Volume 11 Number 1

Volume 11 Issue 1

Ethics & Governance

ANDREW BROWN | Comments | FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019

Much has been written about the disruptive changes that are continually assailing organisations and markets. Organisations that have been unable to adapt appropriately are being severely affected, including ... Much ... Read more

Top six Royal Commission recommendations that affect SMSFs

PETER BURGESS | Comments | FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019

The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (the Commission) released its final report and the SuperConcepts technical team has assessed the implications ... The ... Read more

Investment

DNA of a manager search

TOBY GOODWORTH | Comments | FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019

Derivatives-based overlay strategies to protect against equity losses have become increasingly popular through the past twelve months among pension funds, endowments and other asset owners. Investors ... Derivatives-based ... Read more

Liquid Alts: Rising to the occasion

JOHN THORNDIKE | Comments | TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019

How liquid alternatives, aided by higher cash rates, could help position portfolios to achieve 5% real returns. Executive summary In the years following the Global Financial Crisis, liquid alternative ... How ... Read more

Renewable energy: Investing in an evolving generation landscape

ANDREW PICKERING | Comments | FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019

Over the past decade, wind and solar have provided the bulk of additional generation capacity to the National Electricity Market (NEM), replacing retired coal and gas-fired plants. Despite a significant ... Over ... Read more

Technology

Digital to the core

SHAUN MCKENNA | Comments | FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019

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, through disruption. ... Read more

The top 10 digital trends in superannuation

SHAUN MCKENNA | Comments | THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019

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 both startling and game-changing. For ... Read more

Retirement

Rethinking fixed income in retirement

GOPINATH KARUNAKARAN | Comments | FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019

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 be generated, at the ... We ... Read more

How to manage money differently in retirement

DARREN BEESLEY | Comments | THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019

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 the first of 5.6 million ... In ... Read more

Administration & Management

What disqualifies you from having an SMSF?

CHRISTIAN PAKPAHAN , DANIEL BUTLER | Comments | FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019

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 to a trustee in this ... Read more

Is an alternate director for an SMSF better than a successor director?

CHRISTIAN PAKPAHAN , DANIEL BUTLER | Comments | FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019

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 which is better. We ... Read more

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AMP shamed by CHOICE ELIZA BAVIN CHOICE has awarded AMP a Shonky for its "grossly underperforming" superannuation division, highlighting the AMP Retirement Trust and Super Savings Trust products.	Industry fund implements fee changes JAMIE WILLIAMSON A $16 billion industry superannuation fund has made a raft of changes to the fees paid by its members.

State Super to sponsor retirement income research HARRISON WORLEY Celebrating its 100-year anniversary, the $44 billion superannuation fund will award scholarships for research into improving future retirement incomes.	QMV kicks off legal practice, appoints lead KANIKA SOOD QMV is kicking off a new legal business aimed at future needs of superannuation trustees and has picked a former UniSuper lead as its managing partner.

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The Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018 (Bill) passed both houses of Parliament on the 18th of February and now ...	When an active or retained member of your fund transfers to an account-based pension, unrealised capital gains tax (CGT) provisions are released, creating ...	The hedge fund industry has evolved from its heady beginnings, when a few elite managers went unquestioned as long as they delivered superior returns.	The banking Royal Commission focused on misconduct by banks, insurance companies, mortgage brokers and superannuation trustees. However, anyone who is ...
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