Family violence victims deserve early access to super
The list of compassionate reasons to allow early access to super should be extended to help victims of family violence, Debby Blakey says.
Ex-ambassador resists pessimism about an uncertain world
Political economist Michael Thawley sees more geopolitical uncertainty today than ever but hopes governments can stave off a crisis.
Super sector ripe for technological disruption
For the financial services sector, the real danger of disruption comes from small, unknown innovators, the FSC Leaders Summit heard.
APRA’s Helen Rowell welcomes latest super reforms
Australia’s top superannuation regulator welcomes more powers from government, calls on funds not to wait for regulatory intervention.
TAL recruits mental health expert to work with super funds
An expert in post-traumatic stress disorder has urged super funds serving high risk industries to work more closely with employers.
For retirees, age is more than one number
Longevity risk is just one area where retirement income products should be personalised and de-regulated, Professor Moshe A. Milevsky says.
MLC Life launches LifeView platform for group insurance
MLC Life has stepped up its campaign to win more group insurance business with the launch of a new digital platform for super fund clients.
APRA’s new ‘outcomes test’ revealed
The Turnbull Government has unveiled plans to tighten-up the MySuper licensing regime for default super funds, giving APRA more power.
Sunsuper and Kinetic Super seal the deal
Sunsuper and Kinetic Super have confirmed that their slated merger is officially going ahead to create a $45 billion fund.
Investment manager regime tax fixes a good start
There have been welcome changes to tax rules for foreign investors using local funds management, but there’s more to do, Sally Loane writes.
MySuper licensing regime should be tougher
Reforms to the MySuper licensing regime, slated to be announced as early as this week, could foster a better baseline for default super.
