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Senate inquiry into gender retirement income gap launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... year after the Senate was instructed to conduct an inquiry yesterday. A cross-party motion by Senators Jenny McAllister (Labor), Sean Edwards (Liberal) and Larissa Waters (Greens) was supported by the Senate. The Senate Economics References Committee ...

Frydenberg slams modern awards as poorly-conceived

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... the role of super, Frydenberg said he would have more to say once a response to the FSI is formalised. Frydenberg said if Labor did not want to support changes to super board governance A he was still confident the reforms would pass the Senate. Frydenberg ...

Super board changes ignore past lessons: Bowen

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... said. "Further time should be allowed to assess their effectiveness before changing legislation." The Shadow Treasurer said Labor remained committed to establishing a Council of Superannuation Custodians - a body which would advise the government of ...

Reading too much out of nothing at all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... are talkin' 'bout. "That language and other small changes in the statement mark an upgrade in the central bank's view of labor conditions since its last policy meeting in June, when it said labor slack had "diminished somewhat."" This is Reuters talkin' ...

Fed lady sings (the same old song)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... points to an improving labour market. But we don't have to do that. The Fed has already done it for us. And its name is the Labor Market Conditions Index - as it names implies, it provides a reading of current labour market conditions. No more looking ...

Government could force QIC to fund Queensland infra

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
The Labor government in Queensland could force QIC to reduce its international and cash exposure to allocate more funds to the State's infrastructure. Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt said in his first budget speech that over the next six months the ...

Claims of wrongdoing have no basis: IOOF

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... compliance culture and claims of widespread wrongdoing have no basis of fact," Kelaher said. For the most part of the morning, Labor Senator Sam Dastyari quizzed Kelaher about when he knew of front-running, absence of an asset register and plagiarism ...

The fat lady in concert on Sunday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... background. There's nothing else you and I and Irene could do but sit and wait. And by George, thank goodness that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) decided to publish the US Non-farm payrolls report a day early so our yankee doodle brethren can celebrate ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... 0.64 (0.03 per cent) to 2,076.78, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed 3.91 (0.08 per cent) at 5,009.21. The US Labor Department reported that the US economy added a solid 223,000 jobs in June. However, the report also said hourly earnings ...

Labor demands to see Treasury papers on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... advice on options to vary superannuation tax concessions prior to this year's budget. A Freedom of Information request by Labor to federal Treasury allegedly shows the Expenditure Review Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, was considering ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:01PM
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:30AM
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:13PM
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   11:50AM
Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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