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Super's board requirements are sound: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
... the Master Builders and State Chambers of Commerce - who deeply know the employer landscape. And some bring experience in union roles that gives them a strong understanding of the needs of workers," she said. Schubert went on to label the Australian ...

APRA reprimands Cbus, BUSSQ over governance issues

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... management has intensified following allegations of serious misconduct in the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU), including claims of underworld figures and former bikie gang leaders being awarded plum high-paying government-funded ...

CFMEU fallout stokes governance debate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
The ongoing scandal surrounding the Construction, Forestry, and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) has called into question the governance settings within the industry superannuation fund sector, with some suggesting boards no longer require - or benefit ...

Insignia Financial looks to slash redundancy entitlements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
The Finance Sector Union (FSU) is calling on Insignia Financial to rethink a proposed overhaul of redundancy pay arrangements after the wealth manager tabled a plan to cut entitlements by more than half. The FSU is currently negotiating a new Enterprise ...

Industry funds defend CFMEU board ties

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... and proper standards outlined by APRA. This week the Victorian branch of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) was placed in administration after its construction division was accused of corruption. Now, the board composition ...

Goldman Sachs names new head of Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... committee, and the Australian management committee. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Davis was a senior executive with Western Union Australasia. Before that, he spent a decade at Deutsche Bank as managing director and APAC regional business head. Earlier ...

Head of institutional capital departs MA Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... Chamber of Commerce. Prior to his executive career, Pyke was the first Canadian national and first former professional rugby union player to join an AFL team. He played 110 games for the Sydney Swans between 2009 and 2015.

UniSuper outage continues, no cause identified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
... the next payment scheduled for May 15 and due in accounts by May 17. UniSuper has been criticised by the Finance Sector Union (FSU), which admonished the fund for announcing it would outsource certain functions to Capgemini and then allegedly calling ...

UniSuper battles major system outage

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... should take their super elsewhere. However, it isn't just members that are impacted. According to the Finance Sector Union (FSU), the fund has had trouble paying its staff accurately, if at all, as payroll systems are affected. In response, UniSuper ...

The Aussie wealthtech firms that are 'most innovative'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
The annual list of the world's most innovative wealthtech companies was recently released, with several Australian firms making the cut. Iress, GBST, Practifi, Lumiant, and Ignition Advice were all on the list, which was selected by a panel of industry ...