Federal Reserve is widely tipped to fire the starting gun on its first rate cutting cycle in years; here's what top economists see unfolding. AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina said some people believe the Fed is behind the curve and that ...

FSU steps up calls for reproductive leave policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... reform to legislate 12 days of paid reproductive leave. The law firm also supports the Queensland Council of Unions' push to introduce 10 days of non-cumulative, paid leave to cover things like menopause and menstruation, IVF treatment, prostate ...

HAFF receives first round commitments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... "The enduring significance of today's program launch will depend on whether it marks the re-start of a national investment push maintained and expanded in future years. Only then will we start to see a measurable reduction in unmet housing need and a ...

Advisers add 5.7% premium

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
Financial advisers add 5.7% in value for client portfolios, a new study shows, down from 5.9% last year. Now in its seventh year, the Value of an Adviser Report by Russell Investments found financial advisers continue to deliver for clients, particularly ...

Cbus' CFMEU board directors exit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
Cbus' CFMEU board directors Rita Mallia, Jason O'Mara, and Dave Noonan are no longer with the fund. The CFMEU directors were removed from the super fund's website earlier this week. Cbus' board comprises 14 directors, including an equal number of ...

Australians robbed of super savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... Australians out of the full transformative benefits of the retirement system and leaves people poorer when they retire. A unified push is needed to stamp it out. "Legislation to pay super on payday, combined with a stronger ATO enforcement regime and ...

ISPT, IFM Investors merger advances

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
The merger of IFM Investors and ISPT has moved forward as the latter's shareholders agree on the conditions of the deal. ISPT's board has notified IFM Investors that it "has elected to support a binding offer made to ISPT and their unit holders." ...

Economists hit back at RBA guidance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has indicated that there will not be any short-term cutting of interest rates, but the market is pricing in a cut before the end of the year. RBA governor Michele Bullock pushed back against the market pricing, stating ...