Australia

Superannuation

In this session from the 2012 Super Review ASFA roundtable, participants discuss the growing concerns surrounding superannuation lump sums and how lump sums fit into the ...

Superannuation

Self-managed superannuation funds remain the fastest-growing sector of the super industry, and as Damon Taylor reports, the major funds are adjusting their own offerings ...

Superannuation

Continuing volatility in traditional equities markets has encouraged superannuation funds to maintain their strategic allocations towards alternatives....

Superannuation

As the superannuation industry moves towards fewer but larger funds, it is apparent that the scale derived from such moves can yield significant advantage....

Superannuation

Superannuation trustee governance has become a hot political topic. Barrister Noel Davis examines the issues and argues there is no basis for differences between industry...

Superannuation

SMSFs have continued their growth path in Australia but, as Damon Taylor reports, their popularity is not always matched by their investment performance....

Institutional investment

Alternative investments remain front and centre for superannuation funds as they devise their asset allocation strategies but, as Damon Taylor reports, thorough due dilig...

Institutional investment

Australian equities have helped drive another year of positive of superannuation returns but, as Damon Taylor reports, investors should adjust their expectations to the r...

Institutional investment

Australian superannuation funds have, with their Canadian counterparts, led the way on infrastructure investment and, as Mike Taylor reports from New York, it is a phenom...

Insurance

Damon Taylor writes that while Australia's major group insurers may have faced some challenging times through 2013/14, some of the appropriate adjustment have been made a...

Insurance

The advent of MySuper has made it harder for superannuation funds to differentiate their offerings but, as Damon Taylor reports, the appropriate insurance offering can st...

Insurance

Group insurance within superannuation will remain a key focus for MetLife in Australia, but the company’s Maria Morris has told Mike Taylor that it also intends leveragin...

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