 SIMON RUSSELL | FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018 ... Commission (PC) recently released its draft report on the efficiency and competitiveness of the Australian superannuation industry. The PC explicitly took on board some findings from the behavioural finance research literature and, in doing so, laid ... Read more  BRAD EPPINGSTALL | THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018 ... compliance history will be audited only once every three years. The exact nature of this proposed change will be subject to industry consultation and will apply from 1 July 2019. Industry consultation on this measure will provide more detail on what ... Read more  JOE BRASACCHIO | MONDAY, 30 APR 2018 ... superannuation to be at the forefront of innovation - both in terms of their customers and the broader superannuation industry. Again, with the immense data resources at hand, providers are well placed to address and perhaps even solve some of the retirement ... Read more  KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018 ... executive, chief operating officer and investment committee chair, they offered him the role to help manage the industry fund, which at the time had $2 billion in assets. When he got the call, he was a director of marketing and client service at Pzena ... Read more  SIMON O'CONNOR | THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018 ... change overnight, as we've seen in the US around guns, and we've had our own examples here, such as the coal seam gas industry and community and state government backlash. It is no longer sufficient to set and forget your ethical or responsible investment ... Read more  STEPHEN FAY | FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018 ... showing assets of over $30 billion have been built up with average balances around $12,000 per member. At the same time an industry of service providers has evolved to provide administration and invest these assets. However new players have challenged ... Read more  LUKE NARDELLA | THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018 ... technological innovation over the last decade, the number of manual and complex processes within the financial services industry is mind-boggling. One area that is top of everyone's mind right now is group insurance. Late last year, the Australian insurance ... Read more  EMMA RAPAPORT | WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018 ... solutions; a role in which he delighted working in a smaller team, feeling closer to the members, and learning about the industry fund culture from then chief executive Terry McCredden, a man who he describes as "an inspiring teacher." Davies replaced ... Read more  DARREN STEVENS | FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018 There is increasing talk about the impact of fintech on the Australian superannuation industry. In some circles, fintech companies are regarded as disrupters, with speculation that innovative players and technology giants such as Facebook, Apple or ... Read more  ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017 ... vast with $2.5 trillion, the only segment that makes large scale direct investment placements is not-for-profit (NFP) industry funds or funds that operate like them representing about $700 billion. As a result, I'd wager the roundtable business leaders ... Read more |
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