GEOFF SANDERS   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 ...

MARIA DREW   Water. Energy. Food. Three vital components for sustainable development. The interaction of these factors is commonly referred to as the Water-Energy-Food Nexus (WEF-Nexus). Changes ...CARL ROSS   On 31 January 2019, J.P. Morgan, which manages the EMBI suite of emerging market bond indices, added five new countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to the external debt ...

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 ...

DAVID ORFORD   With two years of considerable discussion around the provision of new retirement income products, savvy trustees are realising it's the perfect time to integrate retirement income ...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 ...

SHAUN MCGUSHIN   The merger of superannuation funds (funds) is becoming a hot topic following several years of scrutiny. Indeed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has recently ...CHRISTIAN PAKPAHAN   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 ...

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 ...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 ...