Retirement: The possibility and reality gap is larger than ever
A glacial rate of change in retiree outcomes in Australia is frustrating even the best-intentioned efforts writes the Conexus Institute’s David Bell
Gold standard or old standard: Is it time to retire the ASFA retirement benchmark?
Despite its longevity and broad acceptance, a growing chorus of dissenters is calling for a review of the ASFA retirement standards and even questioning its relevancy.
Bigger portfolios means greater governance risk and complexity: Frontier’s Lazarides
Asset owners should be aware of the risks involved in growing their portfolios to ensure economies of scale are realised according to Frontier’s head of investment governance Brett Lazarides.
Big enough to be effective but planning serious expansion: Equip’s Cameron
While he sees his fund as already large enough to deliver well for members, Equip Super’s CEO Scott Cameron has ambitions to scale up to $50 billion and take membership to 300,000.
Mega funds need technology before growth: Alberta Investment Management’s Wiseman
“Mega fund” expert Mark Wiseman offers growth advice for $170 billion fund Australian Super
Government bonds still hold a hedge factor: PGIM’s Tipp
In a low interest environment when there’s “real trouble in the world”, government bonds can still provide a buffer, says PGIM fixed income head of global bonds Robert Tripp.
Bigger the scale the better the benefits: Sunsuper’s Patrick
The bigger the size of a fund means a greater opportunity to be a proactive player in transactions which translates to a better ability to extract the right benefits for members according to Sunsuper’s chief investment officer, Ian Patrick.
UNSW Sandbox Program explores retirement support
UNSW students have explored one of the largest challenges faced by the superannuation industry: how to provide members with appropriate support to make informed retirement decisions and to spend appropriately with confidence.
New regulations supercharge strategic changes: Industry CIOs
CIOs of some of Australia’s biggest super funds outline contrasting strategies to deal with new regulations, investment and performance in 2022.
Regulator to expand performance testing in 2022
APRA executive board member Margaret Cole calls for consolidation, innovation and member engagement for super sector.
Australia’s private debt market is a ‘diamond in the rough’: Mercer’s Willment
Super funds are capitalising on the opportunity that private debt brings given the yield available versus the equivalent public market debt in light of Your Future Your Super regulations where fixed income is benchmarked against a public market index according to Mercer’s chief investment officer, Pacific, Kylie Willment.
No rush for more mergers amid stricter regulations: NGS Super’s Wright
New requirements for super fund trustees to show they were acting in the best financial interests of members in their decisions was adding a new stricter lens to decision making around mergers according to NGS Super’s CEO Laura Wright.
