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Treasury outlines plans to boost employment

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
The government has unveiled its plan to overhaul the employment system in its newly released whitepaper, including encouraging older Australians to stay in the workforce by extending the work bonus and introducing a new skills passport. The Working ...

Don't believe inflation hype, says Pendal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
Despite talk of another inflation surge and more interest rate hikes, Pendal's Oliver Ge doesn't think we're returning to the 1970s any time soon. In an update, Ge said any talk of a second wave of inflation and fresh interest rate increases on the ...

XV Capital plots expansion, fund launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... Europe, making a slew of appointments in support of the strategy. XV Capital was launched in 2020 by former Australian Rugby Union captain Stirling Mortlock and business partner James Godfrey, investing in global sports innovation companies. Godfrey ...

Fiducian eyes IFAs, South Australia for inflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2023
Fiducian is betting on the independent financial adviser (IFA) market and its South Australian presence to bolster its inflows as it sets an ambitious plan to exceed its performance reported in the 2023 financial year. The ASX-listed group's latest ...

Former advisers costs CBA $1.2bn in remediation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... share in fully franked dividends, up 17% year on year. The bank's massive profit has drawn the ire of the Finance Sector Union, which argues that on the back of the results, there should be no reason for it to continue to close branches, offshore jobs ...

RBA sustains cash rate at 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... range of 5.25%-5.50%. To suppress its soaring 7.9% inflation rate, the UK raised its cash rate by 0.25% to 5%. The European Union saw its cash rate increase to 4.25% on the back off high inflation levels of 5.5%.

Tax miners, major corporates to tackle housing shortage: CFMEU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) is calling for the introduction of a $28 billion annual super profits tax to close the gap in social and affordable housing. The CFMEU commissioned Oxford Independent Economics to ...

CBA staff head to Fair Work over WFH policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
The Finance Sector Union will front the Fair Work Commission on behalf of Commonwealth Bank staff, fighting the banking giant's mandate that staff be in the office 50% of the time. At the end of May, CBA told staff that they would be required to work ...

IFM Investors names chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
Cath Bowtell will become IFM Investors' new chair, as former politician Lindsay Tanner joins the board as an independent director. Bowtell, who currently serves as the group's deputy chair, chair of the people and remuneration committee and ...

Greg Combet steps down as IFM Investors, ISA chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... Michele O'Neil, UTS pro-vice chancellor Robynne Quiggin, ClimateWorks chief executive Anna Skarbek, Mining and Energy Union general president Tony Maher, and BHP chief technical officer Laura Tyler.