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Finance sector has largest pay gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
The financial services sector has taken the inauspicious title of being the industry with the largest gender pay gap. According to the Finance Sector Union (FSU), COVID-19 has had a disproportionate event effect on women, causing a "pink recession". ...

Chief economist update: Australian capex in COVID-19's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... the coronavirus pandemic - and the consequent restrictions and lockdowns and the general uncertainty of doing business - a few aren't certain that the underlying direction in business investment is down. So it was. The September quarter capex report ...

Pinnacle boutique wins super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... this year. "Aikya's experienced investment team is a global leader when it comes to emerging markets and after just a few months since coming together as Pinnacle's sixteenth investment boutique we are delighted to secure this major mandate," ...

Super tax structure less progressive: RIR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... larger lifetime contributions tax concessions than lower-income earners because on they tend to make larger contributions. "A few stakeholders also proposed reducing the tax advantage on superannuation earnings for people on higher incomes," it said. ...

Kogan execs chase big bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... expanded into superannuation, has faced shareholder revolt over the bonuses it wants to pay its executives. Kogan was one of the few businesses to relatively benefit from COVID-19, thanks to an uptick in online shopping. But its proposed bonuses for ...

Elanor sells mall for $130m

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... for about $68 million in 2015. In 2016, the mall was independently valued at $85.2 million. During its ownership, ERF made a few changes that included replacing Big W with a new ALDI store, and adding a Tong Li supermarket to complement the existing ...

Chief economist update: Australian wages slow but still grow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
While many have seen their wages stagnate, or even drop, this year the latest figures from the Australian Bureau Statistics (ABS) shows wages are up slightly from last year. "The September quarter is generally a quarter of solid wage growth, however ...

Shipton's tax bill under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... addressed whether the remuneration issues were a cultural or structural problem. Samuel said when he was at the ACCC very few commissioners lived in Canberra, he himself would transfer to Canberra to attend meetings. But, he stressed that the costs of ...

Successor fund transfer finalised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... & NRMA Superannuation Plan told members. Current insurance for IAG & NRMA members has been transferred to Sunsuper, with a few changes to align the insurance with Sunsuper's offering and the Putting Members' Interests First legislation. For example ...

Chief economist update: Japan's third wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... of emergency, Suga renewed calls for ministers to implement concrete measures to control the infection. This comes only a few days after the prime minister directed his Cabinet to prepare another stimulus package to cushion the negative impact on the ...