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AustralianSuper and IFM seek energy asset

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... AustralianSuper and IFM Investors need to make a public commitment that iron-clad five-year job guarantees for all Ausgrid workers are part of their proposal." Ausgrid would be considered a core infrastructure asset for the consortium. Its network distributes ...

First Super names new co-chair

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... industries, and brings a wealth of experience to the table. "She has devoted her life to our industry and the employers and workers in it. "First is very pleased and proud to appoint Lisa Marty as our co-chair." She will share the chair position with ...

Willis Towers Watson appoints national workplace risk manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... International where he was founder and managing director. Prior to that he was head of practice at Aon, providing strategic workers' compensation and work health and safety solutions. "Darren has an exceptional reputation in the Australasian market. ...

Default super system splits industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... Australians and optimise their retirement outcomes," Garcia said. Industry Super Australia (ISA) said an estimated eight million workers do not choose their own super fund and rely on their employer's default fund. ISA supports the current merit based ...

Retirement income opportunities begin early

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... easy at the moment." Choice's research heavily focuses on the experiences of younger super members - including younger workers and also younger mothers who take a career break. "One of the reasons for focusing on those two groups is if you can get the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... participation rate from 64.9% in July to 64.7% in August - more than expectations for a steady 64.9% -- suggesting that workers are discouraged from job-hunting and re-joining the labour force. For reference, the participation rate back in July 2013 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... keeping a lid on activity for them. US ADP private sector employment ADP data shows that the US economy added 177,000 workers in the private sector in August, lower than the previous month's 194,000 addition but better than market expectations for a ...

Telstra Super appoints financial planning EGM

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... secretary and treasurer for ACTU Education, and a director at ACTU Organising Centre. Prior to this he worked at Transport Workers Union (TWU) in various roles for 15 years.

Parliament goes to war on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... And Labor's opposition to the government's tax deduction measures would prevent 800,000 contractors, and non-unionised workers, getting the same deductions as everybody else." SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery said Labor's suggested policy ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... employment It was good, but not as good as the headline numbers suggests. Australian businesses hired an additional 26,200 workers in July - more than market expectations for an increase of 10,000 and the biggest monthly rise since the "questionable" ...