Super advice: Holding out for a hero

Members aren’t looking for holistic financial planning advice in the sense of a traditional six-step financial planning process – they are looking to solve practical and immediate problems, they are looking for decision support, and they’re looking to learn, but not necessarily be educated or taught.

No time for investors to be heroic: MLC

The range of forecastable economic outcomes is as wide as its ever been, says MLC Asset Management portfolio manager Myooran Mahalingham. Tread lightly on the hunt for alpha, and keep the fundamentals front of mind.

AIA Australia launches specialised COVID-19 support for cancer patients

While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Australians in many ways, for cancer patients the virus has presented a particular set of risks and challenges. To ensure customers living with the disease have access to the best support possible during these times, AIA Australia (AIAA) has expanded the kinds of assistance available through its partnership with … Read more

Gerard Noonan: Not ready to sit on the fence

The outgoing Media Super chair, Labor stalwart, staunch industry fund advocate and one-time Australian Financial Review editor says we should put the current pace of industry change into perspective. Despite a raft of ongoing debate, crises and reform, the upheaval needed to get super off the ground was a much bigger struggle.

Good engagement creates better policy

The key to addressing complexity and subjectivity in my experience is through good engagement. For engagement to work there needs to be a level of trust. Trusting can be difficult when significant agency issues exist.

Local super industry outranked by higher contributing countries

Each of the three countries ranked above Australia in the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension index – The Netherlands, Denmark and Israel – have contribution rates into their funded pension arrangements of 12 per cent or higher.

Shifting policy influence resulted in poor performance test

The shift of policy influence in recent years from Treasury to the ministers’ offices has likely contributed to the design of government’s new performance measurement which has been panned by experts.

Data insights key to building confidence in super

The superannuation industry’s ability to build member trust and engagement will rest upon its ability to harness data and use it to enhance the retirement outcomes of members, a panel has heard.