Volume 3 Number 1

Volume 3 Issue 1

Administration & Management

Bringing investment management in house - four "must follow" technology tenets

CAMERON FIELD | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 JAN 2009

Australia's superannuation funds are among the fastest growing in the world, having quadrupled to A$1.1 trillion of assets under management following more than a decade of compulsory contributions. ... Read more

Statutory declarations: it's the law

NATHAN HODGE | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 JAN 2009

With the recent press surrounding the use statutory declarations and the consequences of making false declarations, it is worthwhile reviewing how they are used in superannuation. It appears that, while ... ... Read more

Anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing programmes

KERRY GRASS | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 JAN 2009

September 11, 2001, was the disaster that lead US President Bush to introduce their AML legislation, causing Australia to introduce its own legislation on 12 December 2006. As the Act is principles based ... ... Read more

Longevity reinsurance for retirement income

BRUCE GREGOR | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 JAN 2009

This paper presents my views on how Australia can start to move into more effective policy settings for converting superannuation into lifetome retirement income. ... Read more

Investment

Sustainability in property equals profitability

ROGER WALKER | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 JAN 2009

In this article we provide some clarity on the fundamental components of sustainability in the property industry and identify a new approach to delivering profitable sustainability. We will go over some ... ... Read more

AussieMac

CHRISTOPHER JOYE , JOSHUA GANS | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 JAN 2009

The Commonwealth Government's move to establish a government-owned enterprise - which we have termed 'AussieMac' - to provide a minimum level of back-stop stability to the residential mortgage-backed ... ... Read more

India growth story

RUCHIT PURI | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 JAN 2009

The Indian economy is amongst the largest emerging market economies and presents among the most attractive growth opportunities globally because so much of its growth is domestically driven. Combine ... Read more

Benefits of global diversification on a real estate portfolio

ADAM HASTINGS , HANS NORDBY | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 JAN 2009

Commercial real estate in the US alone has a market cap of roughly $4.5 trillion. For comparison purposes, the Federal Reserve estimates the market cap of corporate stocks at just under $15 trillion ... Read more

Retirement

New ideas for age pension reform

GEOFF DUNSFORD , DARREN WICKHAM | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 JAN 2009

One major aspect of the Age Pension system is its impact on retirement incomes generally, and the needs they are required to satisfy. We are told that our Three Pillars policy is the envy of many countries ... ... Read more

Self-managed super funds: history, risk and the future

CHRIS PEARCE | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 JAN 2009

Self managed superannuation has proven to be a very successful concept, which continues to grow at a rapid rate. The Coalition strongly supports SMSFs as we believe in choice, and self managed superannuation ... ... Read more

Latest News


Super funds don't vote together: ACSI ELIZABETH MCARTHUR \| 12:52PM 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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