Australia’s superannuation industry is “very tribal” and this is getting in the way of sensible and nuanced discussion of reforms, argued Brendan Coates from the Grattan Institute in a debate with SDA national assistant secretary Julia Fox.
The future super fund CEO will need to bring all their superhero powers beyond anything we have seen so far in order to navigate the expectations of policy makers, regulators and community befitting of the mega-institutions these funds are becoming.
Ignoring repeated test failure could be the beginnings of a liability case for advisers recommending APRA-regulated funds, legal and compliance experts have flagged.
This session discussed the implications for delivering group insurance as funds draw members across various ages, employment types and risk factors.
When engaging with larger and growing teams, leaders need to be careful to balance success with the danger of having the organisation fragment according to AustralianSuper’s chair Don Russell.
Ross Piper and Mark Rider are in no doubt about the fate of the fund in light of the new performance test catalyst but they are determined to face their reckoning head on, Matthew Smith writes.
Responsible investing is not about divesting companies with poor ESG ratings according to Mercer’s Kylie Willment, it’s about engaging for change and intervening by using shareholder votes if necessary.
Competing for the best talent has its own unique challenges in the profit-for-member sector, but industry funds also have unique advantages over the financial services sector more broadly, experts say.
Vice Chancellor Robert Megarry was cautious not to go so far as to suggest that the best interests of beneficiaries were always financial interests in his foundational judgement for trustees, even when the purpose of the trust was to provide financial benefits, Jonathan Steffanoni explores.
Luke Barrett, general counsel at Unisuper and David Gallagher, a visiting fellow at the RoZetta Institute, discuss size, influence & concentration of the superannuation industry in private and capital markets. Moderated by Matthew Smith, managing editor, Investment Magazine.
AIA general manager group distribution, Anthony Clough, and Mercer partner, Tim Jenkins, speak to Investment Magazine’s Stewart Hawkins about insurance in super – how the new stapling rules may affect outcomes for members and what the future holds for insurance products in the industry.
While super funds are enacting greater disclosures and driving change around climate risk, some investment managers are still dragging the chain, according to activist lawyer David Barnden.
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