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European private equity strategy launches down under

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... CUBE Global, Caseware, and Ideagen. UK-based Ideagen acquired ASX-listed Damstra Technologies this year, a provider of workplace management software, for $70 million. European private equity firm Hg has some $65 billion in funds under management. Munich-based ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... recommendations in total. Chief among the recommendations, the committee wants to see the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations tasked with researching the impact and effectiveness of sexual and reproductive health leave policies already introduced ...

ASIC sees case against Rest thrown out

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... requests from 'Determination Members' - those whose employers were required to contribute to the fund under workplace agreements or enterprise bargaining deals. The corporate regulator initiated civil penalty proceedings against Rest in March ...

MLC Super to slash admin fees for members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... members in its MLC MasterKey and Plum range will pay less in administration fees from October 1. MLC general manager, workplace solutions Jason Marler said the changes are part of the group's plan to make fees simpler and more consistent for members. ...

FSU steps up calls for reproductive leave policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... part of a broader framework that provides support for workers dealing with symptoms. "Menopause and menstruation are workplace issues and its time they are treated like other forms of leave that the finance sector has led the way on - like paid maternity ...

FSU campaigns against workplace surveillance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... companies and to ensure any surveillance is regulated. The Victorian government is currently undertaking an Inquiry into Workplace Surveillance, investigating the current state of monitoring and surveillance practices in various industries, including ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
... She added that the inclusion of super payments will reinforce that paid parental leave is not a welfare payment but a workplace entitlement, while also encouraging more men to take up the scheme and making having children more financially viable for ...

Super's board requirements are sound: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
... "Representative trustee governance is not some quaint artefact of history - it's the predominant model used by high-performing workplace pension schemes globally. It's used because it works," she said. "Calls for this model to be overhauled - renewed ...

Losses further sink Lendlease

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... strong preferred book, we'll look to build upon our strong capabilities in the defence, social infrastructure and workplace (including life sciences) sectors," he said. About $2.8 billion of assets are on track to be divested in FY25, more than half ...

APRA reprimands Cbus, BUSSQ over governance issues

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... teams or on TV advertising. We are a boots on the ground fund, that chooses to provide services to our members at their workplace," Taylor said. "Many super funds have lost sight of personal service. Our members regularly tell us that they appreciate ...