Volume 5 Number 1

Volume 5 Issue 1

Insurance

Superannuation and insurance: related parties and member cost

KEVIN LIU , BRUCE ARNOLD | Comments | THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012

This APRA working paper compares premiums paid by by super members to the benefits they receive. ... Read more

Insurance and superannuation - what works, what doesn't

GRAEME COLLEY | Comments | THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012

Graeme Colley of the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) explores life insurance options for SMSF investors. ... Read more

Administration & Management

Equity and superannuation - the real issues

ROSS CLARE | Comments | THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012

In this white paper, Ross Clare tackles superannuation equity, arguing that too many Australians have too little in retirement savings. ... Read more

Scaling up

BRAYDON HEAPE | Comments | THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012

Lawyer Braydon Heape explores how the Stronger Super reforms will force superannuation funds to seek economies of scale. ... Read more

Investment

Volatility management

MICHAEL THOMAS , ROBERT COLLIE | Comments | THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012

In this paper, the authors test three promising approaches to volatility management, exploring the underpinnings of each, and asking whether the recent effectiveness of the strategies can be expected ... ... Read more

Target benefit retirement schemes part one

EPCO VAN DER LENDE , JAN BAARS , PETR KOCOUREK | Comments | THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012

As defined contribution schemes become increasingly prevalent, the authors of this paper present an innovative approach for a collective defined contribution pension system or fund. ... Read more

Latest News


Super funds don't vote together: ACSI ELIZABETH MCARTHUR The House of Representatives committee looking into common ownership of ASX companies has continued this week, with the super industry hitting back at suggestions that funds act in unison.	APRA to mandate independent certifications KARREN VERGARA Prudential regulator APRA plans to go ahead with mandating independent certifications within group insurance as recommended by the financial services Royal Commission.

New super fund prepares for launch ELIZABETH MCARTHUR Tomorrow Super is readying itself for a $5 million pre-IPO funding round, with the promise of a financial adviser friendly superannuation solution.	AMP reduces super fees JAMIE WILLIAMSON Members of AMP's super products will see savings across both administration and investment fees from October, with some set to make significant savings.

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Redesigning the game

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Andrew Moore leads one of the more successful superannuation challengers. He talks to Kanika Sood about growth opportunities ahead for Spaceship.

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The great reweightings	Meeting net zero emissions as a super fund	Lifecycle funds enable super members to have their cake and eat it, too	The performance test that isn't is here, now what?
On 11 May this year, MSCI Inc., a global provider and creator of indices, announced the outcome of its semi- annual MSCI Equity Indexes Review. Through ...	Over the past 15 years we have seen an evolution in the expectations of superannuation funds. With their long investment horizons, they have started to ...	Volatility and uncertainty are the new norm in financial markets. We've had three "once in a lifetime" market crises in 25 years: the dot-com ...	Well, it's finally here. The day of the APRA super fund performance test has arrived. But whatever you, me or anyone thinks of it, it's time we ...
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