More than half of all Australian employees are now being offered access to mental health assistance through their superannuation schemes. Superfriend, the charitable organisation established to reduce the rate of suicide in the Australian population, has been front and centre in providing resources to super funds addressing mental health. The organisation recently increased its number … Read more
Chairman of retirement income at Challenger and author of the eponymous industry review, Jeremy Cooper, confronts the fact that superannuation is a savings system rather than one designed to provide income in retirement. With Amal Awad at Conexus Financial’s Post-Retirement Conference earlier this month, he discusses how the industry might adapt to this role in … Read more
Jo Townsend, the chief investment officer at REST Industry Super, says the fund tries not to get caught up in the day-today noise of investment markets. REST is not only investing according to a long-term horizon, it’s willing to depart from the pack when making investment decisions. “Our fundamental investment belief is that it is … Read more
Chief executive officer of the Actuaries Institute, Melinda Howes, spoke to Amal Awad about how actuaries contribute to the superannuation industry. Being a woman in a powerful role with a family, how do you find a work/life balance? I didn’t think about this when I started my career, but working as an actuary is a fantastic … Read more
Industry funds will not own the low-cost space post-Stronger Super and the industry should be prepared for the influx of bespoke products like SMSFs and individually managed accounts (IMAs), said Paul Watson, executive manager of member choice and advice at Hostplus. Speaking at last week’s Post-Retirement Conference, held by Conexus Financial in association with AIST, … Read more
Speaking at last week’s Post-Retirement Conference, held by Conexus Financial in association with AIST, Scott Pappas said the defined benefit is “dying”. He argues that funds need to extract the benefits of such a plan in a sustainable model, namely defined ambition plans, which offer collective defined contribution (DC) schemes and money-back guarantees. “Collective DC … Read more
Conexus Financial has partnered with research and consulting firm Chant West to develop the Super Fund Awards. In a first, Chant West is applying its deep industry knowledge and expertise to an awards event. The awards will recognise achievement and excellence in the superannuation industry. “We want the awards to recognise excellence, and also to … Read more
When Media Super switched from ING’s One Path last December to Hanover Insurance Group, it ended a relationship that began in 2008. At the time, One Path was the group insurer for Just Super, which merged with Print Super into Media Super, a $3 billion industry fund that primarily attracts workers in the media and … Read more
Chant West, in partnership with Conexus Financial, publisher of Investment Magazine, will present its first ever superannuation and pension awards in May. Both companies have a common vision of improving retirement income solutions and producing better outcomes for members and in the process calling industry participants to account for their actions. The time has come … Read more
He works at the highest level across several sectors, so what does one of superannuation’s biggest players think of the industry in which he works? Watch Future Fund chair David Gonski discuss the super funds industry with Conexus Financial chief executive, Colin Tate.
All publishers regularly review the relevance of their titles, and all are trying to make sense of the combined effects of the global financial crisis, an advertising recession and the digital revolution. We are not the first and we will not be the last to rationalise our product line-up as a result. But at Conexus … Read more
Self-managed super funds are more likely to contract than expand over the next decade, making them no threat to superannuation funds, says Equipsuper chair and superannuation lawyer at DLA Piper, Andrew Fairley. He believes predictions that numbers will increase dramatically are unfounded. “If I look over the next 10 years, I think we’re going to … Read more
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