FS Super - Volume 1 Number 2

Volume 1 Issue 2

Insurance

Group insurance undergoes a significant change in Australia

MICHAEL ROGERS | Comments | MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007

Group Insurance has always been a tremendous platform for making insurance more accessible to more people, but increased competition and strong economic ... Read more

Solving the advice paradox by getting the right information at the right price

JIM MINTO | Comments | MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007

The concept of "simple super" has significantly shifted the goal posts for consumers and for everyone in the industry. It has also helped ... Read more

Administration & Management

Performance measurement and transaction cost analysis in transition management

JIM KARELAS , DUNCAN KLEIN | Comments | MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007

Performance measurement and transaction cost analysis can often be confused when assessing the qualities of a transition. Performance measurement is ... Read more

An accountant's view of the SMSF market

GILES CRAIG | Comments | MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007

Over the past three years AMP Capital and Investment Trends have undertaken extensive research into the characteristics, motivation and behaviours of ... Read more

Self managed superannuation funds and the acquisition of assets

KATE ANDERSON | Comments | MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007

The major attraction of an SMSF is that individual members become, as trustees, their own fund manager. But there are several issues trustees need to ... Read more

The art of governance and actively managing the IT relationship

STEVE PARKER | Comments | MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007

When US-based IT consultancy The Standish Group first published The Chaos Report in 1994, it rocked the enterprise IT community to its foundation when ... Read more

Making the most of anti money laundering systems

LAURIE NEWMAN | Comments | MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007

To catch a mouse, use cheese. But how do you catch a rat? Unfortunately for governments and financial businesses, the best money launderers are like ... Read more

Toxic servicing: Eroding profitability in the financial services sector

MARTIN NORTH | Comments | MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007

While some financial services companies are focusing on attracting and retaining as many customers as possible, the benefits of this approach are ... Read more

Investment

The need to differentiate between noise and skill: Too many fooled by randomness

TIM UNGER , MICHAEL BLAYNEY | Comments | MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007

Most outcomes in life are impacted by skill (or a lack of it) as well as noise (random chance or luck). What do we mean by this in practice? We mean ... Read more

Latest News


EU to offer cross-border pension scheme KARREN VERGARA The European Union is closer to establishing a cross-border pension scheme that operates under one jurisdiction and ultimately gives consumers more choice.	Pre-retirees fear longevity risk: AustralianSuper JAMIE WILLIAMSON AustralianSuper is launching a retirement confidence index it says will shine a light on how the superannuation system can reduce anxiety among pre-retirees.

Financial services employees face ongoing stress at work HARRISON WORLEY Latest research from SuperFriend shows about half of financial services employees face ongoing stress at work.	Raiz close to super product launch KARREN VERGARA Micro-investing platform Raiz has completed the beta testing phase of its superannuation product, which boasts charging some of the lowest fees in the market for balances of $50,000.

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Close to home

CON MICHALAKIS
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
STATEWIDE SUPERANNUATION TRUST

Con Michalakis left a flourishing career in New York to return to his hometown of Adelaide. This move proved rewarding for Statewide Super, which has been gathering accolades - under his helm as chief investment officer - ever since. Karren Vergara writes.

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Shelley Banton

Executive General Manager, Technical Services

FS Super

Why cryptocurrency is SMSF kryptonite

As SMSF trustees start to chase higher returns in a low-interest rate economy, interest in investing in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) is on the ...

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Meg Heffron

Head of SMSF Technical & Education Services

FS Super

Death and transfer balance cap reporting

A question that has already come up in our practice several times relates to clients who died before 1 July 2017. In particular, if the deceased had a ...

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John Dyall

Head of Investment Research

FS Super

Mix up property with infrastructure to make it real

It's no secret Australians have a fascination with property, and not just residential property. REITs (or Real Estate Investment Trusts) were first developed ...

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Stephen Fay

Director of Data and Head of Superannuation Research

FS Super

Pursuing responsible super investment

For the superannuation member that cares about ethical or responsible investing, is it better to choose a fund with a responsible investment strategy perhaps ...

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