In this session from the 2012 Super Review ASFA roundtable, participants examine the scale of the changes to the superannuation industry flowing from Stronger Super and t...
Damon Taylor writes that 2012 has proved to be a particularly busy year for the Australian superannuation industry – and one during which many funds found themselves tryi...
While APRA has recently been handed additional powers it remains to be seen whether it is prepared to use these new powers....
Organisations such as the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have suggested super funds have not been given enough time to come to terms with the complexiti...
The quality and transparency of superannuation governance has become a subject of increasing controversy, with Financial Services Council members now moving to adopt new ...
Custodians are sometimes out of sight and out of mind, but as Damon Taylor writes, recent events have reinforced the vital role they play in the Australian superannuation...
The pace of reform that has been imposed on the superannuation industry is posing considerable challenges in the current economic environment....
The Government’s Stronger Super changes have significantly increased the workload of Australia’s superannuation administrators and, as Damon Taylor reports, the challenge...
The latest Metlife Super Review survey has revealed strong support for some fundamental changes to default superannuation funds under the modern awards regime....
The superannuation industry recognises that 2012 will be a year of change generated by Stronger Super, but as Damon Taylor reports, their real concern is around cost and ...
Treasurer Wayne Swan has recommended the appointment of Wayne Byres as the next chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to the Governor-General....
DST Global Solutions has expanded its Anova team with the appointments of Adam Ratner as sales director for Australia and New Zealand and Di Buijs as sales director for A...
From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...
Super director remuneration ...
No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...