FS Super - Volume 10 Number 3

Volume 10 Issue 3

Investment

PETER CHIAPPINELLI | Comments | FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018

Once perceived as misfits for investors, multi-asset class strategies are now used for all sorts of portfolio solutions. Not too long ago, investors ... Read more

The growing importance of the 'E' in ESG

JEREMY TAYLOR , NATHAN COCKRELL | Comments | FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018

Environmental regulation is escalating Stringent regulations that focus on environmental disclosures, limits, and targets have grown over the past two ... Read more

Taking advantage of the fear and uncertainty

DAVID EISWERT | Comments | FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018

Global markets are certainly showing plenty of fear and uncertainty right now, as the raging bull narrative has turned back to one of an aging and ... Read more

Sequencing risk

ACCURIUM * | Comments | FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018

A key investment risk affecting a client's retirement portfolio relates to the order in which they receive returns. These investment returns, good ... Read more

Perspectives of leading Australian investors in hedge funds

ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION | Comments | FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018

One of AIMA Australia's key goals is to facilitate and develop closer ties to the investment community, both retail and institutional. In order to ... Read more

Australian private debt (Part one)

BOB SAHOTA | Comments | FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018

The Australian private debt market is not a new market and has existed for decades. The market consists of several broad categories including ... Read more

Australian private debt (Part Two)

BOB SAHOTA | Comments | FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018

Across the spectrum of Australian private debt, there are a number of sub-sectors that have presented, and continue to present, stronger risk-adjusted ... Read more

ESG integration for investment performance

SUSHEELA PERES DA COSTA | Comments | FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018

The environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of companies is increasingly in the spotlight in a world where information and opinion ... Read more

A numbers game: The changing face of demographics

CHRIS RANDS | Comments | FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018

In 2011, a dramatic shift occurred throughout the developed world - working age populations began a multi-decade decline. Demographic shifts like this ... Read more

Technology

The three questions defining your superannuation fund's future

LUKE NARDELLA | Comments | FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018

Question 1: Are you the hunter or the hunted? You'd be forgiven for thinking that 2017 was the Australian superannuation sector's very own "annus ... Read more

Mobility as a service

ROSS ISRAEL | Comments | THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018

Each generation appears to think that changes experienced in their time are the most dramatic in history. Everything is said to be "bigger ... Read more

Retirement

Innovating financial products for retirement

DAVID ORFORD | Comments | FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018

Ever since the introduction of Australian Life Tables by the Australian Government Actuary in the 1880s, the longevity of Australians has been ... Read more

Administration & Management

Proposed superannuation guarantee amnesty raises opportunities and risks

CHRISTIAN PAKPAHAN , DANIEL BUTLER | Comments | FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018

On 24 May 2018, the Government announced a 12 month superannuation guarantee (SG) amnesty that proposes to give employers an opportunity to rectify ... Read more

Latest News


First State Super, VicSuper merger talks progress JAMIE WILLIAMSON \| 8:27AM First State Super and VicSuper have now signed a Binding Heads of Agreement to merge, with leadership roles and a 2020 deadline confirmed.	Super body opposes member interests bill HARRISON WORLEY The Government's move to reintroduce its member interests superannuation reforms continues to rile pockets of the super sector.

New Zealand retirement system under review HARRISON WORLEY New Zealand's retirement income system is under review, determined to measure the impact of shifting labour forces and declining home ownership.	Corporate fund updates members on fee changes KARREN VERGARA A $12 billion corporate super fund has achieved lower investment and transaction fees for its members for the 2019 financial year.

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Closing the gap

MELINDA HOWES
GENERAL MANAGER, SUPERANNUATION
BT FINANCIAL GROUP

After a period of hiatus, Melinda Howes returned to BT Financial Group as general manager of superannuation having realised her passion for super and the difference she can make in members' lives. Karren Vergara writes.

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Luke Hooper

Special Counsel

FS Super

The Protecting Your Super package fee and costs caps for low-balance members

The Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018 (Bill) passed both houses of Parliament on the 18th of February and now ...

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Travis Dickinson

Senior Consultant

FS Super

Introducing a CGT pension bonus scheme

When an active or retained member of your fund transfers to an account-based pension, unrealised capital gains tax (CGT) provisions are released, creating ...

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Grant Suttie

Head of Service Delivery, Alternative Investment Services, Asia Pacific

FS Super

Hedge fund managers: Start thinking like a mutual fund

The hedge fund industry has evolved from its heady beginnings, when a few elite managers went unquestioned as long as they delivered superior returns.

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Bill Glover

Partner

FS Super

Banking Royal Commission: Managed investment funds under the spotlight

The banking Royal Commission focused on misconduct by banks, insurance companies, mortgage brokers and superannuation trustees. However, anyone who is ...

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