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Chalmers opens economic reform consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... representatives from the Australian Council of Trade Unions, Business Council of Australia chief executive Bran Black, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Andrew McKellar, Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox ...

Government to convene a productivity roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... the certainty to invest in all their assets, technology, energy, and most of all their people," he said. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) welcomed the announcement of a Productivity Summit, noting that productivity is critical to ...

One more vote needed for $3m super tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... to secure the key figure to pass the "controversial legislation". "The government needs 39 votes in the 76-seat upper chamber to pass the controversial legislation. It can count on the votes of its own Senators (25) and the Greens (11)," Ali explained. ...

Martin Currie adds to active ETF stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
A new Martin Currie active ETF, which invests in local and global real asset securities, was admitted on the ASX today under the ticker R3AL. The Martin Currie Real Income Fund - Active ETF aims to provide a pre-tax income yield above the S&P/ASX 200 ...

AMP BOLR litigants face lengthy payout process

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
Despite the Federal Court greenlighting the AMP Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) lawsuit settlement amount, there is still a long way to go before financial advisers can have peace of mind with the payout process to potentially draw out to mid-2025. This ...

Super's board requirements are sound: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
Super Members Council chief executive Misha Schubert has defended the selection requirements for superannuation fund boards in the wake of the CFMEU scandal. Schubert said the shared governance model of profit-to-member funds was created with a "clear ...

Super leaders take out King's Birthday honours

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... of Australia, and to the banking and superannuation industries." Finally, Sputore, a former president of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for "significant service to business and the construction ...

Vision Super chair departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... the last three years, he has been deputy chair. He is a former VCCI president and has been involved with the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Victorian Chamber of Commerce and the Australian Thai Business Council. Casey Nunn is now deputy ...

Head of institutional capital departs MA Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... Billiau said. In addition to his new role at JLL, Pyke is a non-executive director of the board of the Canadian Australian Chamber of Commerce. Prior to his executive career, Pyke was the first Canadian national and first former professional rugby union ...

Litigation funder disputes AMP BOLR settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024
The litigation funder of the AMP Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) class action is negotiating its cut of the settlement money and could take home as much as $43 million. A notice of proposed settlement from the Federal Court shows the funder, Augusta Pool ...