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Qantas Super appoints deputy investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
Qantas Super - the Mascot-based fund for employees of Australia's national air carrier - has promoted Chris Grogan to deputy chief investment officer and head of defensive assets. Grogan has been with Qantas Super since July 2012 and was most recently ...

Federal budget 2023: Winners and losers

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... households benefit from reductions of up to $500 on their electricity bills, and eligible small businesses up to $650. Workers receiving quarterly super: Workers who are currently paid superannuation installments from their employers on a quarterly basis ...

Labor strengthens economic equality initiatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... affordable dwellings. In a boost to the childcare and care sectors, Labor allocated $72.4 million to train and support workers. This includes $34.4 million to support educators to undertake professional development and $37.9 million to provide financial ...

Labor cracks down on unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... change is forecast to improve retirement outcomes for around 8.9 million Australians, including for young and low-income workers who are most likely to have unpaid super. It will also increase tax revenue by $835 million. ­­ Currently, Australian employees ...

Funding boosts ASIC greenwashing remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... associated with achieving net zero emissions. The new government body will work across all levels of government and with workers, companies, investors, and communities to facilitate economic development and diversification and help smooth the changes ...

Payday super to boost retirement savings for millions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... millions of Australians $50,000 more at retirement and drastically curb Australia's "unpaid super scourge" which has cost workers $33 billion over the last seven years. ISA analysis also indicates that payday super will benefit over one million lower ...

Industry fund merger advances

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... our vision continues to be aligned in creating a sustainable fund which protects and promotes the retirement savings of workers in the mining and transport industries." Previously, Sherry and Langby also said: "Mine Super and TWUSUPER share the vision ...

Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... point. Carlsson recently revisited Bangladesh, nine years after an earlier site visit to tour factories, to speak with workers, factory owners, agents and unions. "Once companies signed up to the Accord - which has led to significant improvements but ...

Women growing super faster than men: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... women with superannuation and currently work earn on average $72,000, compared to men who make $95,300 per annum. Female workers from all age groups have much lower average incomes than males, which the research attributes to nearly half (45.3%) working ...

Government divulges vision for superannuation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... remarked, "It's a bit weird, isn't it? If we're [the government] partnering up with the superannuation funds of workers in other countries to deliver projects of a social benefit, but we're not doing it with our own citizens superannuation ...