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FSU secures super pay increases

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
The Financial Sector Union (FSU) has confirmed employees at a number of super funds will receive pay increases in a deal that followed 12 months of negotiation. The FSU said it was pleased to have reached decisions with a number of super funds including ...

Chief economist update: We're all Victorians now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... all Melburnians now when it comes to the challenges we face... We're all Victorians now because we're all Australians and that's where the challenge is right now."

Banks throw Australians a second lifeline

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... prudential regulator lifted reporting requirements for deposit taking institutions providing repayment relief to impacted Australians, allowing them to not treat the arrears as such for capital adequacy and regulatory purposes. The prudential regulator ...

ATO can make cost of advice cheaper: Asher

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... offer such cover, while help from the ATO could reduce the cost of advice in improving living standards for older Australians. "It seems clear that more direct government intervention may be required - just like the introduction of the Superannuation ...

AustralianSuper appoints head of financial crime

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
The country's largest superannuation fund has appointed a head of financial crime, security and resilience, reporting to its chief risk officer Paul Schroder. Tom Garcia is moving into the role after serving as AustralianSuper's head of product from ...

AustralianSuper throws weight behind SDG platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
AustralianSuper, the nation's largest superannuation fund, has joined British Columbia Investment Management and PGGM to establish the Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP). The platform will be driven by artificial ...

Balanced options in the red, but only just

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
The balanced options of the majority of the country's super funds are only just in the red after suffering through an unprecedented period of market volatility. Rainmaker Information executive director of research Alex Dunnin argues they have made ...

Chief economist update: Second waving, not drowning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
While we, Australians all, remain glued tracking the mounting cases of infection in Victoria - one that has prompted the New South Wales government to close its borders with its neighbour south of the Murray River for the first time since the Spanish ...

Indigenous foundation teams up with super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
First Nations Foundation (FNF) has launched an online resource to help Indigenous Australians find, manage, and grow their superannuation. The platform has been supported by a number of superannuation funds and financial services providers, including ...

Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
A controversial promotion at mining giant Rio Tinto has demonstrated how even the biggest of super funds hold very little sway when it comes to engaging with companies they invest in. Peter Toth, formerly chief executive of OM Holdings, was promoted ...