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Australian Ethical makes strategic investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
Australian Ethical has made a strategic investment in Main Sequence, a deep technology investment fund founded by the CSIRO. Main Sequence welcomed the investment, saying that it will apply venture capital to play a role in solving challenges in health ...

CIMIC wins $1.18bn infra upgrade contract

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
CIMIC and Downer's joint venture CPB Contractors has won the New South Wales government's contract to upgrade the Warringah Freeway. CIMIC said the contract has a total value of $1.18 billion and will generate about $800 million in revenue for CPB Contractors. ...

ATO will not pursue erroneous JobKeeper payments

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
The Australian Tax Office announced it will not pursue businesses that took advantage of JobKeeper despite raking in large profits, nor will it ask small businesses to repay $180 million claimed in error. The ATO revealed that over one million businesses ...

Economic recap: Week to September 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... momentum... Business investment was picking up and the labour market had strengthened. The unemployment rate had fallen below 5% and job vacancies were at a high level." "The recovery in the Australian economy has, however, been interrupted by the Delta ...

Office workers burnt out: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... and burnout appears to be complicated. According to the research, 70% of Australian workers said they were happier in their job when they could work from home. And 60% said they were more productive working from home than in the office. But this shift ...

Legislation introduced to create Queensland mega fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
The Superannuation (State Public Sector) (Scheme Amendment) Bill 2021 was tabled in Queensland's parliament last week which, if passed, would pave the way for Sunsuper and QSuper's merger. On September 1, Queensland treasurer and minister for investment ...

Tim Wilson grills NAB on super ownership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
Liberal MP Tim Wilson has grilled National Australia Bank chief executive Ross McEwan on whether super funds have undue influence over Australian banks, as funds own larger portions of the ASX. Wilson asked NAB whether super funds, as shareholders ...

Occupational exclusions under scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
Occupational exclusions in group insurance are under the microscope as the federal government reviews their fairness and appropriateness. Senator Jane Hume has opened consultations for the review until October 14, aiming to find solutions to problems ...

Wayne Swan to chair Cbus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
Former treasurer and deputy prime minister Wayne Swan will chair $65 billion industry fund Cbus. The fund announced today that Swan would succeed long-serving chair Steve Bracks next year. Commenting on his appointment, Swan said: "I'm humbled to ...

Binance Australia appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has appointed a chief executive for Australia. Leigh Travers, former DigitalX chief executive and director, has joined Binance in the lead role. DigitalX is an ASX listed blockchain technology company, where Travers had ...