It's time to dispel some of the mythology around financial illiteracy, disengaged fund members and how consumers are supposedly incapable of digesting complex information and making smart decisions.

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. And people sure like talking about Future Super. It's been the target of full-frontal assaults in the business and investment ...

Lifecycle super started with so much promise and such a compelling value proposition. When you're young you have plenty of time up your sleeve and can afford to take investment risks to reap long-run ...

A former Commonwealth minister for superannuation once told me that you can tell a lot about an industry by the things it complains about. Industry representatives have as much right as everyone else ...

"Dedicated to the workers of Australia." So begins Senator Andrew Bragg's latest book 'How to fix super: Bad Egg', a 120-page monograph, launched just a few weeks ago in June, that ...

What was Australia's top performing super fund in FY 2018? Was it the Triple S responsible option's 9.8%? Was it Qantas' 11.6% that they achieved for their millennial life stage members? Was ...

Obsessive reaction to the Budget bank tax is distracting many people from properly appreciating the power play that is the First Home Super Savings Scheme (FHSSS). This is because in setting up a scheme ...

Australian consumers have a new enemy. While much is made about some financial advice and insurance scandals, excessive fees, poor disclosure and low accountability, at least these problems have become ...

As Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States it's time to seriously assess how his presidency will impact global investors. The easy part of this is how it will impact US ...

Dysfunctional arguments Americans have regarding their Affordable Care Act remind us how poorly most people understand insurance. Following the election of Donald Trump on 8th November speculation is ...