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The journey to creating a quality retirement industry: Could three years become 10?

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If the superannuation system fails to deliver good retirement income solutions to members in retirement, everyone in the system will be to blame. Already under fire for slow responses to the Retirement Income Covenant obligations, introduced three years ago, there’s a good chance the majority of funds could take another seven years to produce high-quality solutions. The Conexus Institute’s plea to all in the industry is to put your shoulder to the wheel and get the job done. Members deserve no less.

Building better super boards: the essential skills mix

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What does an effective superannuation fund board look like in today’s complex and competitive landscape? Nicolette Rubinsztein draws on almost 10 years of board experience across superannuation and other sectors to outline seven key insights into crafting the optimal combination of skills on super fund boards.

Questions every trustee should be asking to make the system work better for all members

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The coming wave of retirees would be a big enough task for super funds to handle even if the needs of every one of those retirees weren’t uniquely complex. The response of funds to date has been slow in some cases and research by Conexus and CoreData Research shows it’s also widely variable. There are questions all trustees should be asking about the readiness of their funds to support members as they retire.

What industry leaders can learn from the sorry story of Alan Joyce

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Witnessing Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce’s spectacular fall from grace as Australia’s leading business figure to the subject of scorn in Joe Aston’s page-turner The Chairman’s Lounge has been saddening for me from both professional and personal standpoints. But it also provides sage lessons for financial services executives and board members in the wake of Shield and First Guardian and governance issues in superannuation.

Defining the digital infrastructure investment opportunity

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Modern artificial intelligence is all about scale, and technology leaders are racing to build that scale in an effort to preserve and grow their competitive advantages. That’s creating opportunities for asset owners to invest alongside world-leading technology companies that are making transformational advances in their core business, writes Blue Owl’s Alicia Gregory.

Super sector hoping for another friend in Washington 

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Outgoing Ambassador to the US, former prime minister Kevin Rudd, has been a driving force behind the growing recognition of Australia’s gargantuan superannuation funds among America’s political and business elite. His replacement will have a big say over whether the sector can continue to enjoy its newfound influence as an apparatus of state diplomacy.

Thinking Ahead Institute co-founder exits amid deeper integration with WTW 

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Tim Hodgson, co-founder of WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute, has left the prolific research network as it seeks closer ties with the broader consultancy. The network’s head Marisa Hall rejected the suggestion of any fundamental restructuring but said TAI needs more resources as it takes on more TPA projects.

ESG and sustainable investing: Life beyond exclusions

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Political debate around climate policy has never been more intense, and Australia’s largest institutional investors find themselves torn between ideology, hard investment objectives and fiduciary responsibility. To make it through, they need to move towards practical methods that align portfolios with real world outcomes.

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Investment Magazine provides in-depth, monthly analysis of trends and developments for all the businesses in which superannuation funds engage‚ including asset allocation, investment manager selection, custody and fund accounting, member administration, group insurance and compliance.

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