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Wayne Swan joins AIST board

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
The AIST has announced the dual board appointment of the former federal treasurer and deputy prime minister alongside AustralianSuper executive Sarah Adams. Swan, the chair of Cbus, and Adams, the group executive strategy, reputation & corporate affairs ...

UBS Australia could be banned from Papua New Guinea

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... field and its share price would rise as a result," senior counsel James Renwick told the Royal Commission. The then Prime Minister of PNG met Oil Search chief executive Peter Botten at a hotel in Port Moresby and agreed PNG should buy Oil Search shares. ...

Labor vows to review YFYS test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
Appearing at an industry conference yesterday, the shadow minister for financial services and superannuation vowed to review the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test if elected, citing "unintended and negative consequences" for ESG investing. ...

CareSuper appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
A new chair and deputy chair have been named at CareSuper. Linda Scott has been appointed chair of CareSuper, effective this month. She has served as deputy chair for the last two years. Scott takes over from Terry Wetherall who served as chair since ...

Colonial First State settles super class action for $56.3m

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... decision about their super, were not 'getting charged for valet parking when they were taking the train', as Minister Shorten said at the time," Maurice Blackburn principal lawyer Miranda Nagy said. "MySuper was introduced to protect the retirement ...

Recession-style policy but no recession: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
Grattan Institute chief executive Danielle Wood has argued the federal government is spending as though there is a recession or a crisis, although there is no such situation. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum in Sydney today ...

Aussie instos commit $50bn to UK projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... former's recent acquisition of Williams Advanced Engineering in Oxford and the latter's planned UK expansion. UK prime minister Boris Johnson said: "I'm proud that some of Australia's leading businesses have chosen to invest in the UK, recognising opportunities ...

Australia imposes further sanctions on Russia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... sanctions and support of Ukraine, Zelenskyy addressed Australian parliament. Welcoming Zelensky to parliament, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said: "Mr President, our pledge is that when freedom prevails, Australia will help the people of Ukraine rebuild ...

Budget aims to please women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... threshold of $350,000, per year. This addition is expected to benefit women who are the main breadwinner for families. Minister for women's economic security Jane Hume said the revamped parental leave program should reflect the diversity of Australian ...

War in Ukraine sparks defence spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... 18% of the world's gas, 12% of the world's oil supply and together with Ukraine 25% of world wheat exports. Meanwhile, minister for defence industry Melissa Price noted the budget includes a $1.16 billion spend for the first phase of a National Space ...