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Gender pay gap worsening: ACTU

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... tomorrow. ACTU president Ged Kearney said the findings are overwhelming. "Young girls are still disadvantaged, women in the workplace are presented with constant barriers and older women face a poor retirement, possibly a retirement into poverty," Kearney ...

Mercer appoints diversity leader

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... from a diverse workforce. Joining Mercer in the role is Yolanda Beattie, an executive with the Australian government's Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). The appointment comes on the back of Beattie's close relationship with Mercer in recent years ...

CareSuper opens new Canberra office

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... partnership manager ACT is Rachel Dobing. She was previously branch manager at Beyond Bank Australia and prior to that was workplace banking manager at industry-fund owned ME Bank. CareSuper chief executive Julie Lander said the changes were key as part ...

Pillar hires change specialist

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
A new executive role has been created at Pillar Administration as the firm searches for a buyer and continues what has been labelled "one of the most sophisticated transformation projects" in Australia's finance industry. Joining Pillar as executive ...

Choice of super fund won't always work: REST

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016
... employee suffering loss, reduced returns or poorly tailored insurance products, then this may create disharmony in the workplace." The Financial Services Council (FSC), which mainly represents Australia's retail and wholesale funds management businesses ...

MySuper assets rise strongly

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... typically set up new MySuper products rather than transition accounts across from existing products-explaining why retail workplace funds continue to have high Accrued Default Amounts. Examples of new leading retail products include BT Super for Life ...

Government proposes super portfolio disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... arrangements to more Australians. From 1 July 2016 it is proposed that employees covered under enterprise agreements or workplace determinations can choose their own super fund. This will extend choice to up to 40% of the estimated two million employees ...

SelectingSuper awards super fund of the year

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... win in this category. CareSuper, a previous superannuation fund of the year, won MySuper Product of the Year, Deluxe Workplace Super Product of the Year and the Long Term Performance Award. Other winners included HESTA for Value Workplace Super Product ...

O'Dwyer outlines government superannuation push

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... said. The government will also "extend choice of fund arrangements to more employees under enterprise agreements and workplace determinations made from 1 July 2016. "Not having choice of fund can result in employees having multiple funds," O'Dwyer said ...

SelectingSuper Awards recognise super leaders

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... providers and industry leaders in Australia, and include the MySuper Product of the Year, Super Fund of the Year, best workplace, personal and retirement Products, best self-managed super fund administration provider and the best-performing superannuation ...