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AMP offloads remainder of Collimate Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... encompasses all of AMP's seed and sponsor investments in international infrastructure equity funds; and some of the employees located across the UK, Europe, North America, and Asia. This follows the sale $430 million of the domestic infrastructure equity ...

Reframing disability: A world-changing opportunity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... a great opportunity to be third-party advocates for disability by tapping into resources that forward solutions for employees. Oliver reverberated Palipana's call to action and highlighted the huge role insurers and employers can have in producing positive ...

Commonwealth Bank appoints new chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... for all our stakeholders," O'Malley said. "CBA has profoundly important obligations to its customers, shareholders and employees, and a vital responsibility to foster economic and social wellbeing. The bank is playing a leading part in supporting Australia's ...

Active Super enhances parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
Employees of Active Super will now receive superannuation guarantee payments for up to 12 months while on parental leave, with the super fund also extending its paid entitlements. In an effort to help bridge the gender super gap, the industry fund will ...

Pension fund pushes for independent chair at Berkshire Hathaway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... annual general meeting later this month. Despite his notoriety as the world's best investor, the California Public Employees Retirement System has flagged it will vote to oust Buffett as chair of Berkshire Hathaway, citing its preference for an independent ...

UK regulator introduces diversity rules for listed entities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... flexibility for smaller firms or those based overseas. The rules also allow companies to decide how best to collect data from employees to show they are meeting the targets," the FCA said. "These measures will improve transparency on the diversity of ...

Real unemployment far higher than ABS claims: Roy Morgan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... growth in the labour market had come from businesses hiring more workers on a part-time basis to cover for isolating employees. These new workers are generally hired on reduced hours. Since October 2020 when the final COVID-19 lockdowns in NSW, Victoria ...

AMP confirms sale talks with Dexus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... these discussions with a focus on maximising the value for shareholders by getting the best outcome for clients and employees." Similarly, Dexus noted the ongoing speculation about a deal with AMP's Australian real estate and infrastructure equity businesses. ...

Heritage Bank, People's Choice proceed with merger plans

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... committed to ensuring that we remain a strong values-driven organisation that is dedicated to mutuality, our members, employees, and the communities that we operate in," People's Choice chair Michael Cameron said. The proposed merger remains subject ...

Salaries soar but uncertainty remains: Recruiter

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... regard." Montgomery added that a surge in resignation is occurring. "This is driven by many factors, for example, some employees have found the return to office work a catalyst to take stock of their lives and are consider a sea change," he said. "Others ...