Women are not getting the outcomes they should be getting from Australia’s superannuation system, with significant, systemic differences in outcomes between women and men in retirement, argue two long-term industry figures and advocates.
Before the SG changes come into force on July 1, we look at whether low-income earners, who may be receiving superannuation payments for the first time, will be sacrificing any take home pay to achieve this.
The private sector needs to be better at lobbying the government on climate policy, according to former head of the UN PRI and Conexus CEO Fiona Reynolds.
Members stand by Christian Super despite being informed about its history of underperformance over the past seven years, says Ross Piper, the fund’s chief executive officer.
Super funds might need to look at a range of products, including annuities, to successfully demonstrate they are helping members to maximise their retirement income.
A roundtable of industry experts discussed the impact of mergers on insurance arrangements, focusing on how funds consolidate insurance plans post-merger, the importance of strong data management and a range of other insurance-related issues.
In the second episode of the podcast series ‘Insight for outcomes’, Michelle Teng, vice president and co-head of the private assets research program in PGIM’s Institutional Advisory & Solutions (IAS) group, speaks with Julia Newbould, acting editor at Investment Magazine about how climate change and early release schemes can affect super funds and the wider economy.
In the second episode of the podcast series ‘Insight for outcomes’, Michelle Teng, vice president and co-head of the private assets research program in PGIM’s Institutional Advisory & Solutions (IAS) group, speaks with Julia Newbould, acting editor at Investment Magazine about how climate change and early release schemes can affect super funds and the wider economy.
Super funds are set to invest more than $100 billion a year offshore, according to ASFA’s chief executive Martin Fahy, amid annual inflows of more than $140 billion a year in contributions from employers and members.
High-level tailwinds remain in place and are set to further propel private debt as a mainstream asset class, according to Marcus De Kock, alternatives investment director, Pacific, Mercer, and the time for funds to act on the private debt opportunity is now.
Get ready for greater investment uncertainty as inflation and rates rise, warns NSW Treasury Corporation’s CIO, Stewart Brentnall, and prepare for a range of scenarios possibly including a “biting recession” in Australia.
Without a carbon price there had been a slow transition to renewable energy around the world which meant the world needed to invest in hydrocarbons in the short to medium term, according to US government adviser and Russia expert Stephen Kotkin.
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