GEOFF SANDERS   After many years of deferrals, the first reporting date for superannuation funds to disclose their portfolio holdings is fast approaching, with trustees being required to disclose ...MICHAEL CHAAYA   On 16 July 2019, an expert panel chaired by Graeme Samuel published their Capability Review of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). 1 Commissioned by the Federal ...

ASHA MEHTA   Over the past decade, investors have pursued a growing range of responsible investing objectives. Increasingly, investors recognise the alpha potential and risk mitigating properties ...KASHI TRATHEN   In 1987, the then Federal Treasurer Paul Keating remarked that if you went into your local pet store, you would find the galah talking about microeconomic reform. In 2019, those ...

SELWYN BLACK   A considerable proportion of our wealth now sits in superannuation. It is estimated that at the age of retirement (age 60-64) the average Australian will have over $200,000 in ...DEIDRE GROVER   Insurance through superannuation is widely utilised in Australia and plays an important role given the benefits it can provide individuals. However, the deduction of insurance ...

PHILIP CATANIA   With the frequency and seriousness of data breaches continuing to set new records each year in Australia and across the world, Australian regulators have begun laying down the ...INTEGRATED PAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES   In the age of 'big data,' organisations have the opportunity to harness the power of information, but also the obligation to protect what data they have in the face of ...

NICK CALLIL   It is remarkable that, more than 25 years after the key planks of today's superannuation system were put in place, we still have not defined the purpose of superannuation ...ANDREW LOWE   The introduction of the government's 'Innovative Superannuation Income Streams' Regulations [Treasury Laws Amendment (Innovative Superannuation Income Streams) Regulations ...

FLETCH HEINEMANN   On May 24 2018, the government first introduced a 12-month superannuation guarantee (SG) amnesty. The relevant Bill failed to pass the Senate and then lapsed when the federal ...JANET MANZANERO-CARUANA   There were 49,032 divorces granted in 2017, an increase from 46,604 in 2016, and that's not counting de facto relationship breakdowns (ABS, 2017). What usually follows separation ...

MATTHEW MCGILTON   There is a range of trends, themes and issues that our industry will need to address this year. Improving environment, but increasing challenges The majority of respondents expect ...JIM HENNINGTON   Life expectancy is a statistical indication of how long a person may live as opposed to an estimate of how long they will live. It is typically based on their year of birth, current ...