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Super funds support PRI statement on slavery

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... HESTA, IFM Investors and Cbus have already signed the statement. Speaking to pension fund representatives at the 2017 Conference of Major Superannuation Funds at the Gold coast, PRI managing director Fiona Reynolds said Australia had much to gain from ...

Housing affordability threatens super's future

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... retirement, was commissioned by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and released at the 2017 Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF). It draws a direct link between deteriorating housing affordability and the future adequacy ...

Collective power: What's next for profit-to-member funds?

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... problem solving to ensure longevity and continued member engagement. Speaking at the Mavis Robertson Plenary at the 2017 Conference of Major Super Funds, IFM Investors and Industry Super Holdings chair Garry Weaven reminded the audience of the pioneering ...

'Retire ready' is more than a large super balance

EMMA RAPAPORT, STEPHEN FAY  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... security, with other factors equal or more powerful in driving overall satisfaction, according to presenters at this years' Conference of Major Super Funds. At a session on retirement and ageing, researcher Justine Irving, university Professor Kim Halford ...

AIST appoints new CEO

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... Smith said. The announcement took place at the annual general meeting of the AIST trustees, held as part of the 2017 Conference of Major Superannuation Funds. For the past six years, Scheerlinck has headed up AIST's governance and stewardship department ...

Profit-to-member super funds must restore trust: AIST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST) acting chief executive officer Eva Scheerlinck used her opening address at the 2017 Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) to call on profit-to-member funds to assert the difference in their offering to members ...

Super must continue excellence path: O'Dwyer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... theme of Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer's address to the 2017 SMSF Association National Conference this morning, reaffirming to delegates the government's position on incoming superannuation and financial advice legislative ...

Digital advice as commonplace as internet banking

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... innovation Jan Kolbusz. Speaking to Financial Standard at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Conference on the Gold Coast, Kolbusz said banks and super funds are uniquely placed to capitalise on digital advice, given that "people ...

Ageing societies threaten to undermine global economy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... Global Aging Institute president Richard Jackson. Speaking at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Conference, Jackson noted that a quarter of the world's population will be "aged" by 2050. In countries like Japan, this figure could ...

Trump bigger than Brexit

ALEX BURKE, DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... strategist for UK and Europe Stephanie Flanders. Speaking at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Conference, Flanders said there are forecasts already suggesting inflation in the US will rise to 2%. She said while the conversation ...