Managing uncertainty in a rapidly changing economic landscapeBY KATHARINE NEISS | FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025 3:02PM As we distill the first quarter's volatility and confusion, there is further economic moderation ahead with sizable risks to the downside.
 Four shockwaves shaking up the superannuation sectorThe super system is big. Much bigger than you realise. It's so big that most numbers describing super are incomprehensible:  Fee RG bargyAs the superannuation and managed investment sectors get ready to implement the new RG97 fee regime, we should take a moment to marvel at what we are ...  Does transition to retirement still work?Many readers will be familiar with a popular superannuation strategy referred to as 'transition to retirement'. However, with the superannuation reforms ...  LRBAs can use one bare trustee for multiple bare trustsA common question we get asked when a client's self managed superannuation fund ('SMSF') is undertaking a limited recourse borrowing arrangements ('LRBA') ...  MySuper keeps deliveringJune 2017 was an exciting month for MySuper. It hit not one but two major milestones.  The politics of superannuationThere is a lot being written about innovation and disruption in superannuation with the emergence of new superannuation funds focused on millennials and ... Super funds just another brick in the wallAustralia's superannuation system is a national treasure with two primary goals: helping Australians save for retirement and investing in nation building. MySuper returns above 10% plus someThe SelectingSuper MySuper index has delivered a stunning 10.4% for the 2016-17 financial year, marking eight consecutive positive annual returns since ...  Blockchain on insurtech doorstepA recent visit to the Australian Technology Park in Sydney and a subsequent media briefing at the CSIRO and Data61 offices made me ponder how many financial ... First it was Super 2.0, now it is APRA 2.0Superannuation strategists are wise to hold fire before putting too much weight behind the government's latest round of proposed structural reforms. Strategists' ... |
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DANIEL SHRIMSKI
MANAGING DIRECTOR
VANGUARD INVESTMENTS AUSTRALIA LTD
MANAGING DIRECTOR
VANGUARD INVESTMENTS AUSTRALIA LTD
Vanguard Australia managing director Daniel Shrimski is determined to propel the investment giant's superannuation product into the top 10 funds by assets under management by 2030. It's an audacious goal, even for a fund backed by the world's second largest asset manager. Andrew McKean writes.
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