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Payday super to boost retirement savings for millions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... recovery and indicating it would treat the deliberate and systemic underpayment of super as wage theft is the stick needed to stop the small number of employers who intentionally rip their workers off," ISA said. Echoing ISA's sentiment, Super Consumers ...

Adopt QAR recommendations now: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... recommendations would lead to the next Royal Commission. "The language is a little intemperate, and it is, I assume, designed to stop the recommendations being adopted," she said. "I worry that they might succeed in spite of the fact that that would ...

JPMorgan among banks to bid in First Republic sale

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... banks showed their support by depositing $30 billion into First Republic. However, it would seem the that wasn't enough to stop it from sinking. The sale process follows the long-awaited review of SVB's collapse by the Federal Reserve. In its report ...

YFYS sanctions don't help existing members: ISA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... say the Your Future, Your Super (YSYF) sanction of closing funds to new members will have no impact on these funds, and not stop their existing members from being fleeced. The heatmaps found while 80 Choice options were 'significantly poor performers' ...

Biggest super funds face human rights complaints

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... Owners or else dump their investments. It's in the best interest of super fund members, Traditional Owners and the climate to stop these catastrophic gas projects going ahead." Echoing these sentiments, Human rights advocate and Malawu clan member Antonia ...

CVC sells 20% stake in Eildon

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
... to make a small overall gain on Credit Suisse," an investor note read. In March, securities watchdog ASIC made an interim stop order that prevented CVC from offering or distributing CVC Notes 2 because of deficiencies with its Target Market Determination ...

Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... reporting initiative started the conversation in what is a pretty nascent/emerging market for embracing human rights risk, full stop." During the same decade, the United Nations promulgated the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which ...

Government divulges vision for superannuation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... superannuation payments align with wages. "Aligning super payments with wages will make it easier to keep track of payments and stop dodgy bosses gaining an unfair commercial advantage against competitors," ISA said. Jones disclosed that the government ...

Long pause likely from RBA: Economist

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) pause on interest rate hikes will likely linger, according to HSBC chief economist Australia and New Zealand Paul Bloxham. In a recent Financial Standard podcast, Bloxham said despite inflation still being high ...

Cut spending and raise taxes, super preservation age: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... freezing the Superannuation Guarantee rate to save $1.2 billion a year. Grattan said stopping the planned increases would also stop people from over saving for retirement, giving them more to spend while working. At the same time, Grattan has suggested ...