Sovereign debt and other issues have emerged to create new challenges and uncertainties around allocating towards international equities, writes Damon Taylor....
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...
The year has produced its challenges, but the Australian superannuation industry more than met them, writes Damon Taylor....
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...
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...
Despite impressive campaigns and solid advances, member communication remains a work in progress for most superannuation funds, writes Damon Taylor....
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...
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...
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 funds are leveraging their scale to demand cheaper prices for private equity, according to Hamilton Lane chief investment officer Erik Hirsch....
Strong domestic and international equity market returns saw retail master trusts outperform their industry super fund counterparts in January, according to the latest dat...
APRA-regulated superannuation funds have seen better cash flows than expected in 2014, especially among industry funds, according to Tria Investment Partners....
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 ...