Volume 7, Issue 1

Technology
MARTIN MURDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
According to the latest Partners Wealth Group research, while the number of self-managed super funds requiring a contravention report to be lodged with the ATO has fallen over the past year, on the flip side, breaches from borrowings are on the rise ... Read more
Sarah Penn
SARAH PENN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
There is endless discussion about automation, datafeeds, apps, online access, etc, but what seems to be missing is a look at how the accounting 'machine' works - what are the drivers of value, what are the underlying assumptions, do they still ... Read more
Insurance
  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Conflicted remuneration structures are the primary cause of poor advice in Australia, and feature in all the major advice scandals spanning the last decade. Conflicted remuneration, if allowed to remain in any guise, will continue to undermine the quality ... Read more
Ethics & Governance
GEOFF WARREN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Investing in illiquid assets - such as unlisted property, infrastructure or even small cap stocks - entails additional costs and risks, and constraints an investor. As it is entirely reasonable to expect additional returns in compensation, it is often ... Read more
Retirement
Jeremy Cooper
WADE PFAU , JEREMY COOPER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Within the world of retirement income planning, there are two opposing schools of thought: probability-based and safety-first. Understanding the distinctions and thought processes of both schools is important as in getting the best outcomes. Read more
Administration & Management
DAVID BRAGA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
One thing is certain; the market that we are all operating in today will not be the same in 10 years' time, in 2025. Markets, our industry and the world will keep changing. Read more
Cover Story
Darren Snyder
DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
First State Super chief digital officer Mary Murphy is more than qualified to lead the super fund's latest digital transformation. Joining the fund in 2011, Murphy took on the chief marketing role a year later where she led a rebranding exercise ... Read more