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Cbus appoints chief executive, deputy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... maintains the responsibilities of chief member officer. Walker joined the fund in 2019 as group executive of member and employer experience. Before that she was the executive director of customer support at Victoria's Department of Health and Human ...

Suncorp wage scandal comes to a head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
Suncorp has signed an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman and reimbursed its staff with a back-payment of $32 million, inclusive of interest and superannuation. Suncorp underpaid nearly 16,000 employees between May 2014 and March 2022. ...

NGS Super names chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
Natalie Previtera has been permanently appointed to the role of chief executive after acting in the role for nearly a year. Her appointment followed the retirement of Laura Wright. Previtera joined the $13 billion asset owner in 2019 and was appointed ...

Fraudulent property director charged

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... ASIC is alleging that between May 2016 and February 2017, Steele misled the investors into withdrawing funds from their employer superannuation funds and savings accounts to invest in a property development at Biggera Waters, Queensland. Specifically ...

Wage increases to offset more rate hikes: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
The Fair Work Commission lifted Australia's minimum and award wages by 5.75% to alleviate incomes eroded by inflation, but experts say the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) won't be backing off anytime soon. Speaking this morning, Fair Work Commission ...

It's the year of the raise, says Hays

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... would appropriately reflect performance. This could be why 52% of employees are unsure they will stay with their current employer. The top factors driving turnover, Hays said, are uncompetitive salary, rising cost of living, and lack of promotional opportunities. ...

Super fund blunder likely down to bad data: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... the root cause in data entry," he explained. "Data provided to super funds probably comes from three main sources, the employer, the member, and then administrators and trustees upon a successor fund transfer." He said, assuming tax file numbers (TFN) ...

Federal budget 2023: Winners and losers

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
The federal government has delivered its second budget since coming into office last year, and as expected, cost of living support has featured prominently. So what has treasurer Jim Chalmers included in the 2023 federal budget when it comes to spending ...

Budget cuts advisers' power bills, admin burden

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Operating a financial advice practice is set to become easier and cheaper under a raft of measures the federal government has introduced, which includes buffering the rising costs of power bills and reducing administration burdens. Federal treasurer ...

Labor cracks down on unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... also increase tax revenue by $835 million. ­­ Currently, Australian employees are vulnerable to exploitation if their employer fails to make the required superannuation contributions. These workers rely on ATO intervention to recover lost super. However ...