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Future Fund to manage new drought fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... to set up a $5 billion fund for drought-related spending that will be managed by the Future Fund Board of Guardians. Minister for Finance and the Public Service Mathias Cormann said the fund will kick off with $3.9 billion and grow to $5 billion over ...

Industry Super Australia chair steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
Former Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary and former Federal Government minister Greg Combet will become the new chair of Industry Super Australia today. Combet will replace Peter Collins in the top role as the latter steps down to fulfil ...

Investment manager chair retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... Election. Replacing Weaven as IFM Investors chairman will be current deputy chair Greg Combet. The former Federal Government minister joined IFM's board in 2014, and is also a former Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) secretary. He is also a former ...

New terms for early super access receives mixed reaction

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... superannuation should be affected given there is already a large gap between the balances of men and women, she said. Minister for Women Kelly O'Dwyer announced the changes yesterday in an effort to narrow the gender pay gap, particularly in super ...

Government allows domestic violence victims early super access

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... access to their superannuation. Delivering the Women's Economic Security Statement at the National Press Club today, Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations and Minister for Women, Kelly O'Dwyer announced a raft of changes set to extend compassionate ...

Industry fund appoints former Labor politician

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
A $46 billion industry fund has appointed a former federal health minister as an independent chair, starting at the end of the year. Nicola Roxon will take over as HESTA's chair when current chair Angela Emslie steps down at the end of her term ...

NAFTA's dead, welcome USMCA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The new agreement is expected to be signed by US president Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto in 60 days before being sent to the US Congress for final approval. ...

Labor proposes RC implementation task force

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... more people, more victims in more parts of Australia." Labor called for the Royal Commission in April, 2016 and Prime Minister Scott Morrison voted against it 26 times, she added. "The Liberals [were] tooth and nail against the establishment of a Royal ...

AFA rejects criticism over grandfathered commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers used a submission to the Royal Commission to hit back at suggestions the advice industry has not adequately responded to the prevalence of grandfathered commissions. Citing historic government media releases and ...

Chief economist update: Surplus here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... higher than estimated dividends from the Future Fund of $5.1 billion (versus $3.8 billion). Australia's deposed prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, must be wishing the report was released sooner so that it wasn't Finance Minister Mathias Cormann ...