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NPP not suitable as the primary payment system for payday super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... introduction of NPP is in response to the decommissioning the current Bulk Electronic Clearing System (BECS), but many other nations run at least two payment rails - one real-time and one batch-based. The RBA suggested that the NPP had been "inadequately ...

Data centres 'major growth sector' for Australia: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... the report, linked to the recent US ruling that granted the country access to Nvidia AI chips. Now, as one of the four nations in APAC exempt from export restrictions, Australia is well poised in the AI race against the likes of India, Japan, Malaysia ...

Not one trustee tracked end-to-end claims handling times: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... one "distressing" complaint in which one trustee took over 500 days to pay a death benefit of around $100,000 to a First Nations woman who was grieving the loss of her husband. Constant noted the trustee failed to respond to her concerns about financial ...

Plenary names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... to sustainability and ESG, gender and other diversity and inclusion initiatives, our reconciliation journey with First Nations Australians, and many other areas." Plenary has US$59 billion of assets under management (AUM). On February 24, sovereign investor ...

Trade war intensifies: China, Canada respond to Trump's tariffs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... activity and the influx of lethal drugs flowing into the US, "they have failed to adequately address the situation." "Both nations' failure to arrest traffickers, seize drugs, or coordinate with US law enforcement constitutes an unusual and extraordinary ...

Superannuation powerbrokers bound for US investment summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... strengthen diplomatic and economic ties, the historic summit is a rare opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate what brings our nations together - and forge a plan for how we deepen these relationships for years to come..." AustralianSuper chief executive ...

ASFA acts to remove First Nations access issues

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... Financial Hardship Withdrawals for member consultation, marking a significant "milestone" in making it easier for First Nations people to access their superannuation. The guidance note is developed in collaboration with the First Nations Foundation (FNF) ...

Rest calls for advice reforms, extending SG

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... law so family violence perpetrators are not able to inherit their victim's superannuation benefits, co-design with First Nations peoples the development of a holistic 'First Nations Retirement Strategy', and establish an ambitious plan to ensure the ...

Aussie billionaires make $67k per hour: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... impacts of colonialism's deeply harmful and divisive racist legacy can be seen here today, where a third of the First Nations peoples are in the poorest 20% of the population," Oxfam Australia chief executive Lyn Morgain said. "As the federal election ...

ART, ISPT to build $585m Sydney life sciences hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... provides strategic diversification benefits and helps deliver strong long-term returns for members. "Like many other OECD nations, Australia's population is ageing. In combination with an increase in life expectancy thanks to modern medical advancements ...