Cbus forges ahead with plans to cut out ‘middle-man’
Cbus has beefed up its internal investment team with the appointment of three new senior strategists.
Time for super funds to review governance around insurance
How super funds manage conflicts of interest in their group insurance arrangements should be thrust into the spotlight
Psychology cannot be fought with asset allocation: Dr Wendel
Investment teams can have the best asset allocation in the world, but it is useless if members jump out at the first sign of trouble
Treasury debunks CIPR myths
There is a lot of debate on Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement, even amongst informed groups
Short-termism and the responsibility of the future
Are we working towards providing a better place for future generations based on the decisions we make today?
Suicide prevention evening raises $21,000 for Lifeline
The evening was organised in memory of David Adiseshan – a financial services industry figurehead – and hosted at Perpetual’s offices in Sydney
Improving group insurance via new code of conduct
Now that the major life insurers have agreed to a new code of conduct the challenge for the superannuation sector is making sure it making sure it applies to their members covered by group policies
Murray pleads with industry not to “complicate” objective
David Murray, who headed up the FSI,has pleaded with stakeholder across the superannuation sector not to “complicate” the proposed objective
Can super mums have it all?
Although career mums in super may not be able to “have it all” all of the time; with the right strategy they can have “the bits of it all”
Housing most important retirement pillar: UTS professor
For low-income households, SG contributions would be better put towards housing than into superannuation, according to Professor Ron Bird
Ian Lundy confirmed as Tasplan’s new CIO
Ian Lundy has been confirmed as Tasplan’s new chief investment officer as part of the merger between it and RBF’s accumulation scheme
LGIAsuper chair announces retirement
Bronwyn Morris has announced she will retire from the board of the $10 billion Queensland super fund when her 3-year term ends in November
