Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 11 - 20 of 2346 results for "Employer"

Trump building 'better' super system than Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... retirement outcomes," the White House said. "Roughly 41 million American workers between ages 18 and 65 lack access to any employer-provided retirement plan, and 49 million full-time workers and 14 million part-time workers do not receive an employer ...

Major UK pension reforms passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... $55,000 more in savings. Further consolidation is also being sought via a measure that would see the creation of multi-employer defined contribution megafunds to drive greater diversification of investments and provide a more cost-effective option to ...

Future Fund defends itself over staff exits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
Australia's sovereign wealth fund has released a statement after reports alleging chief executive Raphael Arndt's leadership style may be forcing staff out the door. A report in the Australian Financial Review suggested some employees have described ...

UniSuper names new board member

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
UniSuper has appointed a new member to its board, joining as an employer representative. Scott Henderson replaces Nicole Gower, who departed after nine years with the super fund. Henderson is currently vice president of corporate services at Edith Cowan ...

HESTA taps ESSSuper head as next chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
HESTA has appointed Robbie Campo as its new chief executive, set to take the reins from the outgoing Debby Blakey in August. Campo has served as chief executive of ESSSuper for around four years. Prior to that she led Cbus' brand, engagement, advocacy ...

SMC calls for guaranteed super for domestic workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... discriminatory". Under current laws, domestic workers employed in private homes who work less than 30 hours a week for the same employer would continue to be excluded from guaranteed super. SMC said this was "an omission that can no longer be justified". ...

UK's Nest to invest $860m in private companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
The UK's largest pension scheme by members has selected a manager to oversee a significant new open-ended mandate. Crescent Capital Group will manage a direct lending mandate for Nest to the tune of $858.5 million (£450m). The money is to be deployed ...

GESB loses another key executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
GESB's chief corporate services officer has left the fund after just one year in the role. Anthony Cribb joined GESB last year in the newly created executive position, tasked with overseeing the GESB corporate services business unit, including legal ...

Superannuation advertising ban consultation launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... not be displayed to the employee with greater prominence than any stapled fund for the employee or default fund for the employer and employee that is shown to the employee at the time of onboarding." More specifically, this will apply regardless of whether ...

GESB chief bows out after 10 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
Western Australia's largest public sector super fund is searching for a new chief executive following the departure of its long-serving leader. Ben Palmer, a former investment manager with GESB, will be replaced by investment chief Paul Taylor on ...