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UniSuper wins in court judgement on board

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... who are with UniSuper to nominate a director to its board. It also asked the court to clarify the rights of two national unions in making board nominations. In a judgement handed on December 8, the court dismissed the unions appeal and asked it to pay ...

Former Cbus chief takes prime role at AMP Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... Atkin said of his appointment. Atkin grew up in Papua New Guinea and while at university, wrote a research paper on how unions use masculinity to create hierarchies, Financial Standard reported in a 2014 profile of him. He spent a decade working in trade ...

Your Future, Your Super reforms closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... a recent industry event that regulators will frown upon donations to political parties, peak bodies and affiliates like unions, marketing expenditures, sporting sponsorships and entertainment. Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures 4 for a later sitting) ...

Labor, unions, industry funds seethe

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
The opposition party, Industry Super Australia (ISA) and unions have criticised the Retirement Income Review and say the super guarantee (SG) must rise. Labor leader Anthony Albanese said the government is looking for excuses to break its promises. ...

Hume scrutinises super fund spend

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... detailed information about super funds' expenditure, donations to political parties, peak bodies and affiliates like unions, marketing expenditures, sporting sponsorships and entertainment, are the many areas super funds must be upfront about. "[This ...

Tax concessions, infrastructure in focus for budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... still more to be done and there will be more next week." Morrison said the Attorney-General has been in discussions with unions and employer groups to find common ground in boosting employment, a lot of which will be generated from higher infrastructure ...

Super funds squander member money: Bragg

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... members' money is spent; and lowering fees. He slammed super funds for not disclosing related-party payments made to trade unions for example, which are set to profit $31 million over a decade. He was particularly critical of Industry Super Australia ...

Liberal senator slams super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... their little red books, bobbling their heads to every command issued by their big brother - industry super funds, run by unions," Rennick said. He went on to criticise $40 billion in superannuation management fees and a similar amount in tax concessions. ...

Government introduces pandemic payment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... able to access the payment multiple times if they are required to self-isolate more than once. Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) secretary Sally McManus said the payment is a step forward but it is the minimum wage whereas the average wage is ...

Stimulus stutters amid record unemployment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... capacity from 9 June 2020. The Living Incomes for Everyone (LIFE) campaign is set to launch next week, backed by a number of unions and charities including Anglicare Australia. They want to see the JobSeeker and JobKeeper rates maintained and a permanent ...