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Fair Work Commission raises minimum wage 5.2%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
... senior economist Diana Mousina said: "The fall in real wages which is currently at its lowest level could be boosted by the big lift in the minimum wage announced today." Mousina noted that the Fair Work Commission's determination was at the higher ...

The first 30 years: Super's biggest changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
Choice of fund, shrinking investment horizons and the sheer size of the super industry have been pinpointed as the biggest changes of the last 30 years. In a panel discussion on day two of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ASI Conference ...

ESG taxonomy key to achieving policy objectives

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... that says this will require 3.5 trillion additional dollars in capital spending on physical assets this year. So, this is a big opportunity for investors." Richards added: "The opportunities are huge, and it ranges from things like biodiversity to prevention ...

The ongoing evolution of super: Scheerlinck

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' ASI Conference has returned as a live event for the first time since 2019, with Eva Scheerlinck reflecting on how far the industry has come as it celebrates the 30 th anniversary of the Superannuation ...

AustralianSuper expands capital markets team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
Richard Kerr has joined AustralianSuper's growing capital markets team. The nation's biggest superannuation fund confirmed that Kerr has been appointed head of platform management to help optimise its currency and derivative implementation strategies. ...

Banks flag imminent consecutive double rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
... announcement, Westpac pushed the hike through, raising its variable home late rate by the full 50 basis points. To date, it's the only big four bank to react to the move. RateCity research director Sally Tindall said: "This month's double hike is unfortunately ...

Lifespan partners with OpenInvest to launch advice solution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
Lifespan Financial Planning has launched a digital investing solution to help bridge the advice gap. The new digital investing solution will support the mass market of Australians priced out of receiving holistic advice from a financial adviser. Lifespan ...

Green ETFs on the up and up: AUSIEX

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
Data from AUSIEX shows the trading value of direct equities and ETFs associated with sustainability themes has increased by 134% since January 2019. In terms of popularity, hydrogen investments are the most popular green sector across all generations ...

HESTA opposes AGL demerger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
The industry fund will not back the proposed demerger, saying it will not adequately support decarbonisation efforts and therefore wouldn't serve its members' best interests. HESTA said it has engaged with AGL and decided to vote against the demerger. ...

Australian dividends shatter pre-pandemic records: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... dividend recovery has powered ahead in 2022, on the back of strong commodity prices and the return to form of Australia's big banks." Reverberating Shoemake's earlier sentiment, Gaden added: "However, Australia's result reflects its continued reliance ...