Is it corporate hospitality if it benefits charity?

11 March 2019
| By Rollover |
image
image
expand image

If it’s March then it must be the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, this year being held on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

Alas, once again, Rollover notes that the traditional pre-conference Golf Day has not been scheduled which leads him to conclude that while the Royal Commission may be over, its consequences will tend to linger.

While Commissioner, Kenneth Hayne certainly had a thing or two to say about corporate hospitality on the part of some superannuation funds, the reality of the CMSF golf day was that it was a charity event supporting the blue and the pink – prostate cancer and breast cancer.

While it is true that Rollover and his colleagues may have enjoyed a few beverages and the post-event dinner, he also recalls not only the amount of money raised in the cause of defeating cancer but the level of awareness which raised among participants.

And where prostate cancer is concerned, many of those participants were in the demographic most likely to need a check of their PSA.

Read more about:

AUTHOR

Recommended for you

sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest developments in Super Review! Anytime, Anywhere!

Grant Banner

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

11 months ago
Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

11 months 1 week ago
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 ...

11 months 1 week ago

Jim Chalmers has defended changes to the Future Fund’s mandate, referring to himself as a “big supporter” of the sovereign wealth fund, amid fierce opposition from the Co...

1 day 12 hours ago

Demand from institutional investors was the main driver of growth in Australia’s responsible investment (RI) market in 2023, as the industry continued to gain momentum....

1 day 12 hours ago

In a new review of the country’s largest fund, a research house says it’s well placed to deliver attractive returns despite challenges....

1 day 13 hours ago