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Gender balance is smart economics: CEW

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... determines remuneration differently. "To overcome historical disadvantage, Frontier considers salaries against market midpoints rather than what the applicant may have been earning in previous roles," said Guthleben. More could be done on pay, said Telfer. ...

QAR does not "trash" FoFA: Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... additional regulation and complexity," he commented. He said, unfortunately too many people look for conspiracies and problems rather than opportunities and highlighted a "serious risk" of pushback from political and consumer groups. Anderson explained ...

Blue Orbit operations chief resigns

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... have quite a bit of travel planned," he said. "I'm just going to see what comes up in the second half of this year rather than doing it now, but I'm looking at signing up for more non-executive roles in the fund management space." The industry ...

Chalmers' promise to end super wars foiled by criticism

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... suggests the main issue the government is grappling with is not the presence of large balances in the super system, but rather the tax concessions that these balances attract." As previously reported by Financial Standard, the government has proposed ...

New front in super wars, stability at risk: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... for super, Taylor says change must be conservative, measured, and responsive to the real gaps that exist in the system, rather than on the whims of governments of the day. "It's essential that we avoid distractions and mission creep, and remain laser ...

SEC fines Mormon Church investment arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... and filed Forms 13F (a form investment managers must submit to the SEC to disclose the value of assets) under their names rather than Ensign Peak's name. Between 1997 and 2019, Ensign Peak failed to file Forms 13F. The SEC found that the church was ...

The super investments driving future economic growth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... "Only a third of funds had exposure to infrastructure assets in 2010, but now exposure to infrastructure assets is the rule rather than the exception," said ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy. "Australian super funds are increasing investment in the infrastructure ...

Ending the super wars: Government acts to legislate an objective

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... suggested that allowing Australians to use their super to buy their own homes is a more "dignified" use of their funds, rather than have super funds use the money to buy properties that individuals then rent. He also claimed that early access to super ...

Material business risk disclosure needs improvement: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... to Regulatory Guide 247, the OFR allows shareholders to find relevant information on the company in a single location, rather than having to piece together information from various past announcements that they may have not read. The guide provides an ...

Treasury releases Quality of Advice Review final report

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... of Advice Review final report and agree with the assessment that high quality advice is not always comprehensive advice, rather it can also be advice that responds to the needs of consumers. Consumers are often looking for advice on single and specific ...