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CFA Institute says focus on culture

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
... Carroll said while a cultural reset will be difficult for some organisations, it is important that employers focus on employees' performance, promote inclusive work practices, and adopt a strong focus on values including trustworthiness. "Culture is ...

CDPP dumps ANZ cartel case

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
... the shares. The latest decision has set free Deutsche Bank's Michael Ormaechea and Michael Richardson (now former employees) and Citigroup Global Markets Australia's John McLean, Itay Tuchman and Stephen Roberts. Sims said cartel conduct involves ...

$450 super threshold scrapped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... low-income Australians in part-time and casual work - including young people finding their feet in the workforce and casual employees in the gig economy - short-changing them of valuable retirement savings." And HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said ...

Mine unions pressure funds over Rio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... sexual harassment were highest in its iron ore division in Western Australia's Pilbara. More than half of Rio's iron ore employees reported experiencing bullying and one third of the women employed by that division experienced sexual harassment. AWU ...

AMIST criticised for SPC investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... magistrate said in his decision. He added of OTR: "There is no demonstrated contrition for this underpayment." More than 1000 employees of OTR have formed a class action, claiming Shahin Enterprises is guilty of wage theft which could amount to $70 million. ...

Inflation hitting retiree budgets: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... quarter All Groups CPI of 1.3%. The research also found that price increases for retirees are outstripping those for employees and retirees haven't been able to simply switch what they buy to save. While health costs are largely subsidised, out of ...

HESTA impact lead goes it alone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... progress made on the ESG front in Australia, "stakeholders are cynical and want more than words - investors, consumers and employees need to see authentic actions across the whole spectrum of operations before they trust what the company proclaims" ...

Financial services vulnerable to insider cybersecurity threats

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... were likely to cost more - at an average cost per incident of US$648,062. Malicious inside attacks were conducted by employees or authorised individuals who used their data access for harmful, unethical, or illegal activities. The research suggested ...

Zurich expands group insurance leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... super fund partners to engage their own members. "In a post stapling world, insurance remains one of the main reasons employees do not change fund, so ensuring that members understand and make informed choices about their insurance is more important ...

Positive hiring outlook for 2022: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... increasing growth prospects in 2022. Further, more than four in five businesses (82%) are planning to hire permanent employees in 2022. "2022 promises to be a strong year for Australia's labour market as businesses translate short-term recovery efforts ...