Tahn Sharpe, Author at Investment Magazine

Globalisation’s second death and the ‘weirding’ of investment risk

Princeton luminary Professor Stephen Kotkin puts the COVID-19 pandemic into historical context and posits that a fundamental shift in the way we assess investment risk is required.

Tahn SharpeJune 10, 2020

Group shows members what $20K does to super

Calculations show that members who withdraw large chunks of their super early could reduce their balance at retirement by as much as $50,000.

Tahn SharpeApril 16, 2020

Liquidity crisis reveals blind spots in APL research

While the outbreak of the coronavirus has revealed cracks in the management of industry funds, it has also raised questions about the research process behind approved product lists (APL) that have started to recommend them.

Tahn SharpeApril 15, 2020

Policy and Regulation

ASIC inches closer to phone tapping advisers

A Bill presented late last year granting the regulator increased powers to intercept phone calls is waiting on amendments before it goes before the house and senate.

Tahn SharpeJanuary 24, 2020

Financial Advice

Most super fund advice not in clients’ best interest: ASIC

Less than half of 233 superannuation advice files reviewed by the corporate watchdog demonstrated full compliance with best interest duty and related obligations, according to a new report.

Tahn SharpeDecember 6, 2019

Industry View

Kelty fires up: ‘Leave super alone’

Bill Kelty, the Australian trade unionist who helped paved the way for the introduction of the superannuation guarantee in 1992, has called for policymakers to leave the system alone.

Tahn SharpeNovember 11, 2019