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Rabobank names global chief sustainability officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... joined the European banking consortium Qivalis to help develop a regulated, Euro-denominated stablecoin for on-chain payments and settlements. The Qivalis consortium now comprises 37 financial institutions across 15 European countries, aiming to progress ...

Superannuation a pillar in systemic migrant worker exploitation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... Justice Institute overwhelmingly found employers that do not issue or provide misleading payslips, deny superannuation payments and pay in cash all aid in practices that are indicators of "modern slavery." "These aren't separate problems caused by ...

AHRC calls for long-overdue Human Rights Act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... with human rights challenges caused by climate change. "But too many people live in poverty in Australia and safety net payments for those out of work remain far too low. We need a national plan to eradicate poverty, with robust measurement and clear ...

UK pension insurer enters affordable housing sector

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... local authorities and delivery partners. PIC added long-term, inflation linked cashflows generated will support pension payments to PIC's policyholders. "The UK faces a severe shortage of affordable housing, with more than 1.3 million households on local ...

Gender pay gap dips to 11.2%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... has achieved equality in the workplace," WGEA chief executive Mary Wooldridge said. Large differences in discretionary payments, like performances bonuses and overtime hours, remain a key driver of many employer gender pay gaps. "Employers should treat ...

ECB imposes €7.6m climate risk penalty on Crédit Agricole

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The European Central Bank (ECB) has imposed periodic penalty payments of €7,551,050 ($12.7m) on Crédit Agricole S.A. after it failed to conduct assessments of its climate-related and environmental (C&E) risks. The ECB's 8 February 2024 decision required ...

Frontier recruits operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... and investment funds management group with over $3 billion in funds under management. Previously, she worked at eftpos Payments Australia as its finance chief and operating chief and spent eight years at ClearView Wealth finishing up as general manager ...

Minderoo Foundation pours millions into forest preservation initiative

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... (US$125bn) through blended finance - combining public and private capital to deliver over $6 billion in annual results-based payments to tropical forest countries for verified forest protection, Minderoo said. At least 20% of these payments will flow ...

iExtend hires national BDM

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... insurance policy owners considering cancelling or reducing their cover. The business co-owns the policy, takes over premium payments and shares future claim benefits based on how long iExtend has been paying premiums. According to the company, one in ...

HESTA calls for reforms to help women in retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... required to pay 12% of eligible employees' ordinary time earnings, up from 11.5%. The introduction coincided with the super payments on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave, which HESTA said helped address the fact that Australian mums have missed out on ...
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