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 investment manager, an administrator or some other type ... We ... 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, there are six possible outcomes - five of which are ... Imagine ... 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. With this in mind why is it currently estimated that ... The ... 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 liabilities are to be valued based on a high-quality ... Pension ... 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 construction lies in stock selection and the other half ... 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 is becoming less affordable. Retirement now means ... 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 organisations. Negotiating these challenges means coming ... Super ... 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 governance system to prevent insider trading not ... Effective ... Read more

Latest News


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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Closing the gap

MELINDA HOWES
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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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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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