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Most sought-after professionals revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... excellent compensation and benefits; work-life balance and flexible working arrangements; and a positive and supportive workplace culture. In line with this, the top working preference was for a hybrid role, followed by flexible hours and office-based ...

Canadian pension fund in turmoil amid governance review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... Canadian pension fund has placed its chief executive on leave as it conducts a review into a hefty vacation payout and a workplace relationship. The CAAT Pension Plan announced yesterday it has placed chief executive Derek Dobson on administrative leave ...

Voices down: Women staying quiet about retirement worries

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... accessible. Mousina agreed, saying the financial literacy gender discrepancy can be fixed through better education, workplace programs and support from super funds. Howes said: "Women can take back control by engaging with their super, knowing their ...

Diverse leadership cements business growth, positive workplace culture: HESTA

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... report found that all signatories to the 40:40 Vision initiative believe that greater gender diversity has benefited workplace culture and business performance, but women remain "significantly" underrepresented in executive leadership teams (ELTs) across ...

Increases coming for veterans' superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
The government is increasing payments related to the Defence Force Superannuation Benefits program, Treasurer Jim Chalmers confirmed in the mid-year economic and fiscal outlook (MYEFO). Treasury said payments related to the Defence Force Superannuation ...

Super moves: HESTA, Nest, Resolution Life, NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... Investments chief executive Michael Gordon, who has been reappointed to the board of Nest Pensions, the UK's largest workplace pension scheme with more than £50 billion in assets. Gordon, already a non-executive director of Nest Invest, brings decades ...

Benchmark report reveals crucial blind spots in whistleblower protections

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... against staff members as the most common outcome. For around 68% of companies the most common reported wrongdoing was workplace mistreatment, dispute or grievance, ASIC identified. However, almost one-quarter (22%) reported receiving zero disclosures ...

Australia's gender pay gap narrows: WGEA reports

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency has released the latest Australia's Gender Equality Scorecard. Spanning the past 12 months, the employer census revealed that the national gender pay gap has dropped by 0.7 percentage points (pp) to 21.1%, from 21.8% ...

Magellan global equities lead exits amid investigation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... and Casey McLean have been named interim co-heads of global equities. "MFG remains committed to ensuring appropriate workplace standards in line with its values," it said. In addition to leading the global equities team, Streimann was co-portfolio manager ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... branch of the Australian Services Union welcomed the news as a "huge win" following two years of campaigning to pass workplace motions, collect signatures and develop a divestment clause for enterprise agreements. Vision Super did not respond to requests ...