On the subject of the 2016 ASFA Conference, Rollover was pleased to see how many delegates shook off their post-gala dinner hangovers and made their way to the convention hall to hear from the Minister for Regulation and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer.
He also notes that O’Dwyer had made a similar sacrifice in making it to the Gold Coast Convention Centre for a relatively early start notwithstanding her ministerial responsibilities and her maternal instincts.
The minister may not have told delegates everything they wished to hear, but she did reinforce the fact that the Government’s superannuation agenda represents a work in progress and one which is likely to still be progressing around the time of ASFA’s next national conference.
O’Dwyer confirmed to the delegates that the Productivity Commission would be tasked with further work around the efficiency and competitiveness of superannuation plus alternative default models – something which should keep all the super policy wonks busy for the foreseeable future.
With rainy weather abound in Sydney, Rollover was sat in front of his TV watching the smorgasbord of niche documentaries free-to-air has to offer.
As a history buff, Rollover is well-aware of the importance of the role the vanguard plays in a military force, as the leader at the front of battle.
Now that crypto investing is mainstream, with Rest Super announcing it will put a portion of its funds into it, Rollover wonders whether his grandkids will think he is hip when he shows them his crypto balance in his new digital wallet.
Rollover is almost as fascinated by superannuation fund mergers as the deputy chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Helen Rowell.