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. Australia's ... 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 ... With ... 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 ... September ... 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. This paper presents my views on ... Read more

Investment

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 ... The ... Read more

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 ... In ... 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 ... One ... 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 ... Self ... Read more

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Senate secures members' interest changes HARRISON WORLEY Insurance in superannuation is now opt-in only for new members under the age of 25 and those with low account balances, after the government's Putting Members' Interest First super reforms passed through the Senate yesterday.	Intrust Super revamps robo-advice KRISTI CHENG Intrust Super has relaunched its robo-advice offering, increasing the solution's speed while decreasing the user input requirements.

Big Super Day Out success, but more to be done HARRISON WORLEY The First Nations Foundation's 2019 Big Super Day Out reconnected more than $9.5 million in superannuation with Indigenous Australians.	Major super funds caught in fraud scandal ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON Several of Australia's largest superannuation funds were targeted by an online fraud syndicate which siphoned millions from share-trading and super accounts.

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After a period of hiatus, Melinda Howes returned to BT Financial Group as general manager of superannuation having realised her passion for super and the difference she can make in members' lives. Karren Vergara writes.

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Luke Hooper Special Counsel Mills Oakley Lawyers Pty Limited	Travis Dickinson Senior Consultant Willis Towers Watson	Grant Suttie Head of Service Delivery, Alternative Investment Services, Asia Pacific BNY Mellon Investment Management Australia	Bill Glover Partner Holding Redlich
The Protecting Your Super package fee and costs caps for low-balance members	Introducing a CGT pension bonus scheme	Hedge fund managers: Start thinking like a mutual fund	Banking Royal Commission: Managed investment funds under the spotlight
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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