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ART to employ more First Nations members into its workforce

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026

... First Nations voices through responsible investment stewardship, It is also building a "culturally safe" and inclusive workplace, as it works towards a 2% First Nations workforce target. The super fund noted that many of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

ART pumps $3bn in Australian property funds

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026

Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has made its largest annual investment in Australian property, investing $3 billion across six local funds. ART said the investments will help develop housing supply, new offices and jobs-generating industrial land ...

Future Fund chief says staff departure not at 'worrying level'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026

... in a bid to ensure expenses and staffing levels remain appropriate for the years ahead. There are multiple internal workplace investigations currently ongoing at the Future Fund costing it a total of $300,000 on external contracts to probe the matters. ...

Major UK pension reforms passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026

... The reforms have been on the table for some time. In September 2020 consultation first began on plans to force smaller workplace pension schemes to justify their existence, and it was expected this pressure to consolidate was going to then be placed ...

Government, super funds to increase UK collaborations

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 20 APR 2026

... AustralianSuper, Australian Retirement Trust, Aware Super, Cbus, HESTA, Rest, and the Super Members Council. NEST, the UK's largest workplace pension scheme and a shareholder in IFM Investors, is also part of the delegation. Collaboration overseas strengthens ...

Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026

... The FSU has initiated a formal dispute with Acenda over the company's failure to properly consult workers on major workplace change," the union said. FSU national president Wendy Streets ideally wants Acenda to provide transparency on the scale of ...

Top investment teams built on diverse views, transparency

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026

... previous year, and 48.7% of companies reached at least 30% female representation as of October 2025. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), AustralianSuper has a gender pay gap of 14.6% and 52% of its workforce is women. Since 2019 ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026

The financial services sector has again improved its gender pay gap to reach 21.4%, the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) study finds. Albeit a marginal improvement from last year's 22.2%, the gender pay gap for the sector still rides ...

AFCA expands C-suite with three hires

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026

... customer-facing teams. Most recently she was deputy secretary in the Australian government department of employment and workplace relations. She also spent more than seven years with the Australian Taxation Office in various roles including deputy commissioner ...

New SMC campaign to help Aussies care for 'golden super goose'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026

... roll out nationally via catch-up TV and streaming services, outdoor advertising, audio, social and digital as well as workplace and industry channels. In 2024, ASIC urged super funds and the industry to do more to explain super to younger Australians ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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