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Active Super enhances parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... 12 weeks to 18 weeks, and secondary caregivers will now receive four weeks leave at full pay and SG contributions, up from one week. "Paying employees super while on parental leave, whether paid or unpaid, along with extending paid parental leave to ...

JBWere shakes up leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... broader NAB group. "I am very excited to step into the role of executive JBWere Australia and contribute to the ongoing success one of Australia's leading advice firms," Lyjouras said. "I have seen how the advice business has evolved over the past 23 ...

Six cases brought against Westpac now finalised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... million; and distribution of duplicated general insurance policies to over 7000 customers, some of who paid for more than one policy when they didn't need to. These cases saw Westpac fined $12 million, $20 million and $15 million, respectively. "The ...

Cyber attacks scare directors: WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... attacks are healthcare, manufacturing and education. In 2021, we also saw a shift in tactics from the cybercriminals, including one of the first major attacks against critical infrastructure, the highly publicised Colonial Pipeline attack. As a result ...

Pension fund pushes for independent chair at Berkshire Hathaway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
One of the world's largest pension funds has indicated it will vote Warren Buffett out as chair of Berkshire Hathaway at the company's annual general meeting later this month. Despite his notoriety as the world's best investor, the California ...

UK regulator introduces diversity rules for listed entities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... diversity on boards and executive committees. Under the rules, the boards of listed entities must comprise 40% women and at least one of the senior executive positions - chair, chief executive, chief financial officer or senior independent director - ...

Rest simplifies super splitting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... in March ahead of the universal divorce transparency laws which came into effect on 1 April 2022. "Superannuation is often one of the largest assets that someone holds in their lifetime. Previously, getting accurate information on an ex-spouse's super ...

Spirit Super pays tribute to Doug Fry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
One of Spirit Super's founding directors and its longest serving chair, Doug Fry, passed away last week. The fund paid tribute to Fry, who was a key player in the establishment of Tasplan. He was a founding director and served as chair of Tasplan for ...

HESTA confirms bid for Ramsay Health Care

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... experience," Blakey said. This latest announcement continues the $68 billion industry fund's strong focus on investing in healthcare, one of the fastest-growing sectors of the Australian economy. As almost a third of the fund's more than 900,000 members ...

UBS Australia could be banned from Papua New Guinea

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... have the rights to buy back the shares in 2014, if it could raise the money to do so. But the eventual agreement was more one-sided than that, with IPIC having the option of keeping the shares. In 2013, IPIC did not wish to sell back the shares to PNG. ...