Retirement Conference 2020
Super fund cohorts seen as systemic risk
The federal government has identified membership cohorts within industry funds as a new systemic risk for Australia’s $3 trillion superannuation industry.
Sarah JonesApril 1, 2020
Retirement Conference 2020
MLC has liquidity for claims surge
CEO Geoff Lloyd said they have been raising liquidity in the market to manage the surge in hardship claims that are expected to hit 25,000 a month.
Sarah JonesApril 1, 2020
Retirement Conference 2020
Hume says super industry is ‘comfortably liquid’
Assistant Minister for Superannuation Jane Hume said the government’s decision to allow some Australians to access their retirement savings early will not cause liquidity problems for super funds, despite reports to the contrary.
Elizabeth FryMarch 31, 2020
Investment Strategy
Liquidity: Super funds say they have enough
Australia’s largest superannuation funds including Sunsuper, First State Super and Cbus all say they have enough liquidity to meet any redemption needs. At least for now.
Sarah JonesMarch 30, 2020
Operations
HESTA’s investment overhaul
Sonya Sawtell-Rickson is half way through her three-year plan to restructure the fund's investment function. She's buying more private assets, kicked off internalisation plans and sold equities ahead of the market rout.
Sarah JonesMarch 4, 2020
Operations
First State in merger talks with WA Super
First State Super and WA Super are in potential mergers talks, the latest in a flurry of deals sweeping across the $2.9 trillion superannuation industry.
Sarah JonesMarch 4, 2020
Operations
QSuper and Sunsuper on track to merge
QSuper and Sunsuper are inching closer to a merger to create Australia's largest superannuation fund overseeing more than $195 billion in assets.
Elizabeth FryMarch 4, 2020
Governance
Superannuation & Retirement in a crisis
A crisis will redirect the order of things, and this crisis will surely live up to expectations.
Matthew SmithMarch 29, 2020
Governance
Insurance switch-off & Covid-19
On 1 April hundreds of thousands of Australian workers will lose valuable life and disability insurance in their superannuation. In the current Covid-19 world, this is madness.
John BerrillMarch 27, 2020
Governance
Fed policy won’t ease liquidity crisis
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to make its bond-buying program open-ended won't ease the extreme liquidity crisis despite Wall Street rallying on the news, according to one top academic.
Elizabeth FryMarch 25, 2020
Investment Strategy
Coronavirus crisis highlights drawdown risks
The extreme market volatility caused by the current crisis is a powerful reminder of the importance of guaranteed income for retirees and throws into sharp focus the problems that super funds will face as retirees draw down their savings, says Challenger investment chief, Chris Plater.
Elizabeth FryMarch 30, 2020
Investment Strategy
Cashed-up QSuper hunts for distressed assets
QSuper, one of the nation’s largest bondholders, is set to take advantage of opportunities as they unfold in turbulent markets following the harrowing coronavirus outbreak.
Elizabeth FryMarch 30, 2020
Investment Strategy
Bond managers raise spreads as liquidity dwindles
Evaporating liquidity in fixed income has forced several of Australia’s largest asset managers to pass the higher spread onto their investors, according to Morningstar.
Sarah JonesMarch 25, 2020
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One size does not have to fit all: AIA Australia’s whitepaper on default insurance in super
Off the back of the findings and recommendations of the Hayne Royal Commission, the Productivity Commission and various regulatory reviews, considerable focus has been concentrated on the value and appropriateness of default insurance in super.
Leadership
Leadership revisited
Last week I asked some tough questions and expectedly received some passionate responses. My question “where’s the Leadership?” was ultimately aimed at the broader industry and government rather than individual funds.
Colin TateMarch 30, 2020
Leadership
Hostplus hires second deputy CIO
Hostplus has restructured its investment team to include a second deputy chief investment officer as it buys up equities into the market sell-off.
Elizabeth FryMarch 17, 2020
Leadership
TelstraSuper’s Anne-Marie Corboy calls for equality in retirement
Anne-Marie Corboy, chair of Australia's largest corporate superannuation fund, talks about sustainability, the Retirement Income Review and the urgent need for policies that help disadvantaged women.
Elizabeth FryMarch 11, 2020
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Insurance
The future of group insurance
The future of group insurance depends on super funds investing in member engagement, rethinking protection products and working with insurers to tailor products that change with members’ needs.
Elizabeth FryMarch 2, 2020
Insurance
Super shock as AFCA fees hit
The full impact of AFCA's fees per complaint structure is yet to be felt since the agency has only been running since November 2018, says John Berrill.
John BerrillFebruary 26, 2020
Insurance
The cost of secondary mental health conditions
One in five Australians in any year will experience a mental health issue. What is less well known is that secondary conditions are a bigger problem.
Sarah JonesFebruary 17, 2020
Retirement
Rubinsztein: Super needs tweaking, not overhaul
Nicolette Rubinsztein said Mercer's call for a universal age pension, scrapping the means tests and keeping the superannuation guarantee steady was the wrong way to go.
Elizabeth FryFebruary 19, 2020
Retirement
No room for opinion in retirement review
The Retirement Income Review is seeking facts from the industry which can be difficult to distinguish from beliefs in a complex retirement system, says David Bell, executive director of the Conexus Institute.
David BellFebruary 3, 2020
Retirement
ANU weighs increase to super guarantee
An increase in the SG to 12 per cent is only justified if it helps replace the age pension as more retirees become self funded or it helps members to self-insure against risk, a report shows.
Elizabeth FryJanuary 15, 2020
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May 18, 2020 - May 20, 2020
Fiduciary Investors Symposium
SUITABLE FOR: CIOs, Heads of asset classes, Chairs of investment, Asset consultants
The Fiduciary Investors Symposiums are designed to examine the management of fiduciary assets in both investment strategy and implementation, including the latest thinking relating to asset allocation, risk management, beta management and alpha generation.
August 18, 2020
Group Insurance Summit
SUITABLE FOR: Those who work within superannuation funds in executive roles and management or as a trustee or consultant.
The largest annual forum exploring the insurance trends affecting industry super funds. With a program developed for group insurance professionals by group insurance professionals, the event covers innovation in product design and the claims experience.
August 25, 2020 - August 26, 2020
Fixed Income and Credit Forum
SUITABLE FOR: Heads of fixed income, Portfolio managers, CIOs, Asset consultants.
The Fixed Income and Credit forum is designed to examine income strategies across a range of asset classes and over the risk spectrum in areas such as direct loans, and absolute return strategies.