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Ponzi schemer succeeds at appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
A die-hard Collingwood Magpies fan who, with his wife, scammed friends they met through the football club of over $1 million, has had success at appeal. Douglas Johnston, together with his wife Maureen Johnston, were found by ASIC to have run a dodgy ...

Industry funds pool $61bn of assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... in the past. In 2011, it considered a merger with TWU Super, but fell through. Hostplus finalised its latest merger with Club Super in 2019. "We are a mature fund having been around for 53 years," Robertson said. "To be able to leverage the liquidity ...

Stockpicker pay cheques revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
Heads of equities took home an average of $704,167 this year but a third said their bonuses were zilch for 2020, according to Peter Lee Associates' pay benchmarking of the sector. Peter Lee interviewed 80 investment professionals in September and October ...

Club Plus announces insurance changes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
The $3 billion industry fund for club workers has announced significant changes to its insurance offering with group insurer OnePath. From 1 January 2021, members will see premiums on death, total and permanent disability and income protection cover ...

LaSalle joins 2050 club

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
LaSalle Investment Management is the most recent company to pledge to go carbon neutral by 2050, following in the footsteps of many super funds and investment firms. LaSalle said it has been working across its managed portfolio to improve the sustainability ...

Tax concessions, infrastructure in focus for budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... tax cuts and increased infrastructure spending. Prime Minister Scott Morrison gave the insight during his National Press Club address, saying despite the impact of COVID-19 Australia is in a good position. "Australia is in as good a position, if not ...

Chief economist update: Morrison manufactures Australia's future

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... AFR Magazine's annual top 10 ranking) - is leading the country back to the future. At a speech at the National Press Club on the October 1, "Great Scott" unveiled an A$1.5 billion initiative to boost the manufacturing sector, identifying six industries ...

Investors take charge in C-suite equality

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... Vision has the support of industry partners Chief Executive Women, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, 30% Club and the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia also welcomes the campaign ...

Male-pack mentality holds back boards

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... Australia, which looked at a sample of large ASX-listed firms, and found that many boards persistently suffer from a "boys' club mentality". The majority of the participants agreed that gender diversity in the boardroom brings different perspectives ...

AMP hires people, culture lead

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... director of The Scout Association of Australia, chair of Women on Boards and a board/committee member of Hills United Football Club. She was previously chief people officer at NetComm Wireless, director of human resources at Masters Home Improvement ...