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New Year, new chair at industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... valuable contribution to public policy on issues including superannuation, long service leave, suicide awareness and workplace health and safety within the sector, BUSSQ said. Commenting on his appointment, Trohear said: "The fund and its board have ...

Retail MySuper outpacing NFP products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... favour of the SG360 default index of 9.7% per annum versus 7.6% per annum. Returns of the past five years have benefited workplace super funds more than the average SMSF member. This is due to the continuing bull run in equities - both Australian and ...

Fidelity strengthens support for global LGBTI community

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... outlining actions organisations can take to protect the rights of LGBTI individuals. Fidelity has vowed to eliminate workplace discrimination against LGBTI employees, respect the human rights of LGBTI workers, customers and members of the public and ...

REST Industry Super names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... businesses. She also leaves the business in great shape, with the North platform going from strength to strength and the workplace super offering "has never been better, following significant mandate wins," Sainsbury said.

Government superannuation bills will stand despite Royal Commission: O'Dwyer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... giving employees the right to choose their own superannuation, irrespective of an enterprise bargaining agreement or workplace determination. The Productivity Commission, which is undertaking a review of the competitiveness and efficiency of the Australian ...

Industry rolls out anti-sexual harassment ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... high-profile men coming to the fore, an exchange-traded fund that invests in companies championing women's rights in the workplace is due to launch in early 2018. The Impact Shares YWCA Women's Empowerment ETF, which will list on the New York Stock Exchange ...

gigSuper reaches out to self-employed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... superannuation can reinvent itself for the Uber drivers and Airtaskers of the world. "The gig economy is going to transform the workplace in ways we don't expect," he argues. "We'll see a world of work, but jobs may increasingly become a rarity, and ...

Gender pay gap widespread in financial services: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... Financial services retains the notorious crown as the industry with the highest gender pay gap, the latest report from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency shows. Financial services and insurance employers reported the largest gap of 31.9% between male ...

Financial literacy the bridge for income protection gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
Classroom-style financial education programs in the workplace and hands-on practice and counselling can play a significant role in closing the income protection gap. That is a key finding from a recent study by Zurich in partnership with the Smith School ...

SuperFriend welcomes new director

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... change management practitioner with hands-on experience driving organisation change. She has great energy and passion for workplace mental health and, I believe, will be an asset to our organisation and partners," SuperFriend chief executive Margo Lydon ...