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Cbus scolded over 'most galling conflict' in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
Senator Andrew Bragg has criticised "howling conflicts" between the government and super funds, spotlighting Wayne Swan's dual roles as Labor Party president and Cbus chair. Bragg highlighted newly released Freedom of Information documents that ...

VFMC chair to retire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
The chair of the Victorian Funds Management Corporation will retire at the end of the month, with an interim replacement appointed. James MacKenzie has served as chair of VFMC since June 2015 but will retire from the board on August 23. During his tenure ...

Federated Hermes secures $486m for private equity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
Federated Hermes has closed its fifth private equity co-investment fund (PEC V), exceeding its initial fundraising target by a substantial margin. The fund, which was launched in December 2021 with a target of $400 million, closed last month with a ...

Equipsuper adds board director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
The $30 billion superannuation fund which covers workers from engineering, manufacturing, healthcare and teaching, has appointed Julian Widdup to the board as a new member director. Widdup replaces Jan Dekker, who joined the board in 2016. For over ...

Former Mason Stevens chief sells boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
The investment management business founded by Mason Stevens' former chief executive and investments lead has been acquired by another boutique. Vincent Hua, who left Mason Stevens last year, has sold Peridot Investment Management (PIM) to AL Capital ...

New local lead for Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
Morningstar's Australia and New Zealand business will soon have a new managing director, with Jamie Wickham to leave at the end of the month. Wickham has been with Morningstar since 2006 when it took over Aspect Huntley. He held several senior roles ...

Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
It is 10 years since more than 1000 people died in the Rana Plaza textile factory collapse in Bangladesh in April 2013. In the intervening years, regulations to improve factory safety has been introduced in Bangladesh, and issues related to worker safety ...

Pay gap bill passes, effective next year

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
Businesses with 100 employees and over will need to report their gender pay gap from next year, following the passing of an equality bill in federal parliament. The government yesterday passed its Gender Pay Gap Bill which will enable half a million ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Addressing the Conference of Major Super Funds in Melbourne this morning, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the superannuation system is one of the reasons he feels optimistic about the future of the economy, though remained realistic about possible challenges ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
New legislation to close the gender pay gap has been introduced, requiring employers to publish pay gap data for increased transparency. The Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 requires employers with 100 or more ...