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Sam Kerr
One question made the CBA boss flinch – and it wasn’t about profit
Matildas captain Sam Kerr’s legal fight in Britain is a prickly and polarising issue, and it was kryptonite for Matt Comyn.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Earnings season
Australia’s economy is slowly turning the corner, CBA boss says
CBA beat expectations with its first-half result, and CEO Matt Comyn sees relief for home loan customers relief imminent with the RBA expected to cut rates next week.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Parties, picnics: Watchdog probes what Cbus spent on CFMEU
The financial regulator has launched another investigation into embattled superannuation giant Cbus over its expenses bill.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Secret report reveals super fund’s cosy culture with CFMEU
A review into the culture of the construction industry super fund, commissioned in 2015, has finally seen the light, and it says the fund was too closely linked to the disgraced CFMEU.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Superannuation
Union boss denies misusing position as super fund board director
Long-serving union secretary Michael O’Connor is facing a court-sanctioned ban as a super fund director after APRA sued him last year.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Superannuation
ASIC probes Australia’s largest super fund over death benefit payouts
The corporate regulator is investigating AustralianSuper for taking too long to pay out death benefits to beneficiaries of its deceased members.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Sovereign wealth
There are better things for Trump to do with America’s cash – if it had any
Donald Trump has ordered the creation of an American sovereign wealth fund. There are many reasons why America doesn’t need one - and can’t afford one.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Superannuation
Corporate cop enters into mediation with embattled Cbus
The construction sector superannuation fund has avoided a potentially protracted courtroom showdown that would have brought further scrutiny on its failure to promptly process the insurance claims of thousands of members.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Rate cuts are on the horizon. Will it spell gloom for big banks?
Banks upheld their “safe haven” status in the market last year, and share prices surged – but could rate cuts reverse this trend and make it tougher for banks in 2025?
- by Cindy Yin
Banks urged to ease lending rules for flat-pack homes
Building houses from prefabricated parts could reduce construction costs, but financing challenges have held the industry back.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
How super funds are spending your money
Australian super funds’ expenses swelled to almost $13 billion last financial year, including a $500 million splurge on an advertising and sponsorship blitz.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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