ZOE CHAPMAN   Recently passed legislation, part of a package of reforms designed to 'protect Australians' superannuation savings from undue erosion by fees and insurance premiums' ...PETER BURGESS   The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (the Commission) released its final report and the SuperConcepts technical team ...

TOM NELSON   The fast view Humanity faces an unprecedented challenge: to transition quickly to a carbon-free growth model, one that reduces the emissions causing climate change and could also ...MATT WHINERAY   The New Zealand Superannuation Fund was established to help reduce the future tax burden of universal pensions for New Zealanders. We began considering the implications of climate ...

LINDA BRUCE   Personal insurance policies, such as death, total & permanent disability (TPD) and income protection insurance, are often held within super. In fact, more than 70 per cent of personal ...EMMA RAPAPORT   On Monday March 7, 2016, the Australian life insurance sector changed forever. With his back to camera, former CommInsure chief medical officer turned whistleblower, Dr Benjamin ...

SHAUN MCKENNA   For quite a few years now, the superannuation sector has been awash with talk of change. Every year, the call grows louder - underpinned by new developments that, at times, are ...SHAUN MCKENNA   Part one: From angst to advantage Today's superannuation funds are at risk of losing control of their futures through regulation, through acquisition and, in the longer term ...

DARREN BEESLEY   In the past, most Australians have been in the accumulation phase when it comes to their money. Their primary objective has been building wealth. But that changed in 2011 when ...GOPINATH KARUNAKARAN   We have been in a period where financial market volatility has been abnormally low and as such, the focus in fixed income has become overly skewed to how much interest income can ...

DANIEL BUTLER   We compare the option of a director nominating an alternate director in contrast to nominating a successor director in a self-managed superannuation fund ('SMSF') context to determine ...CHRISTIAN PAKPAHAN   This article covers the main ways a person becomes a disqualified person, the consequences of disqualification and the options available to those who are disqualified. (We refer ...

GUY MCKANNA   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 ...DOUG MCBIRNIE   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 ...