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Former Mercer Super chair named Actuary of the Year

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... profession across Australia and internationally, contributing by serving on the Actuaries Institute Superannuation Practice Committee, as well as volunteering in the Institute's Mentor Program. Receiving the award, Swinhoe said she believes being an ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The Senate committee tasked with investigating issues related to menopause wants the government to research the efficacy of existing reproductive leave policies in Australia and overseas with consideration to introducing it in the National Employment ...

Federal Reserve kicks off easing cycle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... rate by half a percentage point to 4.75-5%, surprising many who believed it would opt for a cut of just 0.25%. "The committee has gained greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2%, and judges that the risks to achieving its employment ...

BlackRock revamps private credit business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... lending businesses together into a unified global platform while maintaining the integrity of the existing investment committee processes," a memo from Rich Kushel, head of Portfolio Management Group, reads. Jim Keenan, global head of BlackRock Fundamental ...

Hanson backs Dixon Advisory inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... in-house product, the US Masters Residential Property Fund (URF). The inquiry will be heard under the Senate Economic Committee after Senator Hanson secured cross-parliament support. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said the inquiry marks a "major step ...

FSU steps up calls for reproductive leave policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... Senate referred an inquiry into issues related to menopause and perimenopause to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee with a reporting date of 17 September 2024. Modelling by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) estimated ...

Superannuation objective legislation hits Senate floor

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... wording reflects the views of everyday Australians - and urged its smooth passage as recommended by a cross-party Senate committee. "The 'Objective of Super' legislation reflects that clear and compelling purpose in ironclad law," she said. "We strongly ...

Too much being asked of super trustees: Levy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
Speaking in a personal capacity at the Senate Economics Committee, Michelle Levy said it is too much to expect superannuation trustees to fix Australia's housing problem. Levy said she is sympathetic to the housing crisis, noting that she agrees owning ...

NGS Super names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... John Battams as independent chair from 1 January 2025. Battams is currently on the board of QIC and chairs its risk committee. He also chairs the Queensland Teachers Union Health Fund. Battams is also the current chair and managing director of Labor ...

Short-termism damaging Australian economy: CEDA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... pervasive short-termism and lift its policy ambitions if the nation is to reach its economic potential, according to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). "Our record of almost three decades of economic growth, halted only by the ...