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Heartland finally gets regulatory approval for Challenger Bank acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Heartland Group Holdings has announced it received indicative regulatory approvals from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) for Heartland Bank's acquisition of Challenger Bank. Heartland said ...

Government dawdling on paid parental leave super: Greens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
The Greens will propose changes to the government's Paid Parental Leave Bill (PPL) to ensure that superannuation is paid on PPL from July 1 this year. Earlier this month, the government announced that the PPL scheme will include superannuation guarantee ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... under the fund's ESG policy on cluster munitions and anti-personnel landmines. Under pressure Last December, Australian Greens senator David Shoebridge called out the Future Fund for investing more than $600 million in global weapons companies. Documents ...

Cbus scolded over 'most galling conflict' in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
... conflict is "clearly unmanageable." The HAFF passed through Parliament in September, despite funding pressure from the Greens. The legislation empowers the government to construct a pipeline of 30,000 new social and affordable rental homes within the ...

Credit Suisse fined $575m by regulators

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
US and UK regulators have imposed fines of $575 million (US$388 million) on the bank for risk management and governance failures related to the collapse of Archegos Capital Management. The US Federal Reserve has issued Credit Suisse a $394.84 million ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
For most of us, women's reproductive concerns remain taboo in the workplace. However, with menopause estimated to be robbing women of at least $17 billion in retirement, calls for mandated menopause leave are growing. It's commonly accepted ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... its many advocates believe it can play a major role in closing the gender pay gap in retirement. This month, Labor and Greens senators backed a recommendation by the Senate work and care committee to trial a four-day work week at full pay. The committee ...

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... enhances transparency, accountability, and drives progress on gender equality in Australian workplaces. The Australian Greens commented that the bill will help shine a light on pay inequality and inaction on equality measures. The additional transparency ...

Credit Suisse restructures investment bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
Following a strategic review, Credit Suisse will undertake a "radical" restructure of its investment bank and cut thousands of jobs. Credit Suisse chair Axel P. Lehmann said the group has "become unfocused" in recent years and the new strategy is "the ...

Challenger offloads banking business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
Just two years after acquiring it, Challenger will sell its banking operations to New Zealand's Heartland Group. Challenger spent $35 million to buy the banking business from Catholic Super in December 2020. The aim was to reach a wider range of customers ...
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