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Media Super names new chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... Investors (ACSI) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and was a board member of the Federal Government's advisory body, Innovation Australia. Noonan will remain on the board as a director for the present and be part of the oversight ...

Super-backed company develops COVID treatment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
A biotech company backed by AustralianSuper, HESTA, Hostplus and Statewide Super has developed a new preventative treatment shown to reduce COVID-19 levels by up to 96%. The product, INNA-051, is being developed by Ena Respiratory, and works by stimulating ...

Westpac reaches $1.3bn AUSTRAC deal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... the courts for this abhorrent failure of management," Kirkland said. "This underlines the importance of the Federal Government acting on its commitment to pass the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR)." "Individual executives will not be able to hide ...

Super fund gets ahead of CIPR obscurity

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... markets at the Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund, says the super fund is not waiting on the federal government to help its members solve the financial risks they face at retirement. Five years ago, ACSRF built RetireSmart, a retirement ...

Interim insolvency protections extended

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... COVID-19 will have temporary insolvency and bankruptcy protections in place until the end of the year. The federal government has extended temporary insolvency and bankruptcy protections until 31 December 2020. The law is helping reduce the threat of ...

Former QSuper chief joins NZ Super Fund board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... Institutional Bank for three years. Vilgan currently is the chair of CBA's staff superannuation fund and chair of the federal government's safety, rehabilitation and compensation commission (from which she will step down in October). She is also a member ...

Chief economist update: Is Dan still the man?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
Victorian premier Dan Andrews is copping it left, right and centre - citizens, businesses, medical experts, politicians - after dangling and later extending (by another two weeks) the planned September 13 end of lockdown. Already, fresh modelling by ...

Advice disciplinary body delayed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... mid-2021, Hume told the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association Virtual Conference this morning. The federal government is still working through the design features of the disciplinary body, which is a key element in professionalising the financial ...

Chief economist update: Gone fishing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... jobs, and the state governments have an important role there, and I think, over time, they can do more. But the federal government may be able to do more as well. We may need all shoulders to the wheel." Sure, there's no better time to borrow. Based ...

CEFC makes first foray into industrial investments

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... of the latest in sustainable design and materials, potentially driving uptake of materials identified in the Federal Government's Technology Investment Roadmap such as green steel, aluminium and cement, and delivering long term benefits to Australia's ...