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Government dawdling on paid parental leave super: Greens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... people might think," she said. "It's going to be paid as an annual payment in arrears to the super funds." Like many, independent senator David Pocock welcomed the proposed changes proposed in the Bill. However, he believes that this is also an opportunity ...

Australian Retirement Trust completes Alcoa merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... kicking off. In December 2022, Alcoa Super informed members it was on the hunt for potential merger partners after an independent review by KPMG found it would struggle to satisfy members' best interests by 2025. In March 2023, ART signed a Memorandum ...

Philip Lowe joins LIC board

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... Generation Australia (ASX: FGX). Lowe takes over from Mike Baird effective today, who will remain on the FGX board as an independent director. He is also set to become chair following FGX's annual general meeting that's to take place in May. ...

MetLife chair Geoff Brunsdon retires after 13 years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... I thank him for his dedication and service," MetLife chief executive Richard Nunn said. Set to replace Brunsdon is independent non-executive director Nicola Wakefield-Evans as incoming chair. Wakefield-Evans has served on the MetLife board since 2019. ...

Jo-Anne Bloch to chair CSLR

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
Former Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) chief executive Jo-Anne Bloch has been appointed by the Albanese government to lead its Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CLSR). The scheme, which officially kicks off on April 2, aims to give ...

JANA wins mandate from public sector super fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
JANA has been selected as the investment consultant for the Tasmanian Retirement Benefits Fund (RBF). Following an extensive procurement process supported independently by Deloitte, the asset consultant was awarded the mandate by the Superannuation ...

Teals will push for super tax indexation: Burgess

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
The SMSF Association has confirmed it likely doesn't have enough senators on its side to block the proposed $3 million superannuation tax, but Teal independents intend to force an amendment ensuring it is indexed. Providing a legislative and technical ...

Economists share their top left field ideas for 2024

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... to 10 years... A more sedate Middle East would be a very positive game changer for the world in general." Meantime, independent economist and Climate Council councillor Nicki Hutley believes Australia needs a carbon price, labelling that as her Factor-X. ...

Link, The Trust Bank progress acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... The Trust Bank in which it will pay $1.2 billion for Link. The scheme is subject to various conditions such as an independent expert's report. Link shareholders have also yet to vote on the takeover. Link also announced that the group made $523.7 ...

Count to finalise Diverger deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... shareholders voted for Count to take over Diverger, following both the board's unanimous endorsement and that of an independent expert that assessed the deal as being in shareholder's best interests. Diverger's largest shareholder, HUB24 with a 34.4% ...