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Cloud computing to boost real-time super

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... their superannuation data in the future. This year's annual Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Sydney played host to a session that tried to tackle one of the trickier questions facing the highly-regulated industry ...

Tailored income projections drive investor engagement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... to engage, they should first ask what the engagement is meant to achieve. In Australia to attend the ASFA national conference yesterday, Donn Hess, head of product strategy at J.P. Morgan Asset Management advised delegates that funds need to accept the ...

TAL urges trustees to review default insurance benefits

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... the insurance cover offered to members is appropriate. Speaking at the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Sydney yesterday, Darren Wickham of TAL Group Life told delegates the new Prudential Standard is an opportunity to revisit ...

In-house investment management risky

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... terminate," said John Evans, associate professor at the UNSW Australian School of Business, speaking at the ASFA annual conference yesterday. David Hartley, chief investment officer at Sunsuper, said an even more tangible risk is that problems such as ...

Outcomes-based investing is the future for wealth creation sector: AMP

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... industry," Henaghan said, speaking yesterday at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia's (ASFA) annual conference. Most investment processes used now were designed for a stable economic background, and are too focused on benefiting industry ...

Fund budget surplus with cuts to super tax breaks: Treasury

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012

Industry funds to concentrate on direct distribution

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... preserving that position," said Lally, speaking this morning at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Sydney. Effective marketing will be important for industry funds hoping to hold onto this position, he said, and ...

Super funds told to embrace tech

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... senior Deloitte Digital executive yesterday. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, Katherine Milesi, also a Deloitte partner said that super funds might have less time than they think to embrace technology. ...

Superannuation needs change: Keating

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... said former Prime Minister Paul Keating. Speaking today at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Conference, Keating said that Australia's superannuation system was designed when people were not living as long, and now needed to ...

Actuaries Institute gives guidance on FCRs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... methodology for the trustee and a clear demonstration as to how they reached their conclusion," he said. Speaking at the ASFA Conference today in Sydney, Darren Wickham and fellow leading actuary James Collier, two of the co-authors of the new professional ...