Policy and Regulation

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

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

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

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

Canberra shocks with early access to super

Government's decision to allow financially stressed people to access $20,000 of their retirement savings has taken the super industry by surprise and added further liquidity pressure on funds that were already reeling from a sell-off in equities.

Elizabeth Fry and Sarah JonesMarch 22, 2020

Policy and Regulation

Frontier sees no margin for error

Chief executive Andrew Polson said the market turbulence and supply chain shocks from the coronavirus outbreak was a powerful warning that the margin for error in a highly-leveraged and interconnected world was very low.

Elizabeth FryMarch 16, 2020

AIST CEO Eva Scheerlinck (Photo: Supplied)

Policy and Regulation

Splitting super: A better deal for women

When it comes to family law disputes there have been positive changes in recent years. But splitting super assets is still far harder than it needs to be.

Eva ScheerlinckMarch 13, 2020

Policy and Regulation

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

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Policy and Regulation

Policy and Regulation

Liquidity: Super funds say they have enough

Policy and Regulation

Superannuation & Retirement in a crisis

Policy and Regulation

Insurance switch-off & Covid-19

Policy and Regulation

Fed policy won’t ease liquidity crisis

Policy and Regulation

Canberra shocks with early access to super

Policy and Regulation

Frontier sees no margin for error

Policy and Regulation

Splitting super: A better deal for women

Policy and Regulation

The future of group insurance

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