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 confidence in the super system is more fragile than it looks

Australia’s superannuation system can weather financial shocks, geopolitical fragmentation and liquidity crises, but the biggest threat to its stability might be the perception that it can’t. An Investment Magazine roundtable, held in partnership with Northern Trust, has heard that funds need to be just as mindful of shocks to member confidence as they are to financial risks.

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