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Cbus overhauls climate change reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
... emissions created during the manufacture of building materials such as cement and steel, the transport of those materials to the job site, and the construction practices used. Cbus will engage with its property managers on plans to reduce embodied carbon ...

Federal Reserve raises rates 0.75%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
... growth and higher unemployment are 'something that we think we need to have,' some economists question whether crushing the job market is necessary to bring inflation to heel," a letter directed to Powell said. "Others 'think the central bank should ...

Don't water down YFYS: Grattan Institute

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... digital on-boarding services is probably still leading to new accounts being the 'default' outcome when an employee starts a new job. Selecting an existing fund should be easier - for both employers and employees - than selecting a new fund." It added ...

Credit Suisse restructures investment bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
Following a strategic review, Credit Suisse will undertake a "radical" restructure of its investment bank and cut thousands of jobs. Credit Suisse chair Axel P. Lehmann said the group has "become unfocused" in recent years and the new strategy is "the ...

Jones progresses green finance standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... absolutely committed to doing is ensuring that we have a national, industry-driven taxonomy so that you can all get on with the job with sensible analytics and capital deployment." Jones spoke at the ASFI Summit in Sydney. FS Sustainability is a media ...

Plans afoot to narrow gender pay gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
The government has announced a suite of measures aimed at narrowing the gender pay gap, including requiring the Fair Work Commission to consider gender equity when formulating minimum wages. According to Budget documents, this year marks the first that ...

Affordable housing in Budget spotlight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... he said. "But this is a serious start - a serious agenda that will lead to more Australians knowing the security of a good job and decent housing." Industry Super Australia said discussions between the government and industry funds has already commenced. ...

Former AUSIEX chief to join Investment Trends

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... entrepreneurial and can-do attitude that defines Investment Trends." She added: "The Investment Trends team does a phenomenal job in supporting our clients through the provision of our unique statistically driven insights. "Over the last few years, we ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... a contact centre for hours isn't an acceptable service," he says. Watson feels that First Super is doing a pretty good job for members with returns, service relative to other funds and administration fees, and he's not bothered by the increasing ...

BUSSQ sees strength in niche super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... for the future. "Some of these guys are going retire quite early on in life - long before the average person in an office job," he explains. Not only do they have a longer retirement he says but members might be employees one minute and subcontractors ...