Super Consumers Australia

Insurance

Stapling’s ‘not bad in concept’, but is seriously flawed: Arter

Given Australians’ traditional lack of engagement with their super funds new stapling laws are concerning both on insurance and performance grounds for Cbus CEO Justin Arter, while Super Consumers Australia’s Xavier O’Halloran is concerned about legal complexities.

Stewart HawkinsJune 28, 2021

Regulation

‘Not too bad’, but concerns remain: Aware Super CIO on performance test

Concerns remain about unintended consequences that are yet to arise, but Aware Super CIO Damian Graham believes the government’s second iteration of the performance test is a ‘reasonably pragmatic middle ground’.

Tahn SharpeApril 30, 2021

Opinion

Where did all the good people go? The problem YFYS has uncovered

Those good, independent people are stuck watching on the sidelines, wearied by the endless circular debate as one set after another of hard-fought reforms and sensible recommendations is overtaken by further proposed changes.

Douglas BucknellApril 21, 2021

Regulation

‘Retrograde’ performance test picked apart at senate hearing

Limited scope, benchmarking issues and a failure to identify diversification risks were some of the key issues plaguing the proposed performance test according to speakers called up by the Senate hearing in Sydney Wednesday morning.

Tahn SharpeApril 7, 2021

Regulation

UNSW Sandbox Program highlights challenges of providing quality, scalable guidance

UNSW students have highlighted the tension between tailoring information to be more relevant with the desire for such information to be accessible at a low cost as part of a 'sandbox challenge' that has yielded some illuminating results.

David BellJanuary 18, 2021

Policy and Regulation

Group shows members what $20K does to super

Calculations show that members who withdraw large chunks of their super early could reduce their balance at retirement by as much as $50,000.

Tahn SharpeApril 16, 2020