The Superannuation Guarantee: should it be used as a tool of economic policy?

SimCorp RoundtableOn March 5, Investment & Technologyand investment administration softwareprovider, SimCorp, held a roundtablediscussion on last November’s “economists’open letter” to the Rudd Government.

Signed by eight of Australia’s leading economicminds, the letter advocated a shorttermreduction in the superannuationguarantee to 6 per cent, and a relaxing ofsuper access rules, as an economic stimulusduring this financial crisis.

The letter went on to advocate a gradual increase in theSG as Australia’s economy recovered, to aproposed 12 per cent by 2015.

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Why super needs a ‘zero-defect mindset’  for operational risk

From cyber-attacks and credential-stuffing scams to fragile third-party ecosystems, the super system is facing a reckoning about how resilient it really is. As the implausible becomes inevitable, funds must sharpen their focus on operational risk.

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