global financial crisis

Superannuation

Sovereign debt and other issues have emerged to create new challenges and uncertainties around allocating towards international equities, writes Damon Taylor....

Superannuation

With a number of superannuation funds having gone from hero to zero on the back of unwise asset allocation calls, Damon Taylor reports that reliance on past performance r...

Superannuation

The year has produced its challenges, but the Australian superannuation industry more than met them, writes Damon Taylor....

Superannuation

Insurance and how it is delivered has not only become a key differentiator for superannuation funds, but also a market imperative for the big group insurers, writes Damon...

Superannuation

Custody has long been regarded as an unglamorous but necessary part of Australia’s superannuation equation but, as Damon Taylor reports, the big custodians are finding th...

Superannuation

Despite impressive campaigns and solid advances, member communication remains a work in progress for most superannuation funds, writes Damon Taylor....

Superannuation

As superannuation funds have sought to cope with the global financial crisis they have looked to their technology and their administrators to deliver the efficiencies nec...

Superannuation

Fixed interest may not be fashionable, but as Damon Taylor reports, those superannuation funds that maintained a focus on the big picture and resisted the temptation to m...

Superannuation

The retail master trusts were amongst the first to be impacted by the global financial crisis, but as Damon Taylor reports, they have also been first to regain momentum o...

Superannuation

Superannuation funds are leveraging their scale to demand cheaper prices for private equity, according to Hamilton Lane chief investment officer Erik Hirsch....

Superannuation

Strong domestic and international equity market returns saw retail master trusts outperform their industry super fund counterparts in January, according to the latest dat...

Superannuation

APRA-regulated superannuation funds have seen better cash flows than expected in 2014, especially among industry funds, according to Tria Investment Partners....

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Grant Banner

From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...

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Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

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Anthony Asher

No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...

5 months ago

Iress has issued an update denying the validity of “certain statements” made today by an alleged threat actor....

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The research house has offered a silver lining after super fund returns saw the end of a five-month streak last month....

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A survey of almost 6,000 fund members has identified weakening retirement confidence, particularly among those under 55 years of age, signalling an opportunity for super ...

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