FS Super - 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Read more

Latest News


Unions have right to express views: Combet KANIKA SOOD Industry Super Australia chair Greg Combet says the ACTU had the right to express its views and the law ensures that only what is in members' interest get through a superannuation trustee board.	UK to introduce new pension scheme KANIKA SOOD The UK has green flagged a new type of pension scheme on the back of union demand, joining Denmark and Netherlands which use a similar system.

Indigenous super access needs improvement KARREN VERGARA Two years since AUSTRAC updated its guidance on overcoming identification issues for Indigenous people, there is more work to be done on the superannuation industry front.	AMP cuts MyNorth fees ELIZABETH MCARTHUR AMP has announced a series of fee reductions for users of its MyNorth platform.

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Hall of fame

LAWRIE COX
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Lawrie Cox has made extraordinary grassroots contributions beyond the superannuation and aviation industry. Karren Vergara writes why AvSuper's independent director holds a place in SelectingSuper's 2018 Hall of Fame.

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Luke Hooper

Special Counsel

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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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