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Modern slavery obligations fall by the wayside: ACSI

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
Despite pledging to do more to help vulnerable workers, Australia's top 200 public companies are falling short on their modern slavery obligations. According to a new study by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, major companies are ...

Eliminating debt prioritised over pension contributions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
A new study from the US finds that workers would rather pay off debt than contribute as much as 10% of their salary to their pension plan. J.P. Morgan Asset Management's annual survey found that 65% of employees haven't been able to contribute to their ...

UniSuper's O'Sullivan on what's next

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... investment performance. But it now faces challenges from the government's plans to staple non-choosing Australian workers to existing funds and the drop in overseas students' arrivals with COVID-19 triggered border closures. Going public offer ...

Vision Super appoints new chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... Darmanin commented that she was proud to be the first female chair at the fund. "My career has been focused on supporting workers, and particularly women, when it comes to their workplace rights," she said. "Vision Super has a long history as a fund ...

AustralianSuper names next merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... he said. "LUCRF Super has specialised in taking care of the retirement savings of a large proportion of the lowest paid workers in Australia for more than four decades and we are certain that a merger with AustralianSuper will continue to provide the ...

UniSuper opens its doors, hits $100bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... today, the fund also reached a milestone, hitting $100 billion in funds under management. The super fund has opened to workers outside of the higher education and research sector, a move that was flagged in early May. In the same month, chief executive ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... much-anticipated non-farm payrolls report was released at the end of the week. US businesses hired a total of 850,000 workers in June following a 583,000 gain in the previous month. This is higher than consensus expectations for a 700,000 gain and followed ...

SG rise to benefit 6.7m Australians: ISA

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
The new superannuation guarantee rate of 10% will benefit 6.7 million workers, with the younger and lower-income Australians to benefit the most, according to Industry Super Australia. ISA says the average worker will contribute $233 a year extra to ...

Millennials to reap super reform rewards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... shows. Colonial First State general manager Kelly Power said the boost to retirement balances is greatest for younger workers due to the power of compounded returns. "This is particularly true for those who withdrew their super early last year to deal ...

HESTA nabs Hostplus executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... industry fund Hostplus has jumped to HESTA. Kim Farrant will join HESTA, the $60 billion industry fund for healthcare workers, as general manager responsible investment on July 12. Farrant will report to the fund's head of impact, Mary Delahunty. ...