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Coalition members call for superannuation guarantee reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... should have to beg for a pay rise, they should have to raid their own retirement to get a pay rise..." The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) responded to the Coalition members' comments, presenting costings that estimated their plan would deprive ...

Cbus names chief strategy officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... bank-owned funds and influence government policy. Before working in super, Dean worked as an organiser with the Australian Council of Trade Unions in the mid-1990s before becoming a political adviser to former Victorian premier Steve Bracks. He then ...

ACTU slams plans to Americanise the superannuation system

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has criticised comments made by shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, claiming they reveal the "Coalition's dream of dismantling super." In a speech at the University of Sydney on Wednesday, Taylor said a collapse ...

Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... the last nine years, Australians have missed out on $41.6 billion in unpaid super, the lobby group said. The Australian Council of Trade Unions also urged the government to introduce legislation swiftly, with ACTU president Michele O'Neil saying ...

FSU steps up calls for reproductive leave policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... menopause and menstruation, IVF treatment, prostate or breast cancer screening, and vasectomy recovery. The Australian Council of Trade Unions is also campaigning for the entitlement.

Cbus hires from VFMC for key ESG role

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... strategy and approach to ESG. She left the super fund in 2019 after 11 years. She has held leadership roles at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, the Investor Group on Climate Change and the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia. ...

Highest paid ASX 200 chief executives revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has disclosed the highest paid ASX 200 chief executives based on realised pay, which includes the value of cash and equity received. ResMed chief executive Mick Farrell topped the list with a ...

Super leaders take out King's Birthday honours

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS), and Australian Volunteers International. She has been president of the Australian Council for International Development as well as a National Mental Health Commissioner. She also led the government's ...

Former APRA chair joins ASX board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... role as APRA chair, he served on the Reserve Bank of Australia's payment systems board and was a member of the Australian Council of Financial Regulators. Byres stepped down as APRA chair in October 2022 after holding the role for eight years. The appointment ...

Senate Committee endorses Superannuation Objective Bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... intergenerational fairness, ensuring young people don't experience higher tax obligations to fund the Age Pension. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) praised the Bill for enshrining "fundamental principles" of superannuation, ensuring ...