Deadline extended for 2017 Conexus Superannuation Awards
The deadline for entries in the 2017 Conexus Financial Superannuation Awards has been extended by one week, till November 8, 2016.
“Average” super account balance useless in CIPR design
The new wave of comprehensive income for retirement products will need to cater to individuals, but it is important to remember that 75 per cent of people enter retirement as part of a household.
TWUSUPER loses fifth CEO in three years
A TWUSUPER spokesperson said that Bill McMillin had decided to retire and thanked him for his long service and guidance of the fund.
Fail your way to greatness: Baird
The NSW government has encouraged investors to be prepared for potential early failures in social impact bonds, but added it is willing to share in some of the risks.
Regulator tells trustees to lift their group insurance game
ASIC has already asked more than a dozen super funds to answer group insurance questions and tougher disclosure rules could be coming.
Super guarantee of 15% needed to achieve ‘adequacy’
He might want adequacy kept out of the objective of super, but that doesn’t mean Murray has given the government a free pass on the issue.
Translating behaviour into member benefits
What matters most to super funds? Simon Russell writes about some of the key benefits that behavioural finance can deliver to major funds.
Australia’s retirement system ranks third globally, gets B+
The authors of the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index have recommended Australia lift the superannuation guarantee rate and keep citizens working longer.
One week left to enter the Conexus Financial Super Awards
Applications for the Conexus Financial Super Awards 2017 are closing soon, so get your entries in before November 1, 2016.
Better decision-making from diversity
Gender diversity is only part of the story when it comes to creating a robust and diverse investment culture.
Lazard’s Rob Prugue tackles mental health stigma head-on
Rob Prugue’s life has been touched by five suicides in the past year prompting him to rethink all his assumptions about mental illness.
HESTA’s investment structure for social housing
HESTA is developing investments in social housing with the hope that it will become part of the allocation for both the unlisted debt and equity portfolios
