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Australian pension market still global leader

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Australia is not only one of the biggest pension markets in the world, it is among the fastest growing. Willis Towers Watson has just released its 2016 Global Pension Assets Study and it reveals that Australia's US$1.5 trillion pension asset pool is ...

PC to lead another inquiry into super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
The Turnbull Government is the latest administration to announce a superannuation inquiry to investigate efficiency of the system and review how default funds are selected. A statement jointly released by Treasurer Scott Morrison and Assistant Treasurer ...

LGsuper rebrands to LGIAsuper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
Local Government Super Queensland is the latest fund to refresh its brand. The fund is now known as Local Government Investment Australia, a transition that signals a broader strategic direction for the $9 billion public sector fund. The new brand took ...

No change to super tax subsidy measure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Superannuation lobby groups have failed to convince a parliamentary inquiry that the Tax Expenditures Statement misrepresents the cost of superannuation subsidies. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue has just issued its ...

Target date funds just 3% US retirement assets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
Much is made of the popularity of lifecycle investing in the US yet it comprises just 3% of their retirement system. According to figures released by the Investment Company Institute (ICI), lifecycle investment funds, referred to under the broader category ...

Future Fund's morphing objective

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
Ambiguity around the Future Fund and whether it's a fund for public servants' super or a genuine Australian sovereign wealth fund continues to challenge the fund's leadership. Speaking in Perth yesterday, Future Fund managing director David Neal believes ...

Managed Accounts challenge to retail wealth groups

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
Almost all major retail wealth groups now offer managed accounts but that doesn't mean they are using the same strategy to get involved with the emerging sector. Rainmaker has just completed its second annual Managed Accounts report containing a detailed ...

IOSCO releases retail investor education report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
IOSCO, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions, has released its final report on investor education for retail consumers. In a statement, IOSCO said it has long recognised investor education as a key strategy for enhancing investor ...

Super becoming the fifth estate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
After finishing school in 1979 and before I started university I worked for three months as a kitchen hand in the New Zealand tourist resort of Milford Sound. On my half days off each week I would sometimes join one of the launch cruises that would ...

APRA trustee reforms, definition of independence yet to be finalised

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
APRA has released a discussion paper detailing the government's proposals for more independent trustees on super fund boards while conceding the definition of independence is yet to be finalised. The proposed changes to trustee operations have divided ...