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Productivity Commission shakes up default superannuation

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019

... new super fund every time they change jobs and incidentally "clean up" the multiple accounts issue, the Commission wants workers to be defaulted once, if they do not have an existing super account and fail to make a choice of their own, it said. The ...

BlackRock and Microsoft develop retirement platform

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019

... investment products" the firm will design and manage. BlackRock said its new products would be designed to provide US workers with a lifetime of income in retirement. The firm said the new products would be accessible through the employer workplace savings ...

ASIC to examine super fund and employer connections

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019

... examine how employers determine which fund manager should assume responsibility for protecting the retirement savings of workers who do not nominate a specific superannuation fund. Last year, the Royal Commission heard of super funds incorrectly charging ...

Ausbil ESG strategy advances

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 3 JAN 2019

... something we've had a lot of positive feedback from, even internationally. If a company's business model relies on underpaid workers in the supply chain, it's not going to be sustainable over time," Carlsson-Sweeny said. Ausbil strongly supported the ...

Labor pledges tougher unpaid super penalties

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018

... will "make universal superannuation part of the National Employment Standards." "The retirement savings of Australian workers are a workplace right - they deserve the same strong protections as any other workplace right," he wrote. Bowen said: "Currently ...

Chief economist update: So much Brexit uncertainty, so little time

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018

When UK prime minister Theresa May declared that "Brexit is Brexit" and "no Brexit deal is better than a bad Brexit deal" when she addressed EU ambassadors in London on the 17 January 2017, she laid out 12 objectives for Brexit negotiations: 1. Clarity ...

New SG laws hit Senate

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018

... provide evidence once completed. Industry Super Australia said it welcomed the Bill but it isn't strong enough to stop workers being routinely short-changed their super entitlements. ISA's research shows this figure stands at $5.9 billion as at FY16. ...

Culture dominates shareholder engagement

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018

... said this called for stricter reporting on labour conditions and for the supermarket to involve the National Union of Workers in workplace rights, education, and grievance resolution procedures.

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018

... Medicare levy when they become liable to pay some income tax. "They would then pay a similar amount of tax to younger workers with similar incomes. This package would improve budget balances by about $700 million a year," the submission said. "These ...

Increase adviser standards sector-wide: FSU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018

... advice is an important measure to address problems in the sector. This is an area in which there is a broad consensus from workers and management as to what needs to occur," Angrisano said. "If there are arguments that can be made be made that professionalising ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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