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Australia approaches fiscal cliff: UBS

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... COVID-19 - meaning ~8mn are on government payments; vs total employment of ~13mn (of which another ~2mn are public sector employees)," UBS said. The bank expects LFS employment to continue to decline over the coming months, with the unemployment rate ...

Willis Towers Watson ushers in the future of work

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... jobs' methodology, WorkVue will enable businesses to "deconstruct jobs, evaluate work alternatives - across technology, employees and non-traditional talent - and reconfigure tasks into new, more optimal jobs". Willis Towers Watson Australia future of ...

ESG investing to remain strong through pandemic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... 17% of baby boomers, and added that COVID-19 had "put a spotlight" on corporate culture, behaviour, the treatment of employees and the resilience of prior operational strategies. With billions of dollars set to be spent on stimulating economies in the ...

Culture is key in a crisis: Australian Ethical

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... greatest asset, and they're an expensive asset as well, and we need to keep them motivated." To deal with the pandemic, employees need to see strong and effective leadership, as well as regular communication, Hughes said. "It's equally important ...

Investment manager launches income fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... become one of Australia's leading credit and alternative asset managers," Benveniste said. "With approximately 1200 employees across the world and US$149 billion of assets under management, Ares Management Corporation has a leading and award winning ...

CountPlus acquires firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... advice services of Centenary Financial. CountPlus One and Centenary are Count Financial member firms, now clients and key employees of Centenary will transfer to CountPlus One as part of an agreed succession plan. CountPlus referred to the acquisition ...

Frontline worker death nominations spike

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... has received unprecedented requests for paperwork to update death nominations from employers representing hundreds of employees." Cameron said many super funds represent frontline workers, and the concerning data suggests they are genuinely concerned ...

A challenge in a Class of its own

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... operational processes that are part of being a listed entity." Russell explained anxiety and shock is fairly normal among employees when a company is acquired, with the added challenge of the NowInfinity teams not being able to meet the new owners of ...

Early release applications top $9bn

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... industry has also felt the impact of COVID-19. With advertising revenue down, companies including News Corp have given employees pay cuts and others, like magazine publisher Bauer, have made dozens redundant. The industry fund for the sector, Media Super ...

Superannuation startup launches raise

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... far...self-employed people have a very different and perhaps stronger relationship with superannuation as compared to employees because they have to save for it voluntarily," GigSuper chief executive Martin Batur said.