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Mine unions pressure funds over Rio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022

Mining unions are applying pressure to super funds over alleged bullying and harassment at Rio Tinto revealed in a recent report. The Western Mine Workers' Alliance (WMWA), an agreement between the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) and the Mining and ...

AvSuper hunts merger partner, launches EOI process

CHLOE WALKER | FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021

... The fund said it continues to engage with and inform its 6000 members as well as meeting regularly with its 14 staff, the unions, and partners. Sykes said that if a merger did become the best option for AvSuper members, it would likely take at least ...

CBA receives regulatory approval for CFS sale

CHLOE WALKER | TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021

... on 1 December 2021. CBA first announced the CFS divestment to KKR for $1.7 billion last May but faced backlash from the unions with the ACTU arguing it would not be in the best interest of members for CFS to be majority owned by a foreign private equity ...

AustralianSuper adds ACTU president to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021

The current president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions has joined the board of AustralianSuper, replacing a longstanding director and former deputy chair. Michele O'Neil has been appointed as a director on the board of the nation's ...

Wayne Swan to chair Cbus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021

... experience and knowledge I gained in public life - in particular my six years as Treasurer - to work with members, employers, unions, and federal and state governments." Swan will take over from Bracks in January 2022. Bracks has been on the board of ...

Fiducian's FUA inches to $4bn

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021

... a platform for private investment funds. "We do not have any affiliation with any employer or employer organisations or unions. Rather, we deal with individual members and their financial advisers by offering a superannuation platform that enables the ...

Industry split on paid vaccine leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021

... introduced, while the balance is undecided. The FSU's petition coincides with that of the Australian Council for Trade Unions, with the peak body asking for a nationwide scheme similar to that proposed by the FSU. The ACTU argues that mandated paid ...

Admin fees could balloon from BFID

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021

... thanks to loopholes in the proposed legislation. Following conversations with Treasury, the Australian Council of Trade Unions assistant secretary Scott Connelly said department officials have confirmed that dividend payments are not included in the ...

To keep or not to keep JobKeeper

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021

... with opposition from shampoo manufacturers. Such is the divide between the Morrison government (the barber) and labour unions and Labor (shampoo makers) with regards to the JobKeeper scheme, which is set to end on March 28. The "shampoo-ers" argue that ...

Billionaires profit from pandemic: Report

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021

... and unfair reversal of the increase to JobSeeker payments is a cruel blow to the poorest Australians and, according to unions, has left 1.4 million people living on as little as $51 a day," Morgain said. Forbes names Gina Rinehart as Australia's richest ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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