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Minimum wage to rise 3.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... might result in the persistence of higher inflation," the Fair Work Commission said. "The result has been that living standards for employees dependent on modern award wages have been squeezed and the low paid have experienced greater difficulty in meeting ...

Aware Super beefs up sustainability team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... Lucchese has also held numerous board directorships addressing climate and ethics, including the UK Climate Disclosure Standards Board and Environmental Investment Organisation.

Greenwashing remains an enforcement priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... reporting disclosures was passed. O'Rourke called it a once-in-a-generation change to financial reporting and disclosure standards in Australia. "What they mean for reporting entities is very significant... it's also really important for addressing ...

Australian firms may face 'intense competition': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... further - whether up or down. "We'll soon start to see data on just how the existing tariffs - still high by historical standards - are affecting the Chinese and global economies," he said. "Some of the judgements may prove wide of the mark - the tolerance ...

Cost-of-living, unaffordable advice fuels financial stress: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... "The priority now should be to grow jobs and the incomes of people struggling after a decade of stagnation in living standards. Low unemployment is an opportunity not a risk. Reducing it further will not spark a fresh outbreak of inflation as some have ...

ASFA, EY release guidance on CPS 230

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... for overseeing their fund's material third-party service providers - one that enables them to meet the refreshed standards and support the ongoing management of operational risks and resilience." As part of the guidance EY outlines its Third Party ...

Productivity Commission identifies priority reform areas

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... recommendations in its interim reports. "Boosting productivity is the only sustainable way to improve Australians' living standards, but productivity growth has stagnated in the past decade. It's now at its lowest ebb in 60 years," PC chair Danielle ...

Advice bodies want efficiency, long-term solutions from Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... advice for all Australians. The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager for policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson is urging to push through a suite of issues that got held up by the federal election. "We worked closely with ...

Super funds put foot down on Woodside

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... and disclosure. While there has been some progress in certain areas, we believe the company still falls short of the standards we expect on behalf of our 1.2 million members and poses a risk to their financial futures." Brunton said HESTA chose to vote ...

FAAA calls for stronger consumer protections in advice reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... checklists. It noted that despite a series of major reforms, including the Future of Financial Advice and Professional Standards, disclosure obligations in Statements of Advice haven't evolved to reflect advisers' professional judgement requirements. ...