FS Super - Volume 2 Number 1

Volume 2 Issue 1

Administration & Management

Retaining Gen Ys - understanding is the key

KRYSTAL HIDE | Comments | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008

We are all affected by the "War on Talent" in how we run our organisations, whether we are super fund, a platform, an advisory group, an ... Read more

Investment

Russian roulette

SUSAN GOSLING | Comments | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008

Imagine you are offered $5 million to play Russian roulette. If you put a revolver with a bullet in one of the six available chambers to your head ... Read more

Time to step up hedge fund allocations

SCOTT MACDONALD | Comments | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008

The continuing volatility in all equity markets and other traditional assets means the move into alternative investments should be an easy decision. ... Read more

Pension-liability analysis: An application of fixed income analytics

MICHAEL SENOSKI | Comments | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008

Pension liabilities are long-term cash flow obligations of the plan sponsor. Financial accounting and US federal funding standards require that these ... Read more

Portfolio risk analysis should not stop at tracking error

STEPHEN BORTHWICK | Comments | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008

Active portfolio management is the art of balancing risk and return. The term "balance" insinuates that half of the art of portfolio ... Read more

Retirement

It's time to abolish retirement

DARREN WICKHAM | Comments | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008

Retirement is a relatively new phenomenon. As a period of leisure it is even more novel. Increasing lifespans and low birth rates mean that retirement ... Read more

Communications & Marketing

Future of super fund marketing

BRUCE STAFFORD | Comments | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008

Super funds have a technical heritage but to survive in tomorrow's much more competitive environment they will have to become true marketing ... Read more

Ethics & Governance

Position paper: Director and executive security trading

ERIK MATHER | Comments | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008

Effective protection against insider trading is critical to market confidence and, over time, liquidity. For a company, failing to demonstrate a working ... Read more

Latest News


Rising costs outpace retiree savings KARREN VERGARA \| 11:59AM The savings of retirees can't keep up with the skyrocketing costs of goods and services, a retirement index shows.	Super stability not guaranteed: Rice Warner HARRISON WORLEY \| 11:52AM Research house Rice Warner has moved to temper expectations the Coalition's victory in the Federal election will ensure stability in the superannuation system.

Sunsuper, corporate super fund merge JAMIE WILLIAMSON Sunsuper has completed another merger, integrating a 74-year-old corporate superannuation fund.	Members ignorant about super fund differences: Research KARREN VERGARA Many superannuation fund members that don't understand the difference between retail and industry funds highlights the need for education and comparison tools, a new survey finds.

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Hall of fame

LAWRIE COX
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
AVSUPER FUND

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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