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Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
The legislation that will ensure superannuation is paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave was tabled today, with the super industry calling for its swift passage. The Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) ...

ASIC locks eyes on super industry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
... of 27%. "Our investigations have led to 18 criminal convictions and seen a further 23 individuals charged by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecution for criminal offences," Longo said. "Our latest Corporate Plan and strategic priorities represent ...

Former BBY employee sentenced for 'dishonest conduct'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... pleaded guilty to two offences which contravened sections 1041G(1) of the Corporations Act and section 11.2 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code. As a result, she was sentenced to an aggregated sentence of two years and six months imprisonment, but she ...

What does the RBNZ rate cut mean to Australia?

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... central bank will need to cut rates. In Australia, the monthly CommBank Household Spending Insights (HIS) Index, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) revealed household spending in July was flat (unchanged at 148.2), indicating consumers have been trimming spending. ...

Wages grow 0.7% in June quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... "The stronger June quarterly rise for the public sector was largely due to the newly synchronised timing pattern of Commonwealth public sector agreement increases." Government employees saw their pay adjust on March 14. "This led to a larger increase ...

Misconduct cases soar at CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has revealed there were 2259 substantiated cases of misconduct for the year, up from 1122 the previous year. Of those, 18 were cases of sexual harassment or other sex-based harassment, two were a result of bullying ...

ASIC intends to extend legislative instruments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... Credit (Breach Reporting-Reportable Situations) Instrument 2021/716 ; and ASIC Credit (Breach Reporting-Prescribed Commonwealth Legislation) Instrument 2021/801. According to ASIC, these instruments are due to expire in October this year and are currently ...

Pandemic-era savings to dry up: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has warned that the extraordinary amount of savings Australians amassed during the pandemic will run dry by the end of the year. CBA said Australians had accrued around $300 billion in additional savings during the period, as ...

RBA on hold: Experts split on 2024 cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... is to bring inflation back down to target because we can't let inflation get away." Despite the RBA's sentiment, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) head of Australian economics Gareth Aird held his prediction for a November cut. "The overall message ...

FEAL names Fund Executive of the Year

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... which were awarded to Mark Lyons, chief capability officer at CareSuper, and Alana Scheiffers, general counsel at Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, respectively.