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Hostplus eyes Intrust merger

KANIKA SOOD, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... about $288 million last year. For Hostplus, merging with Intrust delivers a membership that is close to both its key industries, and in a state it has eyed for a long time. Hostplus' strategic plan for FY18 to FY20 presented to its board identified ...

Salaries boosted by skills shortage

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
The financial services and insurance industries have record high job vacancies and skills shortages, sparking a significant boost in salaries. According to recruiter Robert Half's 2021 salary guide, it's a good time to be looking for work in financial ...

Weeding out net zero fakers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... companies. She said Australia is an outlier among developed countries in terms of how much exposure to carbon intensive industries it has, something that is apparent in the ASX200 and ASX300. "We've seen a lot of companies in Australia be severely ...

Chief economist update: Confidently sustaining the recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... of 17 in March and 19 in Feb (long-term average is six). Further, the survey found that confidence improves in all industries and higher in all Australian states "except WA [Western Australia], which was flat. "Oh, and more, much more than this" the ...

AustralianSuper, Club Plus to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... their working lives, we recognise they need support across all stages of life, through careers that may span multiple industries," Strano said. "We have been very impressed through this process with the steadfast member-first culture of AustralianSuper." ...

Media Super ups fees, premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... investment fee in the moderate growth option from 0.03% to 0.05%. The fund for those working in the media and printing industries, which has $6.3 billion in assets under management, is expected to merge with Cbus later this year. "We understand that ...

MIRA to acquire waste management firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... growth," Kwok said. BINGO's operation covers waste collection across the building and demolition, and commercial industries, as well as recycling services. It has 10 facilities in New South Wales and four recycling stations in Victoria, with a workforce ...

Pandemic boosts financial sector's engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... above. Australia scored 12% in terms of workplace resilience. Low-resilience workers scored 10% or less. "Across all industries, a positive correlation between engagement and workplace resilience was identified. Of workers who are fully engaged at work ...

Commissions likely to stay: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... government's priority is to align financial advisers' professionalism and remuneration structures with other professional industries, Senator Jane Hume is not taking the future viability of commissions paid on life insurance products out of the ...

MSCI launches life sciences indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
MSCI is launching a set of indices that target megatrends and innovation in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. The partnership with Nasdaq-listed Royalty Pharma will measure the performance of companies focused on delivering new and innovative ...