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Green technology, clean energy receive Budget boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... industrial, resources, skills and energy bases and our attractiveness as an investment destination. "So, we can grasp the jobs and opportunities of the net zero transformation." In response, Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) said there ...

New tax cuts for every Australian 'a complete joke': UNSW

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... "most workers," limited to low- and middle-income earners. The idea is that freeing them up to take better, higher-paying jobs will help lift wages. Chalmers also said the government will implement reforms to reduce student loan debt by a combined $19 ...

Non-compete, restraint clauses to be outlawed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... that found minimum wage workers were being sued by former employers or threatened with legal action if they tried to switch jobs. The government said eradicating such clauses could life the wages of workers by up to 4% or $2500 a year, based on median ...

Chalmers looks to trade super pool for minerals with US

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... Australia's superannuation sector has the size, scale and presence to play a big role driving new American industries and creating jobs. "By investing in deep and liquid US equity markets. And directly in your infrastructure too. Data centres in Las ...

Super fund investment in US to skyrocket

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... pension funds and US partners has the potential to deliver healthy returns for Australian workers and help drive US growth, jobs, and infrastructure." The report comes as super funds, investment managers and banking leaders go to the US this week to ...

AustralianSuper warns outdated tax laws will hurt returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... improve retirement outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who are more likely to be employed in lower-paid jobs.

HMC Capital boosts AUM by 45% to $19bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... solution that seeks to maintain the Healthscope's operating platform, avoids or minimises hospital closures and maintains jobs," he said. Last July, HMC acquired Payton Capital for an initial consideration of $128.2 million. Two months later, HMC ...

ART, MLC AM, HESTA name directors

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... recently stepped down from the Brighter Super board, having been a director since 2017, She currently serves on the board of Jobs Queensland and is the executive president of the Australian Services Union. "Both Marnie and Jenny bring strong experience ...

Super moves: VFMC, QIC, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... transition risk, investment, and portfolio construction for Ardea Investment Management as a quant research specialist. Previous jobs include teaching at the University of Technology and serving as a relationship manager at the Chinatrust Commercial ...

Finance workers worry about job displacement from AI, government urged to take action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
Financial services employees worry their jobs are being increasingly upended by artificial intelligence (AI), as an inquiry asks the government to urgently balance technological advancements and potential job displacements. The Future of Work report ...